Hi Shelton, whats your ultimate goal for reading these types of books? Have you started a business?

 

everyone starts with the technical stuff

but there is something interesting about many authors

let's take a look at this guy : stuart Goldsmith from Britain




he is a self made multi millionaire

is the guy talking about economics ?

no, he is talking about believing in yourself

in fact, in his Midas method , he talks about his formula for wealth

this is very surprising :

25 % knowing exactly what we want

25 % belief " i really deserve to be rich " ( most people don't really believe this is possible )

25 % belief " i can become rich " ( learning the skills )

and only 25 % doing the technical stuff, action and so on !!


at first, i was skeptical and thought this is another guru' scam


but he really did follow this formula to retire with 10 millions pounds in 2003.

after studying the guy, i came to the conclusion that he really followed his written stuff

his innercircle program and others materials he created.

he really started with the right innergame in order to push through adversity and beat the odds .

 

Reread The Millionaire Fastlane.

 

Financial literacy is important, but you're putting the chicken before the egg. You business acumen and ability to generate money needs to happen before you worry about how to best spend it. Assets are important... at a later stage. Right now you need to focus on being adept at creating value for others, solving problems.

 

I read "The ONE thing" by Gary Keller last week because I've seen it recommended here a bunch of times and now I join the group.

If you're starting out "The millionaire fastlane" and "The ONE thing" is all you need.

Learn as you go.

If you want to go deeper into the mindset read Unscripted and if you want to go deeper into managing your tasks read "Getting things done" by David Allen.

This may sound weird at first because we all have heard the "leaders are readers" motto and other similar phrases, but reading too much about stuff that you don't need yet is action faking and it will take time away from more important stuff.

 

What will I learn from the one thing? Entrepreneurship or Finance or....?

 

Productivity:

 

The first thing I would do is begin holding yourself responsible for your grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Perhaps take a class.

You will never be taken seriously in business if you make a habit of writing like this.

In today’s day and age of spelling and grammar checks, you literally have to try to suck this bad at writing.

Next... Erase the phrase “I don’t know how” from your vocabulary. Understand you can learn HOW and it is YOUR CHOICE. The little things MATTER.

 

I second what @Kak has written.

If you do not get basic grammar correct, and do not capitalize "I" and the first letter of your sentence, it will be very difficult to converse through text in any business encounter.

When you are reading books, any book at all, try to pay attention to writing style. With the modern world being so driven through emails and texts, it is absolutely critical that grammatical rules are followed.

 

Emerson...”Self-Reliance”. Multiple times.

 

Great book. I even didn't read it yet.

 

Whilst an excellent essay by Emerson it is very archaic so I'd recommend reading it on an ereader like the kindle (Essays is free from Amazon) so you can highlight words for their definition.
I firmly agree @Fortune5ive it is worth multiple readings, although I'm not sure it will help @shelton with financial literary it would help with life.

 

I will add my favourite quote from Self-Reliance is:
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."

 

What is your biggest challenge regarding money? Invesments, earning more, control irrational expenses? You can start from there and then see which book/topic fits your purpose.

 

Excuses. I’m from New York, too. Many businesses are always hiring. You’re not trying hard enough.

Get your priorities straight.

Step 1. Get a job. (Even McDonald’s is hiring, be humble.)

— if you’re having trouble finding work, go to Workforce 1.​

Step 2. Save up some checks. Then, buy stuff on Craigslist and flip. Repeat. Takes hustle but you got no choice.

Step 3. Reread the book. Then, get better at code. Offer your services through Fiverr or Upwork.

Step 4. Read the gold threads. Especially @Fox thread on how to sell websites.

 

Don’t try. Do.

Read here for more info on CL:

GOLD! - How I earned money (hustle arbitrage) to start a real business.