'Selling your business? Read Built to Sell'

Talking books with Barry Lee Cummings, Chief Awareness Officer and Founder of Maximum Net Gain

What are you reading right now?
I'm currently re-reading the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.

A book that changed your life.
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. I read this novel as I was travelling through India and the experience really helped bring the book to life. I loved how it made me understand the human spirit and how important it is for us all to embrace differences.
 
A book you think is underrated?
Built to Sell by John Warrillow is for anyone thinking about building a business, or who's currently building one, with a view to selling it. It made sense to me in terms of understanding what needed to be done, and building systems to support that.

Your favourite literary character.
J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter made quite an impression on me. His character and journey were brilliantly written and often made for a welcome escape from reality - just the break I needed at times.

Most memorable book quote.
"You don't have to live forever, you just have to live." - Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. For me, this serves as a reminder that living for the day is important, as you don't really know how long you've got. Sometimes, we get so caught up with working hard and saving for the future, that we forget to live for 'now'.