No matter what type of success you are looking to achieve, whether it is personal or professional, if you want to reach your goals then you are going to need to have the right mindset. This unfortunately, isn’t as easy as it sounds. However, a good way to start changing the way you think and to start adapting a more positive and more productive mindset is to start reading. This is why we have gathered seven of our favorite books that can help any reader change their mindset for the better.

1. Being Global: How to Think, Act and Lead in a Transformed World by Angela Cabrera and Gregory Unruh

This book is a simple and straightforward guide to thinking with a more global mindset. This book breaks down what it takes to be a global business leader by mastering a more complex mind-set. This books features detailed, easy-to-follow instructions that are sure to have anyone being more global.

2. Hustle: The Power to Change Your Life With Money, Meaning and Momentum by Neil Patel, Patrick Vlaskovits and Jonas Koffler

Hustle focuses on what it takes to be successful from the perspectives of three very different authors from three very different backgrounds. A true global mindset is all about thinking outside of the box and being open to the world around you and this book can trigger that exact way of thinking.

3. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig

This book will drastically change the way you see the world around you. If you want to start adapting a truly global mindset, you need to change the way that you think about the world. This book will help you get started, and it is filled with a number of lessons from eastern culture that will open up your way of thinking.

4. The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff

This wildly popular book won’t just have you looking at the world differently, it will open up your eyes to eastern Taoism. One of the great things about this book is that it doesn’t just deliver you with great life lessons from different cultures, but it also is highly entertaining to read and delivers these lessons in a fun and easy-to-follow format.

5. Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors by Micahel E. Porter

This worldwide phenomenon is a strikingly simple, yet effective book that helps readers simplify the complexities in today’s competitive market. Reading this book will help you understand that every company, no matter where they are located in the world is actually much easier to analyze and figure out than they seem. In fact, this book has such a global reach, it has been translated into 19 different languages.

6. Leading With Cultural Intelligence: The Real Secret to Success by David Livermore

Having a true global mindset means understanding the presence of different cultures in our world today. The premise of this book is to help readers understand that business today is global and finding success in that business requires an entirely new set of skills.

7. Expand Your Borders: Discover Ten Cultural Clusters by David A Livermore

In this book, readers can learn more about the capabilities that they need in order to understand other cultures in today’s demanding market. This is a really thought-provoking and detailed read if you want to take your global efforts to the next level and really start approaching the world with a new mindset.

If you want to make big changes in your life then you need to start thinking big and to start thinking global. These are seven great books to get you started with your new global mindset. Have you read any of these yet? Let us know in the comments below!