Develop Your Reading Culture and Get Prepared for leadership Seats

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Reading Culture refers to habitual and regular reading of books and information materials.As it is rightly said by a renowned scholar Harry Truman that;”… all leaders are readers”He says further,”l love reading both because it is enjoyable and it plays critical role in helping me become a leader”.Dave Olsen also stated five reasons why all leaders are readers.

Amazing leaders have many exceptional habits.One of them is surprisingly simple:”Reading”.Find out how it helps them develop and improve.Truman said “l normally consume at least two books per month.l’m usually in the middle of three or four books so l can choose what l feel like at any given time such as religious book on Sunday and fiction book when l want to relax and one or two non-fiction books when l’m motivated to learn”.

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Five reasons all leaders are readers

1.Reading elevates us above our current situation:-Reading inspires us with great stories of accomplishments.lt can give us new ideas and allows us to step back and view the forest while day-to-day we only see a new trees.Reading such as biographies, winners dream and autobiographies of great leaders.

2.Reading multiplies our experiences:-By reading,we can learn from the experiences of an unlimited number of leaders.lt could be reading about power of learning from other experiences through stories.

3.Reading allows us to spend time with smart people:-You may not be able to have lunch with Barack Obama,Boris Johnson,Bola Tinubu,even the late Obafemi Awolowo and so on but you can spend as much time with them as you want by reading materials written by them or read about their history.

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4.Reading can quickly build our expertise:-Without reading,our expertise will be limited to our direct experiences.We do not experience life quickly,so our direct experience are limited.Of course,book learning is not as good as hand on experience,but it may open the door to opportunities for hands on experience and make us more effective when we get the opportunity.

5.Reading gives us an escape:-When thinking about reading for leaders,we normally think about non fiction such as leadership principles,self improvement, biographies. Fiction reading also provides an escape. lt helps you mentally disengage from your circumstances,which facilitates rest and recovery.When you come back to real life,you can face your challenges with new ideas and renewed energy and focus. We should all imbibe reading culture and start to prepare for leadership seats.

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Our children are not left out. Reading Culture is diminishing around us now.We should revive it.Let us make our children love reading either fiction and non-fiction texts. We should prepare ourselves for Leadership Seats through learning and reading culture. lf you want to be a leader,you must be a reader!

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