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How to Read More: Simple Steps to a Life-Long Habit of Enjoyable & Rewarding Reading
How to Read More: Simple Steps to a Life-Long Habit of Enjoyable & Rewarding Reading
How to Read More: Simple Steps to a Life-Long Habit of Enjoyable & Rewarding Reading
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How to Read More: Simple Steps to a Life-Long Habit of Enjoyable & Rewarding Reading

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It doesnt take days or weeks or months to read a book.
It takes hours. READ MORE explains how.

Most people readily admit that reading books is beneficial, and wish they could read a bit more, and in some cases, a lot more. But most people also have what seem like perfectly valid excuses for not reading, chief among which are lack of time, work-load and responsibility.

Yes, they all seem perfectly understandable excuses until you read this book, and discover accounts of people going out of their way to indulge in the habit, from Rudi Giuliani, who, as New York Mayor during 9-11, finally arrived home at past 2 A.M. on the night of that fateful day, and still picked up a book to read; to Barack Obama who went on a one-week vacation in 2010, with over 2,300 pages of reading; to George W. Bush whose formula for reading was to enter into a reading contest with his top presidential aide, Karl Rove.

Then there is the challenge of the 99% majority, for whom affordability might also be a ready excuse. Yet, Dr. Ben Carson, today a world-famous neurosurgeon and bestselling author, traces his turnaround to the reading habit instilled in him in fifth grade by his single mother who wasnt even literate at the time. And there are several other examples.

But what of the other 1%, the rich and famous, for whom, time is priceless? Bill Gates as CEO of Microsoft had a Think Week, dedicated to reading. And as Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew took out time to recharge his batteries at Harvard.

A commitment to a regime of habitual reading takes more than mental conviction. It takes doing. And unlike what most people have come to believe, reading a book doesnt take days or weeks. It takes hours. This book demonstrates how, and reveals other simple steps that anyone can follow, to develop a life-time habit of enjoyable reading, and reap its rewards.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 1, 2014
ISBN9781496986344
How to Read More: Simple Steps to a Life-Long Habit of Enjoyable & Rewarding Reading
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Martin Udogie

Ten years after graduating top of his class, and with a first class degree from the university, Martin had not read a book. Like many people, he erroneously associated reading with what you did in school, when studying towards a specific goal, with classroom learning. And he would pay the price. Inability to express a persuasive opinion at formal settings, and failure to impress at key meetings afflict many people, including the vast majority of professionals and executives. Martin was no exception. All that would begin to change when he joined a leading management consulting firm, and was given a book to read. Along the way, he began to observe colleagues who had a swagger: they were very articulate, spoke and wrote excellently well and won the admiration of subordinates, peers and superiors. Clients sought them out. Later, he would come to see what separated these people from the others. They read more than the others and therefore knew more than them. And when you know what others do not, they listen to you; they respect your views; they yield to you. Martin put this discovery into practice and from his extensive reading has come to discover even more benefits to the virtue of reading. Beyond that, he has broken down reading into very simple steps capable of turning anyone into a habitual reader with all its rewards. Martin is a former senior bank executive, a certified professional accountant and strategy consultant. He has leveraged his skills into becoming a multidimensional professional. He is an avid media operator, a newsletter publisher and nationally-syndicated radio host. He regularly facilitates and conducts training for leading corporate organisations in Nigeria.

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