Last Updated on January 12, 2026
Read more. Do more. Be more.
It feels like as an entrepreneur, we have to do more and more. Hustle. Be constantly pushing…
But:
More is not always more. That’s what I believe.
In some FB groups for entrepreneurs I’m part of, there are many conversations about reading.
Reading a lot more. Some women even want to, and actually do read about 100 books per year.
This sound like a good idea because leaders are avid readers.
But more is not always more.
I think it’s great to read a lot (I loooooove reading) but when I hear that the new trend is to read about 100 books per year, I’m shaking my head.
I don’t think you can fully immerse and get plus do what you learn in the books because you are already focused on the next book in your list.
Instead of reading 100 new books (or 50) this year (and following the trend) I thought it makes more sense to use what I already have and re-read the books that I think are great.
I’m sure I already forgot a lot of what I was learning from the books I own.
As a smart person said:
“You have to read a book three times before you know it.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
So I wanted to share with you a list of great books to read in 2026.
I already read them and I will read them again this year.
Some of them are classics, some of them are pretty new and all of them are worth reading (once, twice or three times).
Content
BUSINESS BOOKS FOR ENTREPRENEURS, FREELANCERS AND BLOGGERS
She Means Business by Carrie Green
Beyond the EMyth by Michael Gerber
Oversubscribed by Daniel Priestley
Rework by Jason Fried
Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris
The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield
BOOKS ABOUT PRODUCTIVITY
The Five Second Rule by Mel Robbins
15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time by Kevin Kruse
The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Soul-Led: How to Follow Your Inner Compass to an Incredibly Fulfilling and Happy Life by Christina Leutner
Quiet – The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brow
Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want by Michael Hyatt & Daniel Harkavy
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
BOOKS ABOUT MONEY
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Rich as F*ck: More Money Than You Know What to Do With by Amanda Frances
Money, Master the Game by Anthony Robbins
We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers
