I hope this topic doesn’t surprise you. To achieve success with your professional career, you do a wide range of things. Many get a mentor. Many seek help from a career expert or coach. Many others focus on networking with influential people. There are so many other things that you can do to improve your chances of success, no matter what industry you choose to pursue.
But have you ever given any serious thought to reading books?
If you don’t know, reading has the power to transform your lives in so many ways. If done appropriately, it can also lead you in the right direction while helping you fulfill your career goals.
In the age of the internet and the rising fever of social media, the importance of reading books is getting lost somewhere. What books have to offer, you can’t compare with anything else or with any other medium. Reading is, in many ways, superior to watching TV or listening to radio or spending time surfing around the web. If you want to grow your life and career, you should make it a habit to read regularly, every day. It’s a habit that has led thousands of people to their destinations or goals.
There are tons of books almost on any subject or topic you can imagine. But not each book is good for you. Choosing the right book to read at the right time is an important decision that you need to make. Before you lay you hands on a book, you’ll need to make sure whether you should really read it, why you should actually read it, and whether it’s the right time (depending on your circumstances) to read that book. Therefore, it’s always advisable to seek advice from your seniors, colleagues, teachers and friends.
Depending on your chosen profession or the skills that you need to develop in order to achieve success, you should choose to read only those books that will empower you and enrich you. It’s important to read the right books, because you’ll be what you read. Books have a powerful impact on you, therefore, always pick the right books for best results.
You’ll find plenty of books on topics like –
Job Hunting
Interviews
Networking
Job Skills
Finding Your Passion
Motivation and Inspiration
Communication
Leadership and Management
Entrepreneurship
Freelancing
Career Development
Personal Growth
Of course, you’ll also find a lot of literature online as well. But nothing can equal what reading a book actually offers you.
Don’t try to give an excuse that you don’t have enough time to read books. If you analyze, you’re already wasting a good part of your valuable time on worthless fluff. Take the wakeup call and get ready to reinvent your life and career by starting to read actively.
Let me also warn you that you shouldn’t read a book because you ‘want a book to read’. But read because you ‘want to read a book’.
Please feel free to comment.
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