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From time to time I find things that are worth sharing, be it an idea, a book, a blog, or even some of my past work.

I read and recommend these blogs.

First, EOS practitioner blogs focused on business owners and leaders:

• EOS  Worldwide Blog
• Achieve Traction Blog - by Mike Paton
• TractionProcess Blog - by Rene Boer
• PureBusinessProcess Blog - by Duane Marshall
• TrainingTimeEnterprises Blog - by Chris White
• BlueCore Leadership Blog - by Randy Taussig
• Nexus Business Solutions Blog - by Jim Coyle
• The Prestwick Group Blog - by Paul Detlefs

Then, EOS practitioner blogs with a broader scope:

• Benari, LTD blog by Steve Smolinsky
• Carp Diem by Dan Wallace

Other blogs which I find useful for business owners:

• Seth Godin’s Blog: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog
• Leadership is a Verb by John Bishop: http://leadershipisaverb.blogspot.com
• You’re the Boss: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/

I have found these books helpful and inspiring:

Traction: Get A Grip On Your Business by Gino Wickman

Get A Grip On Your Business: An Entrepreneurial Fable . . . Your Journey to Get Real, Get Simple, and Get Results by Gino Wickman and Mike Paton

Seth Godin

• Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
• Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
• Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

Patrick Lencioni:

• Five Dysfunctions of a Leadership Team: A Leadership Fable
• The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable
• Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding The Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty

Jim Collins:

• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
• Great By Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber

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