Wow. Some of this hits me in more places than I’d like to admit. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not looking for the “one inspirational quote” or “one secret formula” to get started, but to a degree, I do feel a sense of accomplishment after reading one of these books (biographies mostly).
Why?
I feel like an overwhelming majority of people will never even bother looking to those who are successful because of what they did, the self-made millionaires, for advice. (Whether it's b/c they attribute wealth to luck, tell themselves they could never do it, or for whatever reason).
Now I don’t sit on youtube watching videos, but I feel like collecting these golden nuggets from people who have personally gotten themselves to where they are is tremendously valuable. Learning from their experiences, taking their advice (not just reading about it), and taking note of whatever other life situations they’ve dealt with.
Each time I finish a book and go back and review whatever dozen key points I thought were most noteworthy, I think briefly that I have THAT MUCH MORE of an advantage against my competition. That could be rationalized indefinitely, but I’m aware of that and won’t end up on that route.
I don’t consider personal development “the event,” but for me, I feel like it’s an important part of the process I’m building for myself. I guess I could be deceiving myself, but I’m definitely not creating a false correlation where: reading the life lessons, tips, and habits of successful people=becoming successful.
It’s more like reading the life lessons, tips, and habits of successful people= more ammo for my gun.
Will I fire it? You bet. But I feel like tips on handling a firearm is still useful, both before and after I've fired it.
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