Best Goals Books — 24 Honest Reviews
Every book below was read and judged on one question: will it change what you do on Monday morning? Each review tells you who should read it, who should skip it and the three ideas worth keeping.
Goals!
Brian Tracy · Goals
A nuts-and-bolts goals workshop in paperback form; do the exercises or do not bother.
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Girl, Stop Apologizing
Rachel Hollis · Goals
More useful than its predecessor; a decent starter kit for guilt-free goals.
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Finish
Jon Acuff · Goals
Light in tone, sharp in substance; the best book here on not quitting.
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All It Takes Is a Goal
Jon Acuff · Goals
Acuff's most substantial book; practical, calm and worth the exercises.
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Your Best Year Ever
Michael Hyatt · Goals
A dependable yearly ritual in book form; best read in the last week of December.
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Living Forward
Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy · Goals
A one-day retreat in paperback; brief, serious and worth doing once.
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Wishcraft
Barbara Sher · Goals
An unglamorous classic that still beats most modern books on finding direction.
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The ONE Thing
Gary Keller and Jay Papasan · Goals
One great question, well defended; the book earns its place on a desk.
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The 12 Week Year
Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington · Goals
A thin book with a thick payoff for people who will keep the weekly score.
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The Goal
Eliyahu M. Goldratt · Goals
A classic that teaches while it entertains; underread outside manufacturing.
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The Success Principles
Jack Canfield · Goals
Broad and uneven; a reference shelf in one volume.
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Measure What Matters
John Doerr · Goals
A clear method with a lot of case-study padding; the method is the value.
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Who Not How
Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy · Goals
One useful reframe, repeated; worth an afternoon.
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One Word That Will Change Your Life
Jon Gordon, Dan Britton and Jimmy Page · Goals
One theme instead of ten targets.
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The 4 Disciplines of Execution
Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling · Goals
Execution that survives the day job.
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