The
greatest value on earth
A house without books is like a room
without windows. —Heinrich Mann
Imagine investing the cost of a meal to
feed our mind instead of feeding our stomachs
Why reading the right books provide the
greatest return on your time? The first key to open our brains is what
books we should read. Mentors and coaches are great places to start. Read
wide and read deep. Among the great books I have read last month are Uncommon
Friends by James Newton and The Education of Little Tree by Forrest
Carter. What great books have you read in the last month?
1.
Expand our minds and stretch our thinking.
Expand our ideas for thinking
wider and deeper. Create images for a better future. Feed the growth of our
soul and our spirit. Education from reading is a bridge from misery and despair
to hope and a bright future.
2.
Introduce us to ourselves.
The more we know others the
more we know ourselves. Most people have no idea the potential inside them.
Great books are the best books we can give to ourselves and to others because
we can keep opening them over and over again.
3.
Borrow the experience of others.
Leverage the experience of
others to compound our own experiences. The more we read the freer we are.
4.
Reduce stress.
Find true meaning in our lives.
Stress comes from fear of the unknown. Wisdom eliminates stress.
5.
Gain empathy and humility.
Realize how truly blessed we
are. When we read we know we are not alone.
6.
Improve the functioning of our brains.
Improve memory and increase
our response time. Read to remember and not to forget.
7.
Exercise our brains.
Keep our minds young and
delay the onset of illnesses. We must feed our brains continuously with the
right foods, the right information that is.
Thank
you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.
Be blessed and be a
blessing to others
Carlos Fontana
Author of the book Priceless, Co-author of the
book Follow to Lead
"The future
belongs to those who can see and pursue opportunities before they are
obvious."
"Those that take
swift action will always leave those that don't breathing the dust."
I would love to do a
podcast or a blog interview and share my Nuggets with your audience!
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