Why?
Why is reading and self-studying important?
Look at Sir Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Britain, as a fine example of this concept of self-study. Everyone seemed to be against him, yet in the end,
he was right and is credited with saving Western Civilization?
(It is a shame that
people today are not
paying attention to
what he taught, but
that is a topic for a
different day and
medium.)
Something he said might be able to help
YOU, no matter what profession you are in or what hobby you are pursuing. He said that the further you look into the past, the further you can see into the future.
History does have a tendency to repeat
itself he said.
"The further you look into the past, the further you can see into the future.
History does have a tendency to repeat
itself"
Sir
Winston
Churchill
said.
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So study
history while you
study other pursuits. History of
professions, of nations, of
civilizations, of great
leaders, of human
nature. Learn from the "greats". So
read autobiographies
of various leaders. Learning history
and various past
leaders and their
personalities and
their thoughts unlocks all sorts of opportunities.
It doesn't matter
whether you agree
with them or
not. Learn how
they THINK.
Mr.
Churchill
read over an hour a day all types of history and some say THAT was the cause he became the Prime Minister of Britain leading a battered nation and world in troubled times into great accomplishments. Why not start now to consider becoming a future Sir Winston Churchill in YOUR current or future area of undertaking? Read an hour a day.
Told
how to double my
income within 6
months
An old sales manager told me, "Gary, if you get on this book of the month club reading one hour a day ... at least, ... you can't help but double your income within 6 months."
[Ed.
I've
since added ... unless you don't want to.] Just one new idea will have paid for the time many fold. Try it and prove me wrong."
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Let
me
repeat
that:
"If you get on this book of the month club reading one hour a day ... at least, ... you can't help but double your income within 6 months."
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One
new idea is what it
is all about
That
same sales manager
told me to attend as
many seminars and
conventions as I
could. Get
there early and stay
late perhaps being
the first there and
the last to
leave. Get
around the speaker as
quickly as possible
even if I had no
questions to
ask. Act like a
sponge absorbing
whatever was
said. Act dumb
(which wasn't hard
for me to do).
Other people will ask
the questions.
Your goal, he told me,
was to learn from
others.
He
said, "You
probably won't agree
with everything that
is said and that is
alright. Just
one new idea can be
THE issue to double
your income within 6
months. Just
one new idea.
But more than likely,
you will gain MANY new ideas while you
discard many
others. Try it
and see for
yourself."
Another
number one salesman
commented that he
read The Bible every
day and especially
the book of
Proverbs. And he
was NOT
religious. He
claimed that
book is filled with
human nature tips and
techniques he could
not find anywhere
else. He
read The Bible
because it was so
filled with hope,
peace and joy beyond
compare. And he
read it because it
helped teach character
and how to have a
winning personality
as a human
being.
Those
character and
personality and other
techniques he learned
from The Bible, even
though he was as
non-religious as they
come, helped propel
him to number one
salesman of his
company in 6 months
and stay there.
Obviously, as a
NON-religious person
he did not read it
for the spiritual
aspect, but purely
for the physical
benefits. And
he became the number
one salesman of that
company because of
it. Quickly,
like in almost
overnight. He gave The
Bible the credit for
his being number
one. Take from
his example and see
if you become number
one employee in your
company.
I,
too, have started
reading it twenty
plus years ago now and, like
him in certain ways,
have found The Bible
loaded and actually
jamb-packed full of
teaching tid bits one
cannot find anywhere
else. To me, it
is more than anyone
could imagine.
It really blows the
mind the potential it
contains. But,
it is not my place to
prostylize and I
won't.
Anyway,
this one-hour-a-day and one-book-a-month reading program could be ideal for you to discover the answer to many
questions, challenges
and how tos to
achieve YOUR success.
For example - are you in the RIGHT job or what is the right hobby FOR YOU?
"What Color is Your Parachute?" by Richard Nelson Bolles ordered through Amazon.com or ebay.com or other locations like his website www.jobhuntersbible.com might be the book you may want to read and go through to answer that question ... no matter what your age or where you are in the employment / hobby time line. This book has a long list of endorsements for good reason.
