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Every book Leila Hormozi recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Leila Hormozi appears on, in one place — not just one.
Leila Hormozi’s most recommended books
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
- The Peter Principle by Dr. Laurence J. Peter, Raymond Hull
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- Managing Oneself by Peter F. Drucker
- Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk
- Wooden on Leadership by John Wooden
- $100M Offers by Alex Hormozi
- Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Leila Hormozi is an entrepreneur and business leader. On her podcast, Build with Leila Hormozi, she has recommended several books that shaped her business and mindset in her twenties and beyond. She highlighted Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Antifragile as one of the best books she ever read, explaining that the best leaders are antifragile because they improve from adversity rather than merely bouncing back. For developing and pricing business offers, she pointed listeners to $100M Offers by Alex Hormozi. When discussing outbound strategies, she recommended Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin's From Impossible To Inevitable, noting its insights while cautioning that it might be somewhat outdated. She suggested Ben Horowitz's The Hard Thing About Hard Things as a reference for distinguishing between peacetime and wartime leadership. Additionally, she shared that Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, Viktor E. Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, Peter F. Drucker's Managing Oneself, and Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter's Rich Dad, Poor Dad were instrumental in transforming her perspective and mindset during her early career as a personal trainer and CEO.
Books recommended by Leila Hormozi
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T.
Discussed“You know, I see it the same way because I think I I remember I read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad and that like changed everything. Was like, 'Oh my god, my dad was a poor dad.'”
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz is a pragmatic, highly candid business guide that addresses the brutal emotional and operational realities of running a company when standard management rules fail.
Discussed“Another way that I think about seasons is you have peace time and wartime. Ben Horwitz talked about this in his book, A Hard Thing About Hard Things.”
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The Peter Principle
The Peter Principle by Dr.
Discussed“there's a principle that really extrapolates this out it's called the Peter Principle and what it states is that in a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to the level of their incompetence”
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a classic self-help manual focused on interpersonal communication, relationship building, and effective social influence.
Recommended“so the first book is probably not a surprise to you it's how to win friends and influence people however there's two takeaways that i had from that book”
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Recommended“the second book that changed my perspective in my early 20s was man's search for meaning there are two things i really got from this book our circumstances do not dictate how we feel about ourselves”
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Managing Oneself
Why people recommend it: Managing Oneself by Peter F.
Recommended“the third book that i read in my 20s that was incredibly helpful for me was managing oneself by peter drucker and the reason this book was so good is it taught me one fundamental principle”
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Crush It!
Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk is an influential early guide to leveraging emerging social media platforms and the internet to build personal brands and turn lifelong passions into full-time careers.
Recommended“The last book I read in my early 20s was 'Crushing It.'”
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Wooden on Leadership
Wooden on Leadership by John Wooden is a management and coaching guide detailing timeless principles of success, teamwork, and organizational leadership based on the philosophy of the legendary basketball coach.
Recommended“he's wrote a book on leadership and i find it it's a great book i guess if you're in sports i don't know because i've not um i don't have time experience in sports but it is one for one relevant for business”
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$100M Offers
$100M Offers by Alex Hormozi is a business and marketing guide focused on creating and pricing irresistible offers.
Recommended“and if you don't know how to do that you should go pick up 100 million dollar offers because the book says it way better than I'm just saying on this”
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Antifragile
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a groundbreaking exploration of systems that not only withstand shocks and disorder but actually thrive and grow stronger when exposed to volatility, stress, and uncertainty.
Recommended“and I think it was one of the best books I ever read was about anti fragility the best leaders are not just resilient they are antifragile”
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Crushing It!
Crushing It! by Gary Vaynerchuk is a popular motivational guide that shows entrepreneurs how to leverage social media and personal branding to turn their passions into real business success.
Recommended“the last book that i read in my early 20s was crushing it and actually when i went to go work this small gym the owner had me read this in my spare time”
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From Impossible To Inevitable
From Impossible To Inevitable by Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin is a business guide that outlines scaling strategies and outbound sales tactics for growing companies.
Recommended“one I mean there's a really good book that I wouldn't like it might be outdated now it's called impossible to inevitable talking about outbound it's not gonna be direct to LinkedIn”
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Pour Your Heart Into It
Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz is a memoir detailing the early founding story of Starbucks and the pivotal moments of its creation.
Recommended“he talks about this in this book it's really really good it's called pour your heart into it he talks about you know there's no silver bullet there's just a thousand lead bullets”
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$100M Leads
$100M Leads by Alex Hormozi is a business and marketing guide designed to help entrepreneurs scale their customer acquisition strategies through proven frameworks.
Discussed“when Alex wrote his book $100 million do leads it took him a long time of writing every day for six to eight hours he got no reinforcement from that writing in the beginning to get started”
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Ask Albert Ellis
Discussed“and then I think that there's also self therapy which is that you can therapize yourself now who I've studied the most for this has probably been Albert Ellis I've read like all of his books”
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Awaken The Giant Within
Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins is a classic personal development guide focused on mindset, decision-making, and mastering personal psychology.
Discussed“so the first time that I recognized this was I was reading a book it was actually Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within and I was reflecting on why was my last relationship so shitty and not so shitty”
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Conscious Capitalism, Updated and Expanded
Conscious Capitalism, Updated and Expanded by John Mackey and Raj Sisodia is a prominent business philosophy book that outlines how companies can achieve enduring success by elevating humanity and creating mutually beneficial outcomes for all stakeholders, including employees, customers, suppliers, communities, and the environment.
Discussed“have you read um John Mackey's book founder of Whole Foods yes where he talks about win win Winn you know win for the community win for the customer”
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CU Love and Respect Anconnect Readerlink
Discussed“okay I think that that book helped me realize one I need to constantly know what Alex wants from me ask and then say like is that what I want to be giving”
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Eat that Frog
Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy is a self-help and productivity book that provides practical strategies for overcoming procrastination by tackling your most difficult tasks first.
Discussed“There's somebody that's probably before your time if you're watching this video, but his name is Brian Tracy, and he popularized this idea, and I remember it to this day, which is called Eat the Frog.”
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Gym Launch Secrets
Gym Launch Secrets by Alex Hormozi is a business manual detailing practical strategies for starting and scaling a gym business.
Discussed“I don't know if anyone here's read the book gym launch Secrets but we have what we call the five Horsemen of retention”
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The other 4 books Leila Hormozi recommended or discussed, ranked
- Love and Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
- The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
- The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
- The Start-up of You by Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha
Appearances
Other mentions (8: passing, ad reads, own books)
“And I think to all the books I've read of like Phil Knight and and like Ben Horowitz and Bill Graham and like all these people who are amazing leaders and CEOs.”
“And I think to all the books I've read of like Phil Knight and and like Ben Horowitz and Bill Graham and like all these people who are amazing leaders and CEOs.”
“you guys know this by100 million offers hundred million leads all the content that he puts out I am traditionally a manager”
“you guys know this by100 million offers hundred million leads all the content that he puts out I am traditionally a manager”
“Sun Su said there is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent”
“once you get the right offer it feels like things are finally starting to get easier”
“We kind of just kept dating, and then a few weeks in I went back to his apartment, and there was literally a huge book on his glass table. I opened it up, and it was called 'Gym Launch Secrets.' I was like, 'Oh, you're serious; you're starting a company?'”
“me and alex split it basically like alex is going to look at i mean you guys all know his book probably 100 million offers like he's going to look at the offer”