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ONE HOUR EACH DAY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
IN THIS ISSUE:
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Commit To Lifelong Learning
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Get
To The Top In Five Years
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Read
Everything You Can
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Go
Through 50 Books Per Year
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Join
The Top 1 Percent of Money Earners
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Action Exercises
this moment onward will require that you learn and
practice something new.
COMMIT TO LIFELONG LEARNING
One quality of leaders and high achievers
in every area seems to be a commitment to ongoing personal and
professional development. They look upon themselves as self-made
people, as "works in progress." They never become complacent or
satisfied. They are always striving toward ever greater heights of
knowledge and understanding.
GET TO THE TOP IN FIVE YEARS
Earl Nightingale said many years ago that
one hour per day of study in your chosen field was all it takes. One
hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within
three years. Within five years you’ll be a national authority. In
seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what
you do.
READ EVERYTHING YOU CAN
Read all you can about your field. Subscribe to the
executive book clubs and book summaries. Build your own library of
important books in your field. Never be cheap about your education.
In fact, if you make a decision today to invest 3
percent of your annual income back into yourself, back into your own
personal and professional development, you will probably never have to
worry about money again.
GO THROUGH 50 BOOKS PER YEAR
If you read one hour per day in your
field, that will translate into about one book per week. One book per
week translates into about 50 books per year. Fifty books per year
will translate into about 500 books over the next 10 years.
JOIN THE TOP 1 PERCENT OF MONEY EARNERS
If you read only one book per month, that will put you
into the top 1 percent of income earners in our society. But if you
read one book per week, 50 books per year, that will make you one of
the best-educated, smartest, most capable and highest-paid people in
your field. Regular reading will transform your life completely.
ACTION EXERCISES
Here are two things you can do
immediately to put these ideas into practice.
First, ask the successful people around you for their
best book recommendations. Whatever advice they give you, immediately
go out and buy those books, take them home and begin reading for one
hour every morning before you start work.
Second, when you read, underline and take notes when
you find important ideas that you can use. Implement them immediately.
Take action of some kind on good ideas. You will be amazed at the
change in your career.
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