Vukani Gcabashe

Reading List

I value personal growth so much as a part of my life and i find that consuming certain types of books or other content has helped me become a person of values of others and these are the ones i am working on finishing and expressing. Join me in this journey.

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Financial Intelligence:

This list of books will assist in learning how to move from being responsible to being smart with money and the entire relationship with value objects.

Communication Skills:

In my past years I have been learning to communicate, and express myself much more direct and effectively, I share this list of what helped me and what I hope could help others remove communication barriers anywhere they are.

  • how to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
  • the real mind control by Rafael gurkovsky
  • how to develop self-confidence by Dale Carnegie
  • one step can change everything by the kaizen way
  • how to talk to anyone by Leil Lowndes
  • the quick and easy way of effective speaking by Dale Carnegie
  • The Way of the Intelligent Rebel
  • everyone communicates, few connect by john c maxwell

Strategist Training:

Being smart with how you approach time, people and situations are important to me as I have seen too much abuse among people because they fail to have a strategy around handling themselves, others, and the environment.

  • hyper focus by Chris Bailey done, reviewed
  • the power of now by E tolle
  • Essentialism: The disciplined Persuit Of Less by G MCkeown done, reviewed
  • don't believe everything you think by joseph Nguyen
  • brain rules by john medina
  • the 5 elements of effective thinking
  • 1000+ little things
  • how to own your mind by Napoleon Hill
  • focus by daniel Goldman
  • the magic of thinking big by David Schwartz
  • atomic habits by James clear priority
  • the power of habit
  • high-performance habits
  • the rational male by Rollo Tomase
  • the art of war
  • unspoken truths of the male psyche
  • eat that frog
  • indestructible
  • can i have your attention by Joseph Cardillo
  • frogs into princes by Richard Bandler
  • the power of your subconscious mind
  • thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman
  • the 10x rule- the brain by Grant Cardone
  • mindset
  • the art of seduction by Robert Greene
  • 48 laws of power by Robert Greene done, review loading
  • the laws of human nature by Robert Greene

Well Being:

Some important teachings each person must get exposed to, allowing yourself to see life as more than relationships, a job, and debt. These have a way of empowering us to see life in a positive perspective.

  • the happiness hypothesis by Johnathan D priority
  • make your bed by William H McRaven
  • the almanack of naval revikant by Tom Ferriss
  • principles by Ray Dalio
  • the one thing by Garry Keller
  • six pillars of self-esteem by Nathaniel Branden
  • morning zen by Adrian Gonzales
  • no more Mr. Nice Guy
  • as a man thinketh by Allan Gray done, review loading...
  • ikigai - the Japanese secrete to Long and Happy Life
  • the daily stoic by Stan Holiday
  • meditations by Marcus Aurelius
  • the code of the extraordinary mind by Vishen Lakhiani
  • the alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  • zero to one by Peter Thiel
  • 21 laws of leadership by john c maxwell
  • developing the leader within by john c maxwell
  • the 4 arguments by Don Miguel Ruiz. done, reviewed
  • untethered soul by micheal singer
  • ultimate power by anthony

Exposure:

Some more empowering reads again, these have really opened up a lot of people to internal issues that can be corrected to create more conscious life.

  • the first minute by Chris Fenning
  • the 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen R.Covey
  • the obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday
  • a difficult conversation by Douglas Stone
  • capitalist Nigger by Chika Onyeani *finished
  • why men don't listen women can't read maps by Allan & Barbara Pease
  • practical female psychology by Joseph W South
  • the power of habit by Charles Dumigg
  • indaba my child by Creid Mutwa
  • flow
  • the daily stoic by Ryan Holiday
  • the 5 am club
  • bad move by Linwood Barclay
  • the secret
  • the obstacle is the way
  • the mountain is you
  • things you can see only when you slow down by Haemin Sunim
  • discipline is destiny by Ryan Holiday
  • predictable irrational
  • maps of meaning by Jordan Peterson priority
  • beyond order
  • 12 rules of life by Jordan Peterson done, reviewed

Emotional Intelligence:

These reads will assist with the emotions people go through, rather helping one move from a state of experiencing emotions without any ability to actually control the feeling.

  • the compound effect by Darren Hardy
  • can't hurt me by David Goggins
  • emotional embuffination by David Enevoldsen
  • the mountain is you by Brianna Wiest
  • the change guidebook
  • the way of the superior man by David Deida
  • alpha god by Hector A Garcia
  • unlimited power by Anthony Robbins
  • boundaries by Henry Cloud
  • give and take by Adam Grant
  • the art of not giving a fuck by Mark Manson Done, reviewing
  • emotional intelligence by Daniel Golem
  • zero to one by Peter Thiel
  • emotional intelligence by Daniel Goleman
  • ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
  • faithfulness by Hans Rosling

Ethical Hacking:

  • security analyst by Benjamin Graham
  • the art of exploitation by Jon Erickson

Software Development Fundamentals:

  • Code Complete by Steve McConnell
  • Clean Code