{"id":34329,"date":"2015-07-27T17:04:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T01:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=34329"},"modified":"2015-08-20T11:50:44","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T19:50:44","slug":"habit-will-put-top-1-experts-money-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/habit-will-put-top-1-experts-money-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"This Habit Will Put You in the Top 1{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} of Experts and Money-Makers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>What if\u00a0you could become an international expert and top earner with ONE habit for only ONE hour per day?<\/p>\n<p>This one strategy changed everything for me.<\/p>\n<p>I used to be a huge TV junkie. I still have a few favorites on Netflix that I turn to when I need a distraction.<\/p>\n<p>But once I learned that doing this instead could make me more successful and open up tons of opportunities, I made the switch.<\/p>\n<p>Before I get to that, check out these statistics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>25{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} of people have not read a book in the last year<\/li>\n<li>46{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} of adults score in the lowest two levels of literacy<\/li>\n<li>Reading frequency declines after age eight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What&#8217;s the message?<\/p>\n<p>That most people\u00a0<em>don&#8217;t read<\/em>. Half of adults are basically illiterate, and 1 out of 4 adults haven&#8217;t read a book in the last year. Here&#8217;s one more: &#8220;Reading one hour per day in your chosen field will make you an international expert in 7 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In other words,\u00a0reading leads to expertise. And expertise\u00a0leads to success.<\/p>\n<p>See where I&#8217;m going?\u00a0The magic formula is to be among the very few adults who\u00a0<em>actually read<\/em>.\u00a0It&#8217;s no secret that if you read, you will learn.<\/p>\n<p>But you can do even better. What if you commit to reading at least 1 hour every day? How about 1 book per week?<\/p>\n<p>According to Brian Tracy:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;If you read only one book per month, that will put you into the<strong> top 1{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} of income earners<\/strong> in our society. But if you read one book per week, 50 books per year, that will make you <strong>one of the best educated, smartest, most capable and highest paid people in your field<\/strong>. Regular reading will transform your life completely.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What have we learned so far?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Most people don&#8217;t read<\/li>\n<li>If you read 1 hour per day, you can\u00a0quickly become an expert<\/li>\n<li>If you read 1 book per <em>month<\/em>, you can\u00a0be in the top 1{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} of income earners<\/li>\n<li>If you read 1 book per\u00a0<em>week<\/em>, you can\u00a0be one of the most successful people in the world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simple, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>You:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;Great idea. But&#8230;I have <em>no time<\/em> to read one book every week!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ah, there&#8217;s <em>that<\/em> problem. The whole &#8220;not enough time&#8221; thing. I&#8217;ve found that if I know\u00a0<em>why<\/em> I want to do X instead of Y, it makes X more important, which motivates me to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Try this. Write down\u00a0a list of 10 things you do every day that take up at least 30 minutes. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watching TV &#8212; 3 hours<\/li>\n<li>Browsing the web &#8212; 1 hour<\/li>\n<li>Using social media &#8211; 1 hour<\/li>\n<li>Playing video games (or game apps) &#8212; 2 hours<\/li>\n<li>Driving to get lunch or coffee (instead of making your own)\u00a0&#8212; 1 hour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be surprised to discover that you probably have 3-6 hours of things you could easily\u00a0<em>do less of<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Then, imagine yourself 6 months from now as an expert in your field. Idle conversation won&#8217;t get you there. Watching TV won&#8217;t get you there.<\/p>\n<p>But reading <em>will\u00a0<\/em>get you there.<\/p>\n<p>Successful German film director Werner Herzog said, &#8220;Those who read own the world, and those who watch television lose it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now that you know that reading (X) is more valuable to you\u00a0than your chosen time-waster (Y), take these steps TODAY to start reading more:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Identify 1 hour every day where you can eliminate or reduce\u00a0one of your time-wasting activities<\/li>\n<li>Create a daily &#8220;Read for 1 hour&#8221; calendar reminder that blocks off that hour<\/li>\n<li>Go to your bookshelf and find 4 books to start reading (or buy physical or ebooks online)<\/li>\n<li>Stack the books next to your favorite reading spot to make it really hard to ignore<\/li>\n<li>Move all of your digital devices AWAY from your reading spot<\/li>\n<li>Read every day for an hour<\/li>\n<li>BONUS STEP: Put a pen and notebook (waiter&#8217;s pad or Moleskine) on the stack of books so you can write down the hundreds of ideas you&#8217;ll get from reading<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>You:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;OK, but <em>what<\/em> should I read?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In his book\u00a0<em>The Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth<\/em>, James Altucher (one of the most successful people out there) shares his daily reading formula. It&#8217;s a great place to start. Every day, read:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} of a nonfiction book to get ideas<\/li>\n<li>10{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} of an inspirational book<\/li>\n<li>10{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} of a high-quality fiction book<\/li>\n<li>BONUS: Read a game-related book\u00a0(or play a mental game like chess)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This should take you about an hour (or two if you&#8217;re feeling ambitious). If you do the math, that&#8217;s 30{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c}\u00a0of a book every day, or 1-2 books per week.<\/p>\n<p>As for the specific books, here are some ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google the &#8220;favorite books&#8221; of your favorite successful people<\/li>\n<li>Ask people you admire what they read<\/li>\n<li>Follow your interests<\/li>\n<li>I put together a <a href=\"http:\/\/howtoattainsuccess.com\/resources\" target=\"_blank\">list of resources<\/a> if you want some more ideas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As Thomas Corley puts it in\u00a0<em>Rich Habits<\/em>:\u00a0&#8220;Successful people are slaves to their good daily habits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Become a slave to your new reading habit. Then you&#8217;ll be smarter. That will make you an expert.\u00a0Which leads to success.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/howtoattainsuccess.com\/hey-pickthebrain\" target=\"_blank\">howtoattainsuccess.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/howtoattainsuccess.com\/hey-pickthebrain\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Philip Pape is an author, software engineer, public speaker, and life-hacker who helps smart people demolish their fears and become totally confident at <a href=\"http:\/\/howtoattainsuccess.com\/hey-pickthebrain\" target=\"_blank\">howtoattainsuccess.com<\/a>. He specializes in effective, counter-intuitive strategies to attain\u00a0success. Check out his approach and get free stuff\u00a0by <a href=\"http:\/\/howtoattainsuccess.com\/hey-pickthebrain\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here<\/a>. Follow Philip on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/philip_pape\" target=\"_blank\">@philip_pape<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if you could become an international expert and top earner with ONE habit for only ONE hour per day? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/habit-will-put-top-1-experts-money-makers\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12163,"featured_media":34335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2162],"tags":[2929,2939,318,4509,66,4639,4643,49,4629,4640,4508],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>This Habit Will Put You in the Top 1{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} of Experts and Money-Makers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What if you could become an international expert and top earner with ONE habit for only ONE hour per day? 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