I was asking Duncan Bannatyne over Twitter, if he could name a few good books for aspiring entrepreneurs. Duncan was kind enough to answer my question and recommended his own two books, Anyone Can Do It and Wake Up and Change Your Life.
I have nothing to say against Duncan recommending his own work, considering his life story. In his younger years he served in the Navy but was discharged for threatening to throw his commanding officer overboard. This incident got Duncan imprisoned for 9 months in Colchester military detention centre, before being discharged aged 20.
Back in Glasgow he hit rock bottom after the death of his beloved sister and he started drinking heavily and was a bit wild. He was arrested for being drunk and disorderly, and aged 24 locked up in the Barlinnie prison on the outskirts of Glasgow for non-payment of a fine.
He later moved to Jersey and was living the life of a beach bum, making just enough money for the rent. But as Duncan´s 30th birthday approached, he decided it was time for a change and suggested to his first wife Gail, that they should start their own business and become millionaires.
As Duncan said in Dragons' Den: The Dragons' Stories revealing his own story, with his criminal record, no qualifications, no references, the best option was to start his own business. Indeed, a very wise path to follow.
What I like about Duncan is that he´s a living proof that you can succeed in life, even though you might have fallen of the path, have no solid background to fall back on and that it´s never too late to make drastic changes in life.
You can order a copy of the book signed by Duncan.
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