Consider by joining this "club", you may join some of the super great leaders of the world who have already made these two points part of their habit.

Why is reading and self-studying important?  Look at Sir Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Britain, as a fine example of this concept of self-study.  Something he said might be able to help you, no matter what profession you are in or what hobby you are pursuing.  He said that the further you look into the past, the further you can see into the future.  History does have a tendency to repeat itself.  Study history.  History of nations, of civilizations, of human nature, of great leaders.  Learn from the "greats".  Learning history unlocks all sorts of opportunities Mr. Churchill said.  He read over an hour a day all types of history and some say THAT was the cause he became the Prime Minister of Britain leading a battered nation and world in troubled times into great accomplishments.  Why not start now to consider becoming a future Sir Winston Churchill in YOUR current or future area of undertaking?  Read an hour a day.

This one-hour-a-day and one-book-a-month reading program could be ideal for you to discover the answer to these and many other questions.

For example - are you in the RIGHT job or what is the right hobby FOR  YOU?

"What Color is Your Parachute?" by Richard Nelson Bolles ordered through Amazon.com or ebay.com or other locations like his website www.jobhuntersbible.com  might be the book you may want to read and go through to answer that question ... no matter what your age or where you are in the employment / hobby time line.  This book has a long list of endorsements for good reason.

Your future can be YOUR dream fulfilled.

These are just a few of the many potential quick examples I could provide of the merits of reading an hour a day.  Try it yourself and after a year ... and ... 12 books of your choice, let me know what YOU found.  Will you do that for me?  Try the program for a year and then decide what you think?

You may have heard or read the expression  "Where there is no vision, people perish." ... or ... "A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel."

Following is another:

Strong recommendation:  go on the  "book of the month club".  Which means that you read or listen to one book every month averaging twelve books a year.  Learn from others gleaning what YOU can from the experts.  Take responsibility for YOUR future!  No one else will!  Especially the way YOU can, nor will they have the same value and determination and seriousness that you can have.  Take charge and go forward NOW!!!  Remember that tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life...  How do YOU want your life to be?

(The following list is just a small partial list of the books, tapes, seminars, workshops, boot-camps, "whatever" material that I have read, listened to, and/or currently have in my own personal library.  These are provided not to brag about my personal library, but to show what YOU can do for your mind in developing it to be perhaps lots more knowledgeable.  Where would you like to be in one year?  Five years?  How about ten years?  Just one book a month is all that is suggested...)

You may want to start with a few in this list as they are some of the true, tried and tested of all time!  They are not listed in any specific order... so please enjoy your future as you expand your mind!  Bye the way, are you a future Winston Churchill type?

"As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.  Unbend the twig and the tree will grow straight!"  Again, don't know who to give the credit to, but why not begin to get your life and finances and other issues "straight"?  Start YOUR reading program now...

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How to Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie
Skill With People by Les Giblin
Power With People by Van Fleet
How to Talk Your Way to the Top by Edward J. Hagarty
Talk Your Way to Success With People by J.V. Cerney
The Art of Conversation by James A. Morris
The Art and Skill of Talking With People by Hugh P. Fellows
How to Put Yourself Across With Key Words and Phrases by Martha W. Cresci
Making What You Say Pay Off by Edward J. Hegarty
The Art of Negotiating by Gerard Nierenberg
Winning Through Intimidation by Robert J. Ringer
Kinesics: The Power of Silent Command by Merlyn Cundiff
Body Language by Julius Fast
Body Talk - The Science of Kinesics by Maude Poiret
How to Read a Person Like a Book by Gerard I. Nierenberg and Henry H. Calero
The Bible
Color Me Beautiful by Carole Jackson
The Well Dressed Woman by Patricia Drake Hemingway
Dress For Success by John T. Molloy
Quest for the Best by Stanley Marcus
Complete Book of Etiquette by Amy Vanderbilt
Pride in America Begins With Me by Anonymous
Compensation by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Where to Find the Secrets of Success by W.H.M. Stover
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Taking Control of Your Financial Future by Charles J. Givens

Marriage,  Child Rearing,  Family Relationships - see also "Human Relations,  Character" heading for obvious reasons.  You may want to consider that there is no greater honor than to provide a proper loving home to raise future world leaders ... and ... isn't that the potential of your children - world leaders?

