The Better Business Book: Over 100 Authors Share Their Greatest Lessons in Business
I’ve accumulated more business books over the years than I care to admit—shelves full of hardcovers and paperbacks promising to change the way I think, lead, and grow. A few delivered. Many didn’t. Most offered one good insight buried in a mountain of words.
That’s why The Better Business Book stood out to me. It skips the padding and gets straight to the value. Instead of one author stretching a single idea into a few hundred pages, it gathers 100 business professionals—each sharing one meaningful lesson they’ve learned the hard way. The result is a book you can open to any page and immediately walk away with something useful.
When I was invited to contribute a chapter, I jumped at the chance. Not because I needed another byline, but because I loved the concept: practical, personal business wisdom from people who’ve been in the trenches. Every story is short, specific, and honest—no theory, no jargon, just experience distilled into clarity.
If your bookshelf looks like mine, you’ll appreciate this one. It’s not another book to read once and forget. It’s the one you’ll keep nearby, flip open when you hit a roadblock, and find the kind of real-world advice that actually helps you move forward.
A Sampling of The Better Business Book
- All Your Excuses Debunked: Two case studies that prove you don’t need any experience, money, or help to start a successful business.
- You Only Need to Be Right Once: How one of the greatest artists of all time created over 50,000 different published pieces.
- Why “Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow” Is Terrible Advice: Why this is one of the worst pieces of advice you’ll ever receive—and what you should do instead.
- The Reason Behind 99% of Your Failures: A surprisingly simple insight that reveals why most efforts fall short, and a powerful trick to ensure you never get paralyzed by fear or overwhelm again.
- 7 Steps I Followed to Make $500 From My First Suzuki: The same seven steps that still guide every big achievement more than a decade later.
- Lack of Experience Holding You Back?: How a top needlecraft sales representative who could barely thread a needle taught lessons that helped build multiple successful businesses across industries—from film and TV to dating.
- The $1,800 Lesson: How a French restaurant owner’s nine days of hard work compared to a financial advisor’s 35 minutes—and the real difference between them (hint: it’s not a degree).
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Running an Online Business: How to recognize the good, cope with the bad, avoid the ugly, and enjoy every minute of your entrepreneurial journey.
- Forget What You Learned in Business School: Why traditional sales methods fail and how to use the O.S.C.A.R. approach to close any deal without sounding like an annoying salesperson—even selling crutches to an Olympic sprinter.
My nugget was selected as a chapter, 1 learned the hard way… through a really disastrous year at our agency. I made some really terrible business decisions. What did I learn to get the company back on track? What would I have done differently? I hope you buy the book and see for yourself!
