MEN THAT WILL SUCCEED 1: They are Readers

Hi. This is the first in the series of discourse I promised from my book-in-progress. For now, I will concentrate on delivering the content directly from the book. I welcome and would greatly appreciate your comments.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body (Rick Steel)

One of the greatest assets of successful people is a developed mind. A man’s mind is developed mostly through reading. Men who have attained some high status in our society have constantly testified to the fact that leaders are readers. If any one desires to be an achiever, tell him he has to learn to read a lot.

Let me quickly point out that illiterate people are not half as disadvantaged as you may have believed. Like someone said, “In the twentieth century (and now we’re in the 21st) an illiterate is not necessarily one who is unlearned but one who is not willing to learn, un-learn and re-learn.” How true that is! Reading is not all about being able to decode what is put on paper; rather it involves the ability to make careful observations, meaningful inferences and correct interpretations of what is seen.

While I am not trying to excuse illiteracy or de-emphasize formal education, I am putting it to you that formal education is not equal to reading. “An educated man is not necessarily one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. An educated man is one who has so developed the faculties of his mind so that he may acquire anything he wants, or its equivalent, without violating the rights of others.”(Napoleon Hill). If you despise reading, it’s going to be extremely difficult for you to make it in life.

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” (W. Fussellman)

MEN THAT WILL SUCCEED 1: They are Readers

Hello. This is the first in the series of the discourse I promised to post from my book. For now, I'll just concentrate on delivering the content 'as is' without any additional