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My 5 Life-Changing Book Recommendations for Success in Business & Personal Growth

Madhusudhan Anand's Blog
6 min readFeb 1, 2025

Nothing is easy! Going to the gym everyday, following a diet, getting that promotion, or getting an interview and clearing it, saving money, starting a business or a startup, becoming profitable in that business/startup, closing off debt, and so many many more dreams, aspirations and ambitions — not easy.

If it was easy anybody would have done it. The hard is what makes it great, as Tom Hanks said some time ago. In periods of my downtime, books have come to my rescue. Books have an uncanny ability to shape our perspectives, refine our decision-making, and fuel our ambitions. Some books reinforce our beliefs, while others challenge us to rethink everything. As these challenging times keep coming, one great way to achieve antifragility is to keep reading and creating systems that keep you facing challenges stronger every time. I’ll talk about this antifragility in another article; however, in this one, I want to recommend 5 books that helped me shape how I run the day and achieve my goals.

Success in business isn’t about avoiding struggles — it’s about learning to navigate them with resilience. Every challenge is a lesson, every setback a stepping stone

These aren’t just books I’ve read — they have left a lasting imprint on my thinking, leadership, and…

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Madhusudhan Anand's Blog
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Author of 2x books. Cofounder of Ambee. I write about Books, Climate-tech, Research, AI & Coding, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Growth, Learning & Career

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