Live Ready® Studio
Books by David R. Ibarra
Grounded in the Science of Success — built to activate leaders, transform organizations, and equip everyday individuals with blueprints that last.
Live Ready® — Beyond Think and Grow Rich
Master Your Mindset. Find Your Purpose. Build Intentional Success.
From the life journeys of Jeff Bezos, Misty Copeland, and other inspiring leaders, David R. Ibarra shows the real-world application of Live Ready® principles. Grounded in Napoleon Hill's timeless Think and Grow Rich and modernized for today's leaders, this step-by-step guide answers the two most critical questions: What do you want? And how do you get it?
“This is an invitation to profound growth.”
Stop Drifting — Become the Switch Master of Your Own Thought®
Pivot to Positive.
Tom Stanley's life has lost its luster — until a chance meeting with successful dealership owner Daniel Santos changes everything. A compelling narrative that teaches readers how to identify their purpose, apply it to business, and Pivot to Positive® to overcome the debilitating influence of doubt and uncertainty.
“Stop Drifting is absolutely the next book you should read — it's really that good!”
28 Essential Lessons to Build an Extraordinary F&I Agency
by David R. Ibarra
Extraordinary agencies are not accidental — they are designed. They begin with disciplined thinking: patterns that create purpose, focused action, and consistent results. Twenty-eight concise lessons for leaders who want to build agencies that develop talent, serve clients well, and execute at an extraordinary level. Each chapter can be read in minutes but applied for a lifetime.
“It's refreshing to see an author write not only about Why leadership matters, but more importantly about How to execute it. This book is not theory — it is a blueprint.”
Becoming the Modern-Day Dealership: 28 Essential Lessons
by David R. Ibarra
Most dealerships don't struggle because of products — they struggle because of patterns. Patterns of thinking. Patterns of leadership. Patterns of execution. This blueprint brings clarity to leadership inside the automobile dealership, teaching dealers and their teams to build with discipline, develop people with purpose, and earn loyalty through proof. One lesson. Ten minutes a day. Twenty-eight days.
“Extraordinary, guest-centered dealership cultures are not created by luck, charisma, or shortcuts. They are built — intentionally.”
The Power to Think, The Power to Rise: Four men. Four arenas. One truth.
by David R. Ibarra
A boy who lived in several foster homes in Utah before he was old enough to remember his mother's face, and who would grow up to teach business leaders on three continents. A sign painter in San Antonio, making a dollar an hour, who would grow up to build the largest Hispanic advertising agency in the country and advise eight United States presidential campaigns. Different arenas. Different languages. Different battles. One truth underneath all of it. The power to think is the power to rise.
“The power to think is the power to rise. This book is the proof.”
Creating HOW POWER — 28 Essential Lessons
by David R. Ibarra
Most leaders know their WHY. Few have mastered their HOW. WHY is the vision — HOW makes it real. A 28-day leadership blueprint built across five powerful sections — Foundation, Design, Execution, Value, and Loyalty & Legacy — teaching leaders to create clarity in how they think, confidence in how they lead, and purpose in how they live and work.
“These twenty-eight lessons were built in organizations that David R. Ibarra has led, coached, and owned — and proven through real execution over more than forty years.”