Here´s one very simple yet potentially lifechanging advice I first heard from Brian Tracy. Cut down on the tv at night by just one hour. Instead use that hour to read books that could improve your life.
If you´re in sales, google or browse amazon for what other people think are the best and most useful books on improving your sales.
This of course applies to all fields, not just the workrelated ones. Maybe you want to improve your health, become a more energetic person with a better looking body. Or maybe you want improve your productivity, your relations or perhaps do some general personal development.
One hour a day is not much. But if you read for one hour a day on weekdays that´s about 260 hours a year. That´s a lot of books and loads and loads of useful advice.
If applied who knows what great things and feelings could come into your life this year.
Also, all that cool information and useful advice will start to open up your mind. You will start to see more possibilites in your everyday life.
Now, now you might think something like this:
1. I really don´t have the money…
Answer: Visit your local library or search their database if they got a website. Or look for used copies in places like amazon.com or some more local alternative if you´re outside of the US.
2. Yeah, ok, but I really don´t have the time…
Answer: Buy the books as audiobooks and listen to them in the car whilst driving to and from work. Or transfer them to your mp3-player and listen while riding your bike/bus to work or school. Recently selling audiobooks directly through mp3-downloads have become popular. It´s probably something we will see more and more as people and companies discover this easy (and if the technology works) smooth way of shopping.
So start browsing for recommendations on books or ask your friends and collegues.
And shut of the tv a little earlier and start reading this week.
译文:
每天看一小时书能改变你的生活
我第一次从布赖恩.特蕾西那儿听说这样一个建议，看似非常简单其实拥有能改变生活的潜力。从晚上看电视的时间中，只要抽出一个小时来看书，就能改善你的生活。
如果你从事销售行业，那么谷歌或亚马逊游览器对你来说，是一本最好、最实用的“书”，它通过了解其他人的想法来改善你的销售策略。
这同样适用于其他领域，不仅仅是工作方面。或许你想更健康，成为一个拥有良好体魄的、充满活力的人。或许你想扩大你的生产力、改善你的人际关系，又或许你只想做一个普通人。
每天一小时一点也不多。如果你平时每天阅读一小时，那一年就会有大约260小时。这样你就能阅读很多本书，并从中获得大量有用的建议。
如果把这些都应用到实践中，那今年，你的生活将充满成功的喜悦。
这些客观而有效的建议也将促发你的灵感、扩展你的思路。你会发现你每天的生活充满着更多的希望。
现在，让我们来思考以下几点：
1. "我实在没钱买书来看......"
但实际上，你可以去当地的图书馆或去网上搜索数据库。也可以在亚马逊之类的网站找到复印本，如果你不在美国，则会有更多选择的途径，不花钱也能阅读。
2. "是的，我想看的，但我实在没有时间去看......"
但实际上，你可以买音频电子书，在去工作和回家的路上听。也可以转换它们的格式，把它们放到MP3里，在你骑车或乘车去工作或学习的路上听。现在直接通过MP3下载音频电子书已广为流行。我们可以看到，越来越多的个人和公司正利用这种既简易又方便的技术，进行着商业买卖。
所以除了自己每日阅读，让你的朋友和同事们也开始养成这个好习惯吧。
从这周开始，早点关掉电视，开始阅读吧！