{"id":81,"date":"2015-02-04T21:11:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T21:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.belbolcpa.com\/blog\/?p=81"},"modified":"2015-02-04T21:11:21","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T21:11:21","slug":"ramp-up-your-knowledge-with-these-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/ramp-up-your-knowledge-with-these-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramp Up Your Knowledge with These Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reading books can be an extremely effective way of obtaining knowledge. A brand new book can be purchased for $20 or less and even less for a used book or an e-book. If you can borrow a book from the library then it\u2019s free (accept for possible late fees)!<\/p>\n<p>Here are some books that can help you to better your business, finances, and personal life:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People<\/em> by Stephen R. Covey. The seven habits are principles and include habits such as \u201cPut First Things First\u201d and \u201cSharpen the Saw.\u201d They are all simple habits, yet extremely powerful.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America\u2019s Wealthy<\/em> by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. This book compares the behaviors of people who accumulate wealth such as the type of cars they drive, which neighborhoods they live in, and other lifestyle habits.<\/p>\n<p><em>Getting Things Done &#8211; The ABC&#8217;s of Time Management<\/em> by Edwin C. Bliss. We all have the same limited amount of time each day, which is why we need to use it wisely. This book is filled with practical ways to use your time more effectively, and as a plus it is a quick read.<\/p>\n<p><em>No B.S. Direct Marketing<\/em> by Dan Kennedy. Small businesses need to market their business, but usually don\u2019t know how. You will find examples of how to use direct marketing effectively to grow your business substantially.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading books can be an extremely effective way of obtaining knowledge. A brand new book can be purchased for $20 or less and even less for a used book or an e-book. If you can borrow a book from the library then it\u2019s free (accept for possible late fees)! Here are some books that can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,8,13,17],"tags":[19,32,40,56],"class_list":{"0":"post-81","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business","7":"category-career","8":"category-financial","9":"category-marketing","10":"category-self-development","11":"tag-books","12":"tag-finances","13":"tag-marketing","14":"tag-time-management","15":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belbolcpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}