HOW TO READ LIKE A LEADER
Quote of the day: “You can not lead if you do not read.”
Reading is something that surprisingly only the top 1% of the world do. We would think that the phrase we all know “success leaves clues” would cause us to imitate what the “most successful” people do, but that’s not the case.
Why is it that? I’ve always wondered why I didn’t read more…here are some of the reasons why I believe people don’t read like they should.
- We don’t make time for it
- We don’t place enough value on it
- We don’t read about things that interest us
We’re all busy, but somehow the busiest people in the world seem to read the most. I can’t talk much, because I was like everyone else in the world when it came to reading books.
The average person reads 1 book a year! Honestly, I can truthfully say I was below the average for many years. So don’t think I don’t understand, I do more than most!
But, for some reason, enough was enough. I knew all the people I watched on YouTube or saw on social media that I wanted to be like, all were reading something.
I was at a place in my life where I wanted to grow, and I thought there is no better place to start…so I did! Now after two years, with one-off year in between due to life circumstances, I’m on pace to read 50 books by the end of the year!
Crazy right! You're probably wondering how in the world do you go from 0 books a year to over 50 in 2 years!? It’s actually quite simple, but more than that it was astonishing how much I learned.
My goal with this weekly newsletter is to provide you with key ‘gems’ that I’m taking from these books as well as lessons I’ve learned over my life as a professional athlete and businessman.
I look forward to being an outlet for you to utilize to get your daily reading in haha, as well as challenge you to keep growing yourself every single week!
Knowing is not enough, you must apply. Willing is not enough, you must do.
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Meet Taylor -- Taylor is a retired NFL athlete that has been featured in major media outlets including Sirius XM Radio, ESPN, FOX Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, Dallas Morning News, New York Post, Washington Times, and Sports Illustrated. He has spent time with some of the world's top performers in sports and in business. He aims at helping others break through what is keeping them stuck, so they can become winners in every area of their life. He has also been working with Ryan Stewman side by side for some time now and has been helping individuals continually level up their life.