Man of Steel and Velvet by Dr. Aubrey P. Andelin
Fascinating Womanhood by Helen Andelin
Beautiful Girlhood by Karen Andreola
The Plain Truth About Child Rearing by Garner Ted Armstrong
Your Marriage Can Be Happy by Worldwide Church of God
Modern Dating by Garner Ted Armstrong
Love For a Lifetime by James Dobson
His Needs, Her Needs by William F. Harley, Jr.
Men Are From Mars, Women From Venus by John Gray
Men, Women and Relationships by John Gray
Marriage and Divorce by Herbert W. Armstrong
Why Marriage, Soon Obsolete? by Herbert W. Armstrong
The Missing Dimension in Sex by Herbert W. Armstrong
The Principles of Healthful Living by Worldwide Church of God
The Key to Radiant Health by The Good News of Tomorrow’s World
Principles of Healthful Living by Mr. Stephen Flurry
The Bible
Art of Understanding Your Mate by
Do You Know Your Husband? by Dan Carlinsky
Do You Know Your Wife? by Dan Carlinsky
Do You Know Your Parents? by Dan Carlinsky
How to Help Your Husband Get Ahead by Dale Carnegie
You Can Be the Wife of a Happy Husband by Darien B. Cooper
What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew About Women by James Dobson
What Husbands Wish Wives Knew About Money by Larry Burkett

Sales -  (By the way, we ALL sell every day to everyone we meet, see or talk with whether we realize it or not.  This includes our family members, our co-workers and other social contacts.  We sell ourselves, our ideas, our moods, everything.  Hadn’t we better learn to do it more effectively?)

Selling by Zig Ziglar
How to Sell Yourself by Elmer Wheeler
How to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins
How to Increase Sales and Put Yourself Across by Telephone by Mona Ling
How to Sell Your Way to Financial Freedom by John W. Newbern
How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling by Frank Bettger
Strike-It-Rich Sales Prospecting by Les Dane
The Bible
The 36 Biggest Mistakes Salesmen Make and How to Correct Them by George N. Kahn
Action Techniques for the Take Charge Sales Manager by David C. Carter
Secrets of Overcoming Sales Resistance by Albert Goldstein
Zig Ziglar’s Secrets of Closing the Sale by Zig Ziglar
Secrets of Closing Sales by Charles B. Roth
1010 Tested Ideas That Move Merchandise by Weiss & Weiss
Cold Call Selling by Bureau of Business Practice, Waterford, Conn.
A Foot in the Door by Alfred C. Fuller
Phone Power for Getting Appointments by George Walther
Objections to Sell & Sponsor by Zig Ziglar
Power Closes by Zig Ziglar
They Got Your Money by Zig Ziglar
Using Voice Inflection in Closing Sales by Zig Ziglar

Real Estate,  Investments,  Finances

How You Can Become Financially Independent by Investing in Real Estate by Albert J. Lowry
Hidden Fortunes by Albert Lowry
Nothing Down by Robert G. Allen
How I Turned $1,000 into Three Million in Real Estate - in My Spare Time by William Nicherson
How to Make One Million Dollars in Real Estate in Three Years Starting With No Cash by Tyler G. Hicks
How to Successfully Manage Real Estate in Your Spare Time by Albert Lowry
Packaging Your Home for Profit by Bruce A. Percelay and Peter Arnold
How to Use Financing by Judge Ziglar
How to Buy Real Estate by U.S. News & World Report
How to Finance Real Estate by Stanley L. McMichael and Paul T. O’Keefe
How to Borrow Your Way to a Great Fortune by Tyler G. Hicks
Complete Guide to Income Property Financing and Loan Packaging by Donald Wm. Coker
The Real Estate Dictionary by John Talmo
Programs of HUD by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Encyclopedia of Real Estate Forms by Jerome S. Gross
Why Buyers Need Representation by Who’s Who in Creative Real Estate, Inc.
Aging America, Trends and Projections by
Medicaid Planning Handbook by Alexander A. Bove, Jr.

