Personal Development is the greatest gift you can give yourself. It is also the wisest business investment you could make.
Did You Know....
That 58% of all high school graduates who don't go on to college never read a book again! Shocking isn't it? Surprising? No.
A couple of years ago, a very successful business friend of mine, asked me what personal development or personal growth books I was currently reading. My answer...none.
I have read many books since then and I keep looking for more. Whenever I go to Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million; I head right
for the personal development section. I can't help myself. When I'm not able to sit down and read a book, or if I'm driving around in my car, I have audio cd's that I listen to.
Each book I read, or audio cd I listen to, helps me become clearer about my own identity and what I want out of life. I learn what steps I need to take to transform my life for the better. I look for topics such as motivation and goal setting, spiritual growth, health and wellbeing, team building, and leadership.
There are several authors that I choose from, but my personal favorites are
Robert Kiyosaki of Rich Dad; Poor Dad,Jim Rohn
for his motivational speaking, and John Maxwell for his business leadership.
Of all the books I have read, Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich is the most influential. When you ask successful people
what factors most contributed to their success, this is the book they will most commonly cite. I agree 100%. This book is a
must have in any pursuit of excellence as well as a how-to for success.
Where do you start?
1. Establish a good daily routine. Read no fewer than ten pages a day, or one chapter of an audio cd a day. If you've read personal development books in the past, re-read them again. You will be surprised how different it will be each time you read it. Why? Because you have changed in the interim. That is the power of personal growth!!
2. Join a book-of-the-month club and start your own reference library. Borrowing a book from the library isn't the same as owning your own books. You won't be able to highlight words or paragraphs and you won't be able to look back, say in a year or so, and read it again.
3. Continuous Learning. In order to acquire the knowledge and skills involved in mastering any subject that will contribute to your personal and professional growth, you must make a commitment to lifelong learning.
As you learn about yourself through the books that you read, your experiences will develop you into someone with a better chance of success than you had before.
"Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person we become." - Jim Rohn
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is the most influential. When you ask successful people
what factors most contributed to their success, this is the book they will most commonly cite. I agree 100%. This book is a
must have in any pursuit of excellence as well as a how-to for success.
