Dave Ramsey's New Book 'Entreleadership' is his best yet

You might not know how much you need this book in the same way that you might not know you need chemotherapy because you don't know you have cancer.

Whether you are a parent, business owners, sole proprietor, have a home business, etc. this book is worth reading.

Dave Ramsey is a skillful surgeon, often with frank bluntness. He addresses the cancer, explains how it kills you if unaddressed, and explains what will need to happen to get you on to the road of healing.

Dave shares with humility and 20 years of experience. He is a proven leader in business, in leadership, entrepreneurship and personal finance. He is worth listening to and learning from.

Dave Ramsey is kind of the hero for bootstrapping entrepreneurs he lost it all in real estate and then he's calling in life got defined by that by helping people get out of that stay at a debt and pay off debt and never to go get you in debt again.

He is honest about his mistakes, doesn't hide from them, and uses them as a tool to help teach others to learn from his mistakes.

   

This book is almost free, $14. Free in that the lessons shared, principles proclaimed, and vision cast are worth countless more than you could ever pay for the cost of the book. His writing of this book is a true gift.

Entreleadership is Dave's business autobiography and reads as if you were having a conversation with him. In fact, I kept turning the pages, reading it like one would read Lord of the Rings. 

His chapter on goal setting, the importance of mission statement, casting a vision for your company, were priceless. Whether or not one does anything with it after they read it is a totally different questions.

Whenever I read a book, I ask myself...What needs to change in my life as a result of reading this book?

The answer to that question after reading Entreleadership is....A LOT.

1. I need a clearly written mission statement (For My Family, and as a Realtor)

2. I need to write down goals in all areas of my life.

3. I need to keep more specific track of my time and what I have been devoting time and attention to.

4. I need to have a clean office space. (Ouch) 

5. I need to make sure that my Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Statements, and my Dustin Greenup, Inc. Quickbooks are in good standing.

The 2nd chapter of the book, Start with a Dream, End with a Goal was probably the most helpful/challenging and inspiring in the whole book.

You won't be wasting your time or money by getting this book...in fact, you could be wasting lots of time and money if you don't get this book, read it, and apply it. 

Remember...it hurts to be told that you have cancer, but it is a lot worse if it is not dealt with.

Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the book:

Dave Ramsey, Entreleadership:

"Dreaming is the lifeblood of people and organizations that are alive and thriving." Page 24

"The Mission Statement is further clarification and definition of your dreams and vision and assures you that your goals are aimed at the right target"  Page 27

"Personal Finance is not a Math Problem, it is a Behavior Problem" P.38

"If you don't own the goal and it doesn't come from your dream, then you won't have the toughness to persevere when the going gets tough" P.37