Live Ready® — Beyond Think and Grow Rich
Master Your Mindset. Find Your Purpose. Build Intentional Success.
by David R. Ibarra
From his own life journey, to those of Jeff Bezos, Misty Copeland, and other inspiring stories — David R. Ibarra shows the real-world application of the Live Ready® principles through the success of those who are living proof today. A step-by-step guide to personal transformation through the power of purpose and thought.
This is the step-by-step guide to personal transformation through the power of purpose and thought
Think and Grow Rich Changed Millions of Lives. Something Was Still Missing.
Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich has been one of the most impactful books ever written — a foundational text for generations of leaders, entrepreneurs, and dreamers.
But the world has changed. The principles haven’t — they never do. What’s needed is a modernization that speaks to where we live and lead today.
Live Ready® — Beyond Think and Grow Rich does exactly that. It takes the timeless Science of Success and maps it to the real-world stories of leaders who are living proof today — Jeff Bezos, Misty Copeland, and others — showing exactly what it looks like to apply these principles in a modern life.
This is the step-by-step guide to personal transformation through the power of purpose and thought — grounded in timeless principles, proven through living proof.
What You'll Gain From This Book
These lessons were built in organizations that David R. Ibarra has led, coached, and owned — not written from a classroom.
A Modernized Framework
Napoleon Hill’s timeless principles reinterpreted for today’s leaders — relevant to the world you actually live and work in.
Real-World Proof
Stories of Jeff Bezos, Misty Copeland, and others show exactly what the Live Ready® principles look like when they are truly applied.
Clarity on What You Want
Answer the two most critical questions in life: What do you want? And how do you get it? With precision and purpose.
Purpose as Your Foundation
Learn how to identify your purpose, connect it to every decision, and use it as the engine for a rich, full life.
Personal Transformation
A step-by-step path to transform how you think, act, and lead — grounded in proven principles, not theory.
30+ Years of Coaching Wisdom
David’s decades of experience coaching businesses and individuals distilled into the most actionable leadership guide available.
Timeless Principles. Modern Application.
A step-by-step path from the Science of Success to real-world transformation — built for how leaders live and lead today.
Understand the Science of Success and why Napoleon Hill’s principles endure — and why they need modernization for today’s world.
- The Science of Success
- Why principles endure
- The modernization gap
The first and most critical question — learning to define desire with precision and align it with your deepest values and purpose.
- Defining desire
- Values alignment
- Purposeful clarity
The complete framework: from Definiteness of Purpose to Mastermind Alliance — applied to modern leadership and life.
- Definiteness of Purpose
- Applied to modern life
- The Mastermind principle
See the principles in action through the stories of remarkable leaders whose lives are living proof of what is possible.
- Stories of transformation
- Jeff Bezos & purpose
- Misty Copeland & thought
Your complete, step-by-step roadmap to lead yourself and others to the success you truly deserve.
- Your personal roadmap
- Step-by-step action
- The life you deserve
David R. Ibarra
David R. Ibarra is the Chief Visionary Officer of the Lǐve Ready® Institute by eLeaderTech®, creator of the Lǐve Ready® Cycle of Success, and author of the Lǐve Ready® leadership doctrine.
His books include Stop Drifting, Lǐve Ready® — Beyond Think and Grow Rich, 28 Essential Lessons to Build an Extraordinary F&I Agency, Becoming the Modern-Day Dealership, and Creating HOW POWER.
His work centers on a singular mission: assisting organizations in building people and profit together — proven over more than forty years of real leadership.
“WHY is the vision. HOW is what the guest feels.”
— David R. Ibarra
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The principles that have transformed millions of lives — now mapped to the world you actually live in. The step-by-step guide you’ve been waiting for. Available now on Amazon.
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