Initially,
you may want to go
through the second
part of this book
prior to actually
seeking employment.
Bottom
line - reading IS
power.
Or... are you getting the best education from the "politically correct" leaders you can - such as in SEX education?
Clicking
here and reading this article is what could be a major slap in the face of all the "politically correct" leaders at most schools, colleges and in the community at large. Then again, it may not. Which is right? This is just one example on one controversial topic for you to consider and ponder.
My
point is how do YOU know who is telling the truth? Which side do you or should you believe? How do YOU or should you base your actions? On what you
FEEL, on what you are
TOLD ... or ... based on
FACTS? Who is
giving you the
"facts"
offered? Can
YOU prove the facts
as facts or
unfortunately all too
often today - are
they lies? Regrettably
people do lie.
In other words, when
you read, THINK.
Re-read that article and
think.
My response is
believe by reading
and proving all
things not accepting
what you HAVE ALREADY
been taught by
"past
professionals"
or the public formal
educational
institutions or
anyone else.
Even me. As one
200 million dollar a
year income generator
said, "Don't put
your faith nor trust
in any
man."
There is far too much
false garbage and
attitudes being
taught today in the
public and private
sectors.
By studying into a subject from different angles and perspectives AND in
depth, you will find
the truth which can
help you achieve your
goals like doubling
your income within 6
months faster. Open your mind by removing the emotion from the issue. Dig into a topic and learn ALL sides to the "issue". Then YOU can make a deeply informed and not hearsay decision on what YOU believe.
Speaking
about education - are
YOU raising your
children to THINK?
How
were YOU
raised? What
did you play with as
a child? Which
toy can you remember
that helped you the
most later in
life? Would you
believe what you
played with as a
child helped mold and
shape you later in
life? They
helped shape your
character and
personality -
positively ... or ...
negatively.
Toys will do the same
for YOUR children as
well.
Therefore,
why not
consider the
following article
How
to Select Toys for
Your Children
as potential
education for you
concerning your
children, assuming
you do love your
children vs. just
attempting "to
buy" their
affection because you
feel guilty you don't
spend enough TIME
with them?
Think back to the
toys you had in
relation to this
article.
Remember, education
is what you fill your
mind with and think
on. As
Winston Churchill
said, "The
father back you look,
the farther forward
you can see."
One
of your functions as
a parent is to raise
future leaders today
while they are
growing up. In
other words, YOU ARE
PERSONALLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
FUTURE GENERATION OF
LEADERS. That
is the ones you
brought into this
world. Sorry
about the bluntness,
but sometimes, truth
hurts.
Your future can be YOUR dream fulfilled.
The
above are just a few of the many potential quick examples I could provide of the merits of reading an hour a
day and one book a
month. Education.
That's what I
recommend. Good
appropriate
education.
Learn from others so
you won't have to
experience some of
the heart-aches they
experienced but do
experience the joys
others do because
principles stay the
same. Again, it
is all in
education. How
early can you start -
as an infant or a
senior or somewhere
in between? The
key is get started
NOW at whatever age
you are right
now. Your
future is in your
hands.
You
do want to double
your income within 6
months, don't you?
Try it yourself and after
6 months ... and ...
6 books of your
choice (that is in these
categories of
books), let me know what YOU
have found. Will you do that for me? Try the program for
six months and then decide what you think?
If you are serious
... AND ... have
followed directions,
you will have doubled
your income within 6
months or ... you did
not want to double
your income within
this time frame.
My
guaranteed promise
My
guaranteed promise to
YOU. If you
have faithfully and
seriously followed
directions on this
website and 6 months
from now you have not
doubled your income
AND you seriously
wanted to, then write
me and I'll send you
$20 out of my
pocket.
FREE. You see I
believe this technique
works for those
serious enough and
willing enough to
implement it.
That is my guarantee
to you.
You've
already read about one
goal I had and where
I stood 6 months
out. How big
can you dream?
