Activate: UT | Books + Blogs

Books

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill - Basic success principles and self-development tools of millionaires.

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - Fiction novel about futuristic society, objectivism philosophy.

7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey - "Powerful lessons for personal change."

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - Ultimate guide to people-skills.

Buzzmarketing by Mark Hughes - How to get people to talk about your stuff.

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi - How to master the art of networking.

4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss - How to achieve intense productivity.

Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between the Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz - Social entrepreneurship and impact investing.

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter -- How to Make the Most of Them Now by Meg Jay - Making the most out of your 20s.

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... And Others Don't by Jim Collins - How good companies become great companies and how they went about doing so.

Blogs

Seth Godin - Marketing, business, entrepreneurship, and change-instigating insights from a marketing guru.

Brett Hurt - Entrepreneurship in general and personal success stories.

Josh Baer - A collection of tweets and startup news stories by entrepreneurial guru Josh Baer.

Paul O'Brien - "Growth Hacker, CMO, Scale Architect, Startup Junkie."

Ted Gonder's "31 Things I'd Have Told Myself Before College" - Inspiration & advice from a 22-year-old EIR for the White House.

Brainpickings - Curated blog/weekly emails about thoughtful ideas, concepts, books, etc.

Online Magazines

GOOD Magazine - "A gathering place and a growing toolkit for pragmatic idealists to creatively and collaboratively engage with each other, our communities, and our world."

99U - Articles that "empowers the creative world to make ideas happen."