What’s the point of reading if we don’t remember what we’ve read? What’s the point of reading without understanding?
It’s time to shift our way of reading. Try this. Every book you read from now on, apply these 3 steps to make it stick.
As a leader in my 20s, I remember having a lot of passion in whatever project or endeavor I set my mind to. Passion can be contagious and I think seeing a mentor leading with passion rubbed off on an eager young adult like me. In fact, people were able to overlook some of my inadequacies as a leader because of my authentic passion in my work and for helping people.
I recently read this book called “The One Thing” that helped me to focus on what that “one thing” is. Reality is, we have a ton of things that we are juggling in our lives. But what I realize is that if we don’t have that one thing as our main thing, then so many other peripheral things become our priority.
Creative people often don’t sit down thinking they are going to be creative. Sparks of creativity come when you least expect it. It comes when you’re driving a car, taking a shower, watching a movie and bam! Something bursts in your mind. A light bulb turns on.
In our organizations, we often suffer from vision problems. Sometimes we suffer from near-sightedness. We can see the objects and circumstances right before us but we can’t clearly see what’s ahead of us. Therefore, we need a course correction to give us vision for the future – for the things that are yet to come. Yes, we need to be present in the moment. But we also look to a better tomorrow – a hope that allows us to persevere in the current challenges.
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