Courses,  Seminars,  Workshops,  Boot-Camps,  Subscriptions

Human Relations by Dale Carnegie
New Age Thinking for Achieving Your Potential by Louis Tice
Personal Dynamics by Success Motivation Institute
The Goal Mind by Denis Waitley
Success Consciousness by Michael Langran
The Free Enterprise System Still Works Today (Why Can’t You?) by James E. Tolleson
How to Master the Art of Selling Anything by Tom Hopkins
Closing The Sale by Tom Hopkins
Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy
Timid Salesmen Have Skinny Kids by Judge Ziglar
Your Sales Attitude by Michael Langran
Bible Correspondence Course by The World Wide Church Of God
Getting Rich Acquiring Residential Property by John Faraci
Total Real Estate Procedure by Peter DeJaeger
Al Lowry’s Real Estate Investor’s Course by Albert Lowry
Zero Down Seminars by Lew Cook
Zero Down by Stephen Thomas
Getting Started by Paul Feiger
A Seller’s Market by Al Robinson
Making the Numbers Work by Rental Housing Association
Government Loans by Wayne Phillips
110% Financing by Michael D’Avolio
The Complete Guide to Credit Improvement and Credit Card Millionaire System by Timothy B. Taylor
The Credit Card Game by Timothy B. Taylor
Money, Math, and Magic by Carl Abe
Easy Fortunes in Private Party Financing and Discounted Paper by Carl Abe
Building Your Own Success - Support Team by Carl Abe
Paper by Wesley T. Curran
Creative Success Formula for the 80’s by Wesley T. Curran
Foreclosures by Wesley T. Curran
Foreclosures and Equity Sharing by Hal Morris
Lordan Method by Dan Lordan
Nothing Down by Robert G. Allen
Control Without Ownership by Phil Drummond
How to Make the Ultimate Purchase Offer by Phil Drummond
No Money Down Purchase Offers by Wesley T. Curran
Instant Profits in Real Estate by Tom Vu and Richard Ceasari
Profit Seminar by Tom Vu and Richard Ceasari
American Covenant Seminar by Marshall Foster
Investment Implementation by John Stefanchek
Consulting Practice by Howard L. Shenson
The Consulting Alternative by Bill Broadbent S.E.C. - CIM and George Rosenberg
Phone Workshop by Dave Kurlan
Investment Organization by John Stefanchek
Investment Analysis by John Stefanchek
Closing by Rick Grosso
Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy
Now You Can Make Your Money Grow and Become Financially Independent Today by Albert J. Lowry
Al Lowry’s Foreclosure Course by Albert J. Lowry
Real Estate Made Simple by Gary F. Restall
Probate Real Estate by J.G. Banks
Real Estate Trusts by Attorney Samuel Black
How to Make Your Real Estate Fortune by Bernard Zick
How to Buy Right by Bernard Zick
The Midas Touch by Bernard Zick
Integrity Selling by Ron Willingham
No More Cold Calls by Sandler
Qualify, Present, Close by Sandler
Control Data by Sandler
Whiting Turner by Sandler
President’s Club by Sandler
Training School by Sandler
No Guts No Gain by Sandler
Peak Performance Selling by Kerry L. Johnson
Tele-Sales "How to Get Business on the Telephone by Kerry L. Johnson
Medicaid Asset Protection Seminar by Senior Resources
+  a whole bunch more on various aspects of money and financial planning, economics and investments, real estate, motivation, living life, people skills, world news, etc., etc., etc....

Periodicals,  News Sources,  Items of Interest

* International Herald Tribune (www.iht.com)
* Stratfor.com (www.stratfor.com)
* Drudge Report (www.drudgereport.com)
* Deutsche Welle (www.dw-world.de/english)
* The Christian Science Monitor (www.csmonitor.com)
* The Philadelphia Trumpet (www.thetrumpet.com)
* The Key of David (www.keyofdavid.com)
* Associated Press Wire (www.wire.ap.org)
* FOXNews.com (www.foxnews.com)
* The Jerusalem Post (www.jpost.com)
* The Hindu (www.indiaserver.com)
* The Times (www.thetimes.co.uk)
* WorldNetDaily (www.worldnetdaily.com)
* NewsMax.com (www.newsmax.com)
* Daily Telegraph International (www.telegraph.co.uk)
* Newsday.com (www.newsday.com/ap/text/international)
* Guardian Unlimited (www.guardianunlimited.co.uk)
* Electronic Telegraph (www.telegraph.co.uk)
* ForeignWire (www.foreignwire.com)
* BBC News World (www.news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/default.stm)
* Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)
* World Tribune.com (www.worldtribune.com
* ABCNEWS.com (http://abcnews.go.com)
* CBS News (http://cbsnews.cbs.com)
* CNN.com - World News (www.cnn.com/WORLD)
* ITAR-TASS.Russia (www.itar-tass.com/newsdir.htm)
* dowjones.com (www.dowjones.com)