5 Surprising Things They Don’t Tell You About Reading 52 Books in 52 Weeks
I finally did it — for the first time in my life, I read a book a week for an entire year.
I was surprised by what I learned in the process. Since most people I know haven’t read this much, no one had told me what to expect.
Here are 5 surprising lessons they don’t tell you about reading 52 books in 52 weeks.
1. Reading 52 Books in 1 Year is As Hard As You Make It
In his famous book Rich Dad Poor Dad, New York Times best-selling author Robert Kiyosaki told a story of a fundamental mindset shift he made that started his path to incredible financial success.
Instead of saying “I can’t afford it” when faced with an expensive purchase — as most people around him did — he decided to change his response to:
“How can I afford it?”
This simple tweak in mindset opened up a world of possibilities. Kiyosaki found out how creative, innovative, and tenacious he could be when reaching towards a goal.
Whereas most people’s thinking was immediately shut down by the first response, Kiyosaki found that he could continually achieve huge goals by simply asking “how.”
