In preparing for this article, I had a powerful realization. It struck me that many times when we are in need of motivation or ideas to improve ourselves, we tend to look for new concepts in new books, new CD’s and new teachers. If we could revisit what we had learned in the past, perhaps we would find a deeper level of understanding and answers our own questions.
I would like to suggest that you go back to your own bookshelf, or wherever you keep your learning tools, and pull something off of the shelf that you have not paged through or listened to in the last year.
These tools could be anything – training manuals, sales books, notes from a seminar, notes from a meeting or seminar etc. I would bet that Read More...
These are some of the top picks for your 2010’s reading list. The staff at Freedom Personal Development LOVES the book Drive and are excited to read the others on this list.
Feed your brain, kick start your career and add meaning to your work.
What have been your favorite business books this year?
Myth –It is impossible to read a whole Sunday newspaper, on Sunday! Did you know that a daily edition of a big city newspaper contains approximately the same number of words as a typical novel? And the Sunday edition contains the same number of words as four to six novels! No wonder you may feel overwhelmed by reading an entire Sunday newspaper!
Truth – You CAN read an entire Sunday paper, if you are very judicious with how you spend your time. Here is an easy-to-follow process:
1. Get rid of the clutter
Start your process by getting rid of the unwanted circulars and sections that you don’t need or want to spend your time on. They get in your way and distract Read More...
In the past fourteen years, I’ve worked with thousands of individuals who, previous to meeting me, had no idea what their true reading speed was. But they all had their self-made perceptions.
Most consider their reading speed to be slow with only a few believing it is fast. However, if you can get a true gauge on your reading speed and compare yours with others, you may find you are better and faster than you think!
So, let me help you figure your reading speed. The easiest way to do it is to go to my website where I have just added an on-screen reading speed evaluation called How Fast Do You Read?. It is located on the right upper corner of this page. It takes a minute or Read More...
Looking for a great read? Pick up a personal development book and invest in yourself and future.
Do not think you have time to read? Check out our Reading Smart workshop where you will learn how to read faster and increase your comprehension.
Top 10 Personal Development Books
There are tons of personal development or self help books out there. Some are good, some are terrible. So how do you tell the good stuff from the mediocre?
This list will be a great starting point, as it lists and briefly reviews ten of the best personal development books out there. These books cover a wide variety of sub-genres within the personal development area, but all of these can help you Read More...
So I’m at a party and someone asks me what I do. If you’re like me, you could say many things! But when I choose to say “I teach speed reading,” the reactions vary though the most common is something like “Wow, I could really use that! Can you tell me how to do it?!” So I’ve gotten pretty good at condensing down the content of my books and 20 years of experience into a very short synopsis. I thought you might have interest, especially if you have always wanted to know a few “secrets” about speed reading.
Your Reading Stick-Shift
I begin by saying that readers really do have a reading stick-shift that consists of five gears with gear one being very slow up through Read More...
September is the month that kids are heading back to school. For those of us who are not in formal school, how do we insure that we are continually learning?
Henry Ford said, “Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” How can we do this?
I will share with you three ways we can be proactive about the learning process, even without being in formal classrooms or universities.
1. Read
Reading 5 minutes a day will do you a world of good. If you only read ten books in your field per year, in four years, you will have read more information than most graduate students have in your area. You’ll be a little master of Read More...
By creating a reading list, your reading will automatically become more directed, focused and intentional. By simply creating a list, you stop reading randomly, and start reading with intent. This alone will increase your enjoyment and comprehension.
1. Ask yourself this question: what do you want to know more about? It could be sharpening skills for your professional career, a trend in your industry or a personal development topic. List all the subjects you are interested in.
2. Review your list and pick the top three subjects.
3. Now just for fun, add two more categories – fiction and biography. Why? Because all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. This makes 5 categories.
In this video, Jim Kouzes visits Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book The Leadership Challenge. This event was part of the Leading@Google series.
In preparing for this article, I had a powerful realization. It struck me that many times when we are in need of motivation or ideas to improve ourselves, we tend to look for new concepts in new books, new CD’s and new teachers. If we could revisit what we had learned in the past, perhaps we would find a deeper level of understanding and answers our own questions.
Myth –It is impossible to read a whole Sunday newspaper, on Sunday! Did you know that a daily edition of a big city newspaper contains approximately the same number of words as a typical novel? And the Sunday edition contains the same number of words as four to six novels! No wonder you may feel overwhelmed by reading an entire Sunday newspaper!
Looking for a great read? Pick up a personal development book and invest in yourself and future.
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