The
father
of action is thought
You may have heard or read the expression "Where there is no vision, people perish." ... or ... "A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel."
In other words, the
more you read the
more you will believe
and then achieve.
One of my favorite sayings I obtained I forgot from where:
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"You can tell how many seeds are in an apple, but you can’t tell how many apples are in a seed."
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How many apples stem from these seeds that you are reading right now? These unexpected freebies hopefully to make you think... and join the club...
Following is another:
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GIVE a Man a Fish,
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And You Feed Him for a Day.
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TEACH a Man to Fish,
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And You Feed Him For a Lifetime.
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Bottom
line - in other
words, reading
IS power.
HUGE POWER!
Encouragement
Offered
And
if you want some
help, some advice,
some direction
tailored to YOU,
along with some
encouragement, write
me at the address
below and ask me for
help or
whatever. Tell
me about yourself,
your goals.
What is it that YOU
want? What is
YOUR
motivation?
What do YOU want to
achieve?
Expect
a
response.
Include an
email address
preferably
assuming you
have one.
That may be the
fastest way to
get a response
as I WILL write
back giving
what I think
may help YOU
the most.
You can take
what YOU want
and discard
what YOU
don't.
Nothing
ventured -
nothing
gained.
In other words,
I have given
YOU a
challenge.
Are YOU willing
to take me up
on this
challenge?
This can be the
beginning of
your Self-Help
U.
Read a book and learn to feed yourself
AND your
future even more
Strong recommendation:
go on the "book of the month club". Which means that you read or listen to one book every month averaging twelve books a
year or 24
books every two
years, 60 books
in 5 years and
so forth.
Now, THAT is
more than a
college
education ... if
... one wants a
college
education.
A self-directed
college
education of
"street
smarts".
More on that
later.
Learn from others gleaning what YOU can from the experts. Take responsibility for YOUR future! No one else will! Especially the way YOU can, nor will they have the same value and determination and seriousness that you can have. Take charge and go forward NOW!!! Remember that tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life... How do YOU want your life to be?
(The following list is just a small partial list of the books, tapes, seminars, workshops, boot-camps, "whatever" material that I have read, listened to, and/or currently have in my own personal library.
Today, I could add a
lot more I could
suggest. These are provided not to brag about my personal
library or my
knowledge, but to show what YOU can do for
YOUR mind in developing it to
be perhaps lots more
knowledgeable
YOURSELF.
"Take the
pennies out of your
purse to fill your
mind and your mind
will fill your
purse."
Benjamin Franklin
said that
truth. Where would
YOU like to be in one year? Five years? How about ten years? Just one book a month is all that is suggested...)
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A
Word
of
Caution:
Do
NOT
accept
EVERYTHING
you
read
in
the
following
list
as
what
YOU
should
do
or
think.
I
do
NOT
endorse
nor
accept
nor
believe
EVERYthing
that
is
written
in
ANY
of
the
books
(with
a
few
select
exceptions
[like
The
Bible,
etc.]),
on
tapes/CDs/DVDs
or
in
the
various
seminars,
workshops,
boot-camps,
"whatever"
listed.
Having
said
that
I
DO
believe
and
strongly
endorse
reading
these
as
there
IS
a
lot
in
each
one
of
them
to
learn.
Again,
...
IF
...
you
can
glean
just
one
new
item,
then
the
time
spent
getting
that
one
new
item
was
well
worth
it.
If
two,
so
much
the
better.
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You may want to start with a few in this list as they are some of the true, tried and tested of all time! They are not listed in any specific order... so please enjoy your future as you expand your mind! Bye the way, are you a future Winston Churchill
type
as mentioned above?
Remember,
reading IS
power.
Especially as early
in age as possible
with as late as right
NOW. It is
called focused
SELF-EDUCATION.
Your future is in
your hands ... right
now.
"As the twig is bent, so grows the tree. Unbend the twig and the tree will grow straight!" Again, don't know who to give the credit to, but why not begin to get your life and finances and other issues "straight"? Start YOUR reading program now...
