We become what we consume. That which we ingest determines the healthy function and growth of the human vessel. Just as the body, the brain must also be fed in order to grow. An undernourished body is an unhealthy and sickly body, one to soon waste away.  An undernourished brain brings about  unhealthy mentalities, fragile and weak mental states, leading to the rot of a mans spirit. With food one nourishes the body. With books one nourishes the mind. One should nourish the mind daily.

One who fails to transform his or her mind on a regular basis  is doomed to cycle aimlessly in life. Literacy formulates core principals in  building successful outcomes. Literacy is required for the most basic exchanges in society. Literacy is not merely important for growth but necessitates survival.

Literacy encompasses reading and comprehension, a basic unit of communication and information exchange. Every principal ever taught, every lesson learned, every achievement known to man has been inscribed. There remains little excuse for lack of knowledge.

However, one must  be careful what is read.

What you read influences your thoughts and those thoughts evolve to so much more; to that which could be the defining point of one’s failure or success.

1. Choose to read with purpose

2. Find books that help build skill, talent, health, character, wealth, and  good habits.

4. Take notes

5. Study

6. Apply what you learn