Africa Rise And Shine is the story of how Jim Ovia built Zenith Bank from a nascent business with $4 million in shareholders’ funds to an internationally recognized brand and institution with more than $16 billion in assets despite a decaying infrastructure and periods of economic instability. Ovia wrote the book determined to redefine the gloom narrative about Africa and illustrate the real Africa behind the headlines. We are a some total of our lives experiences and it is always exciting to read, learn and discover what makes highly successful people like Jim Ovia thick. Success they say leaves clues and Jim Ovia’s story leaves lots of very relatable clues.
Goal Read 100 Books by December 31st 2020
January 2020-7
- Relentless: True Story Of The Man Behind Rogers Communications by Ted Rogers
- MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom by Tony Robbins
- Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age by Brad Smith
- Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together by Erin Lowry
- The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
- Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook by Tony Robbins
- Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday
February 2020 – 9
- Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington
- Artificial Intelligence: Modern Magic or Dangerous Future? by Yoris Wilkis
- Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth by T. Harv Eker
- 12 Rules of Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson
- The Next Millionaire Next Door: Enduring Strategies for Building Wealth by Thomas J. Stanley Ph.D
- Rethinking Reputation: How PR Trumps Marketing and Advertising in the New Media World by Fraser P. Seitel
- Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World — and Why Things Are Better Than You ThinkBook by Anna Rosling Rönnlund
- Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
- Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life by Gary John Bishop (7/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
March 2020 -11
1. Africa’s Business Revolution: How to Succeed in the World’s Next Big Growth Market Hardcover – by Acha Leke , Musta Chironga , George Desvaux
2. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy by Héctor García
3. Stop Doing That Sh*t: End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back (Unfu*k Yourself series) by Gary Bishop
4. The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success by Ross Douthat
5. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team By Patrick Lencioni (7/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
6. Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant (8/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
7. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear (9/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
8. The ABCs of Success: The Essential Principles from America’s Greatest Prosperity Teacher by Bob Proctor
9. No Limits: Blow the CAP Off Your Capacity by John C. Maxwell
10. Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership by John C. Maxwell
11. The Leader’s Greatest Return: Attracting, Developing, and Multiplying Leaders by John C. Maxwell
April 2020 – 9
- How to Lead When Your Boss Can’t (Or Won’t) by John C. Maxwell
- Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions to Help You See It and Seize It by John C. Maxwell
- Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work by John Maxwell
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (8/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin
- The Art of the Start 2.0 by Guy Kawasaki (9/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Bob Iger (9/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch (7/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Do the Work by Steven Pressfield ((7/10) : Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
May 2020-8
- Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki
- The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner (8/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown (9/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) (8/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- A Complaint Free World by Will Bowen (9/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- On Writing Well by William Zinsser (8/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | AudioBook | Book Summary
- The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness by Lolly Daskal (7/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey
June 2020-6
- Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence (8/10): Print | eBook (Kindle) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline by Brian Tracy
- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (9/10): Print | eBook(Kindle) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Rising Strong by Brené Brown (8/10): Print | eBook (Kindle) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga (9/10) : Print | eBook (kindle) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker (9/10): Print | eBook (Kindle) | Audiobook | Book Summary
July:7
- The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy (9/10): Print | eBook(Kindle) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam (7/10): Print | Kindle (ebook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World by Lewis Hyde
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (10/10): Print | Kindle | Audiobook | Book Summary
- The Power of Positive Leadership by Jon Gordon (7/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- I Will Teach You to Be Rich, No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works by Ramit Sethi
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
August -9
- The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware (9/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
- The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker (9/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked by Adam Alter (9/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Remote: Office Not Required by Jason Fried
- Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game by Mark Miller (7/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Everything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo (8/10): Print | eBook (Kindle) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- How Life Imitates Chess by Garry Kasparov (8/10): Print | eBook (Kindle) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 by John C. Maxwell (9/10): Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
September- 6
1.Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (9/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
2. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb. Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
3. The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime! by MJ DeMarco. Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
4. The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Wash. (9/10) Print | Kindle (eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
5. Made In America by Sam Walton. (9/10) : Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
6. Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity by Charles Duhigg. Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
October-7
- Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier. (9/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind by Jonah Berger. (9/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes by David Robson (8/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin.(8/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald’s by Ray Kroc. Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Anger: Taming a Powerful Emotion by Gary Chapman. (8/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder by Chip Conley. (8/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
November -6
- Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame by Tara Brach.(8/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean by Kim Scott. (7/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg. (8/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary3
- Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos (9/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell. (9/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall Rosenberg.(7/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
December -4
- How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs by Guy Raz.(8/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement by Rich Karlgaard. (8/10): Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary
- Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas Print | Kindle(eBook) | Audiobook | Book Summary