There was a time when the commute to work would involve wasted hours sat in traffic listening to radio stations playing the same five music tracks and DJ’s telling you things you already know, every 5 minutes.
Yes, I know traffic is bad, I’ve been sat in it for hours!
Then, one morning I had a light bulb moment. This is valuable time real estate, the 1 hour and 20 minutes I spend in traffic everyday. I decided that this was the perfect time to educate myself and keep my brain active with audiobooks.
During the last twelve months I’ve listened to hundreds of hours of audiobooks on my daily commute. It’s hours that have helped develop my skills as a business owner and expand my business knowledge base. A part from concentrating on driving, there are no other distractions (i.e. email, phone calls, meetings etc). You’re listening and taking everything in.
I genuinely look forward to my journey to and from work.
I’m learning so much as successful entrepreneurs share their experiences, it is helping inspire (and motivate) my own actions as a business owner.
Recommended audiobooks
I wanted to share the audiobooks I’ve been listening to over the last twelve months or so and encourage others to do the same. I can highly recommend any of the books I’ve listed below for any entrepreneurs.
Do More Faster by Brad Feld and David Cohen
Startup CEO: A Field Guide by Matt Blumberg
The Magic of Thinking Big by David J Schwartz
Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
The Everyday Store by Brad Stone
Theory of Everything by Ken Wilber
How to Find Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Spiral Dynamics Integral by Don Beck
The Personal MBA Masterclass by Josh Kaufman
Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers by Gabriel Wienberg
Scrum by Jeff Sutherland
The New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott
How will you start making the most of your commute to work?
I can’t begin to explain just how much I have learnt and been inspired by listening to these books on my daily commute. It has helped me focus my business activities and inspired new ways of running the business.
Have you thought about how you are managing your time? Are you wasting hours of potentially productive time during your day?
Thanks for reading, hope you found this article of some use. If you have any questions or would like to recommend other audiobooks, please do not hesitate to reach out, my email address is dannylacey@stadamedia.co.uk.