YOU do need books!
May 13th, 2009 by Maggie
I am an avid reader – not junky stuff - I love Autobiographies, Sales and Marketing Books, Spirituality Books and a whole lot more, in fact anything except trashy fiction.
I devour the stuff – it does not matter what time of night I go to bed, I always have to read for a least an hour, if the book is good, it has been known for me to look at the clock only to find that I have read nearly all night and that it will soon be light in the sky! My husband threatens to set an alarm clock at a “Decent” time to stop me reading!
I never buy new books; I am always seen poking around garage sales, second hand bookstores and car boot sales to find Books that I like. I always carry with me a receipt book, so if the seller does not have one, I can get them to write out a receipt so I can claim as a business expense (Updating my library).
So what is this leading up to? Easy, if you are entrepreneur
You need to read, read, read.
Now I know what you’re going to say, “But Maggie, I am not an entrepreneur” my reply is, “if you are a business owner, then yes you are!”
“But Maggie, I don’t have time to read” – “Then Make time”
Look, I know for a fact that people who succeed in business read everything they can lay their hands on when it comes to Sales and Marketing and Business. It is like building a house, you must lay solid foundations and then brick by brick, build the house.
If you don’t have solid foundations the house will fall.
I want to recommend a book that should be in EVERYONES library if you are in business or an affiliate and that is
Triggers: 30 Sales Tools You Can Use To Control the Mind Of Your Prospect to Motivate, Influence and Persuade – by Joseph Sugarman
Until Next time
Love and Light
- Posted in Blogging, Personal Development
May 18th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Hi Maggie,
I agree with you wholeheartedly. Books allow us to stand on the shoulders of others and benefit from their experiences without having to pay as high a price as they paid for their learning.
I also believe that the internet amounts to reading “on steroids”. Just as 100 years ago the ability to read was the ticket to a greatly enhanced life, these days the ability to navigate the web intelligently delivers similar rewards to our generation.
Regards,
Brian from Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia.