Wondered why so many rich and successful people swear by reading every day? As habits go, reading is a very popular choice amongst the rich and successful. Find out below why rich and successful people read every day.
As the creator of PropelHer’s Book Club it’s not surprising that I am passionate about reading and really believe it helps you to achieve more success in your life and become richer.
Lots of the most successful, powerful and rich people in the world will have an active habit of reading.
For example, Warren Buffet claims to read 600-1000 pages per day. Bill Gates reads a book a week, Oprah believes in the power of reading so much she has her own book club and even the King of social media Mark Zuckerberg declared to the world back in 2015 that he was going to read a book every fortnight.
I think it is pretty clear that reading is a great habit to create in your own life, but in case you needed any more persuasion here is 3 reasons why reading helps you to become successful and rich.
Reason 1 – Readings help increase your focus
In a world where everyone is multi-tasking and a phone is beeping every minute, to sit down and read for a consistent amount of time takes focus. Even just reading for 20 minutes a day is helping your mind to focus on just the one task at hand. That discipline can then be applied to other areas of life.
Reason 2 – Reading helps you to continually learn
So many people are taught to get a good formal education and then you will become successful and rich. In reality, it is very far from the truth. Increasingly we hear stories of the “dropouts” who go on to achieve great things. The reason is because becoming successful isn’t about being a Straight A student. It is about creativity, innovation, determination and much more.
Reading helps you learn about concepts the school system never taught you about such as how to actually manage your finances, how to network like a pro and how to master your elevator pitch.
And reading also allows you to learn things that weren’t even known when you were at school. The reason why continual learning is EVEN more important now than ever before is because the world is changing so quickly. To be successful you need to stay up-to-date and reading supports that ongoing learning process.
Reason 3 – Reading helps you to be reflective
Life is a long lesson and as I explained in reason 2 reading is great for teaching you, but that is only half of the learning process. The other reason why reading is so powerful is because it can challenge you. When you read the right book you are forced to reflect on why society is a certain way, why you act in a certain manner and whether you practice what is being taught in a book.
It is this reflective practice, which really helps people to succeed in life. It is through spending the time to delve deeper and really explore who you are that helps you become the best version of yourself possible.
That is 3 of many reasons why reading why rich and successful people read every day.
If you think you want to up your reading game then check out PropelHer’s Book Club. PropelHer’s Book Club is a non-fiction book club for ambitious women that focuses on reading books to support your personal and professional development.
Right now the doors for PropelHer’s Book Club in 2018 are open! So if you would like to read great books and have the opportunity to discuss them (because the reflecting bit is the important bit) with other ambitious women then visit propelher.co.uk/bookclub2018/
Spaces are limited to ensure everyone has the opportunity to speak in the discussions so if you want in to be involved sign up today.
