You Don’t Need to Be Rich to Do This

There is one habit that you can start right now that you don’t need a whole lot of money to participate. It’s a habit that many of the wealthy use to create their wealth. It’s something that many people find enjoyable, and it can help you solve many problems. It's a fantastic way to "air out" your Mental Room as suggested by the lifestyle philosophy of A House With Four Rooms. This one habit is reading.

People who are successful are avid readers. They gather ideas from what they read...whether it be fiction or nonfiction, they have a constant idea bank available to them. In fact, reading helps their brains foster ideas. After developing a reading habit, the ideas will start to flow like water. As a teacher and coach, reading allows me to learn and share with others. I create masterclasses within my lifestyle membership, A Pilgrimage to Self, and I share some of the pearls of wisdom as these blog posts.

It makes sense as no one person can think of every idea possible. There are too many possibilities for that to occur. Therefore, when you read the work of others, you are borrowing from their thought processes. You don’t always have to agree with everything you read. However, reading ideas that fall outside your comfort zone can introduce new pathways in your brain, no matter how upset those ideas make you.

Reading is one of the best tools for learning, and it can be done anywhere. Luckily, libraries continue to exist for people who do not have access to technology. If you are connected, then you have a larger wealth of information to draw inspiration from. Our libraries are filled with lots of opportunities and possibilities...just the other day I took my grandchildren to Story Time and we had a blast. 

You do need to be critical of what you read. It’s easier than ever for anyone to publish on any topic. Amazon has made the publishing of books easier, as well. People can publish without checking facts. They can also publish solely on the basis of their opinion on a topic. Some people set out to deceive you with their writing knowing full well their information is false. Take the time to check facts on what you read to save yourself from the embarrassment of citing incorrect sources or following misinformation.

Even with the timebombs associated with misinformation, there is plenty of value in reading. By taking the appropriate steps, you can learn from the work of others and use this to advance your goals. It can expand your horizons more than you ever thought possible.

Most people who accumulated wealth did so from reading, yet it’s not necessary to be wealthy to read. You can use the tools of the wealthy to become wealthy yourself. Reading opens you up to learning and growing. The possibilities are endless. You can escape through fiction, travel and learn about faraway places, or learn a new skill.

You'll find a reading practice will be a fun journey along the way. You’ll discover information about the world that you would never have imagined from not reading. Open your mind to new ideas, cultures, and wisdom...your personal development has the power to transform your life. As my mentor, Wayne Dyer used to teach, "What you look at changes when you change what you look at."

Until next time...

Cheers!

Lisa

P.S. Make sure to schedule your daily routines to visit your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual "rooms"...YOU are worth it!