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Do you want to dramatically impact your career? I think you do otherwise you will not be reading this. For about a year now, I’ve been seeing the impact of this habit in my career and I believe that this habit can help anyone who just does it in a regular basis. I did not invent this habit this has been around for a long time now and became very prevalent in the advent of information technology.
I started doing this technique (which eventually turned into a habit) when I heard this from Brian Tracy’s audio-program about getting ahead in your career. When he mentioned this, I began to apply it in leadership, excellence, top performance, and time-management. And true enough, I saw some compelling results in the process. I began to have more ideas about leadership and top performance. Since I am a software engineer, I started applying this concept in my career and again, I saw the wonders it make to my career.
Why does it work? I am not a psychologist but I believe it works because life accumulates. We reap what we sow. And when it’s harvest time what we reap is always greater than what we sow.
What is this habit anyway?
The habit is very simple. As to date, I can truly say that this will work. And the habit is… ARE YOU READY??? The habit is to read everyday about any subject within your field. If you’re a team leader or a manager then read everyday about leadership, time-management, top performance, mentoring, coaching and etc. If you are an accountant then read articles related to accounting every day. If you are a software engineer then read about programming languages and programming design. If you are in quality assurance then read about process improvements, six sigma, and other related literature. Again, the reason that this will work is that life accumulates. Reading everyday will accumulate to more knowledge in your field. If you are reading one article (about 10 mins reading) in your career everyday then after 30 days you are already 30 articles smarter than before. The wonderful thing about this is that it only took you a total of 30 mins to do all of it! If you can read 2-3 books in 30 days then you are already 2-3 books smarter than before. Not only that, you will notice that you will have more ideas to share and your confidence level will increase.
What if I don’t do this?
Then don’t.:) Join the regular Joe’s and Jenny’s. These are the people who barely read anything inside or outside their field. As a result, they feel insecure about what they can do and they are the people who do not generate much idea. They end up not making significant progress in their career. If they do move up in their career it is because they are forced to change due to life’s pressure or what Stephen Covey calls “emergencies” in life.
The Challenge
In one article I’ve read the average Joe reads about less than one book a year. You are not an average person. You are made for a greater purpose. As the author of Greatest Salesman in the World, Og Mandino wonderfully puts it, “your purpose is to grow up into a mountain not to shrink to a grain of sand”.
I started doing this technique (which eventually turned into a habit) when I heard this from Brian Tracy’s audio-program about getting ahead in your career. When he mentioned this, I began to apply it in leadership, excellence, top performance, and time-management. And true enough, I saw some compelling results in the process. I began to have more ideas about leadership and top performance. Since I am a software engineer, I started applying this concept in my career and again, I saw the wonders it make to my career.
Why does it work? I am not a psychologist but I believe it works because life accumulates. We reap what we sow. And when it’s harvest time what we reap is always greater than what we sow.
What is this habit anyway?
The habit is very simple. As to date, I can truly say that this will work. And the habit is… ARE YOU READY??? The habit is to read everyday about any subject within your field. If you’re a team leader or a manager then read everyday about leadership, time-management, top performance, mentoring, coaching and etc. If you are an accountant then read articles related to accounting every day. If you are a software engineer then read about programming languages and programming design. If you are in quality assurance then read about process improvements, six sigma, and other related literature. Again, the reason that this will work is that life accumulates. Reading everyday will accumulate to more knowledge in your field. If you are reading one article (about 10 mins reading) in your career everyday then after 30 days you are already 30 articles smarter than before. The wonderful thing about this is that it only took you a total of 30 mins to do all of it! If you can read 2-3 books in 30 days then you are already 2-3 books smarter than before. Not only that, you will notice that you will have more ideas to share and your confidence level will increase.
What if I don’t do this?
Then don’t.:) Join the regular Joe’s and Jenny’s. These are the people who barely read anything inside or outside their field. As a result, they feel insecure about what they can do and they are the people who do not generate much idea. They end up not making significant progress in their career. If they do move up in their career it is because they are forced to change due to life’s pressure or what Stephen Covey calls “emergencies” in life.
The Challenge
In one article I’ve read the average Joe reads about less than one book a year. You are not an average person. You are made for a greater purpose. As the author of Greatest Salesman in the World, Og Mandino wonderfully puts it, “your purpose is to grow up into a mountain not to shrink to a grain of sand”.
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