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Want to Be a Better Leader? Read This Book. Behavior science expert James Clear shares his best recommendation for essential business reading and inspiration.

By Jason Fell

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When it comes to finding inspiration and great leadsership advice, there are countless resources in media. There are too many movies, novels and other helpful business books to list in this short article.

To help cut through the noise, we asked behavior science expert James Clear to share his best recommendation that can inspire us all to be better leaders. His choice was the book Meditations, written almost 2,000 years ago by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. (Clear says he prefers the translation by Gregory Hays.)

"There is an unbelievable amount of wisdom in that book that has stood the test of time," he says."If you can master the fundamentals of leadership, of motivating people and of life, really, you can bring your best energy and best qualities to the work you do each day."

For more, watch the video above.

Related: 3 Books to Help You Form Better Habits, Be More Creative and Think Like a Leader

Jason Fell

VP, Native Content

Jason Fell is the VP of Native Content, managing the Entrepreneur Partner Studio, which creates dynamic and compelling content for our partners. He previously served as Entrepreneur.com's managing editor and as the technology editor prior to that.

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