Whenever you go to a bookshop , do not just walk around the aisles ; take your time to talk to the shop attendants about the latest arrivals , the books that serious people in town like buying and reading . Ask questions here and there to find out what will really be useful to you . Ralph Waldo Emerson once said , “ If we encounter a man of rare intellect , we should ask him what books he reads .”
It is said that reading is dreaming with your eyes open , and that a reader lives a thousand lives before he dies , but the man who never reads lives only once . By indulging yourself in the habit of regularly reading great books , you will be able to empower yourself with a lot of insights that will make your lifetime achievements look like achievements by many people from different places in the world .
At the height of his success , Abraham Lincoln said all that he had learned , he learned from books . Which crime is worse , burning a book or not reading it ? Joseph Brodsky said , “ There are worse crimes than burning books . One of them is not reading them .” It is very surprising to learn that he who does not read books is not different from those who burn them .
Always remember that two things will change your life , “ The books you read and the people you meet .” Great inspirational books can take you to frontiers that would have taken you a whole lifetime to reach on your own . Books have the power to take you beyond limits .
If you read autobiographies of great people , you will not fail to notice the impact of great books in their lives . Books know no boundaries ; therefore , they can take you beyond limits .
Great people have a habit of reading regularly ; they devour all manner of
knowledge that comes their way . All highly effective people have almost the same habits and one of them is sharpening their souls , according to Steve Covey in his best-selling book , The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People .
Regularly sharpen your soul and your mind . Become very sharp through a disciplined reading lifestyle and cut through all limitations on the way to your greatness .
A book can introduce you to you ; a book can provide a roadmap for your next level in life . A book can light a fire in your belly that will carry you to the sky of your destiny . Start a lifelong relationships with books and they will never let down .
Pepe Minambo is a Gallant and renowned International Motivational Speaker , Author of several Life Changing Books , and the Founding Director of The Motivator Africa . This article is based on excerpts from his newest book Beyond Limits . You can commune with him on this or related issues via mail at : Minambopepe @ gmail . com .