If you thought 2023 was off to a rocky start, then may be some light, or heavy, reading can make it better. Five go-getters tell you what book they fall back on when the going gets tough, and why life seems better after reading it.

Failure is a knock on the Door of Success
By SSA Zaidi
Recommended by: Mehmood M Abdi, Advocate at the Bombay High Court

Abdi says the many salient tips given by author SSA Zaidi in his book Failure Is A Knock On The Door Of Success, have been inspiring him for a long time. “The 3P approach of patience, persistence and perseverance, is a sure shot route to success according to the author. This impresses me to keep going like a clock and never stop. This also makes me not opt for excuses and just take success as a journey, not the final destination,” Abdi says.