| I'm not the most successful person on the planet | | | | One of these options was the ability to purchase |
| but have been educating myself, my entire life. I | | | | more books on a variety of topics. These books |
| have always had some sort of fascination with | | | | with a little application, over time have taught me |
| public libraries and books. I was never a good | | | | how to write better, type, perform almost any |
| reader but was excellent, and prided myself at | | | | construction task, create a happier life, become |
| how good I was at looking at the pictures. I | | | | what I would consider a better person, one that |
| graduated high school with a sixth-grade reading | | | | others like to be around and of course last but |
| level and had only read two books from cover to | | | | not least a spiritual path that is leading me to |
| cover by the time I was 18 years old. | | | | enlightenment. |
| My reading skills gradually increased but I rarely | | | | Ignorance is our only enemy and education is the |
| have time to read, because of my job. As a | | | | key to a better life. If you're business requires |
| contractor, I spent a lot of time reading job | | | | certain skills for advancement, educate yourself |
| specifications and contracts. Most of this reading | | | | and start advancing in your business. Soon you |
| was necessary to my survival. These contracts | | | | could become invaluable to your company or start |
| would often have loop holes that could cost me a | | | | your own business. This education could allow you |
| small fortune, while the project specifications could | | | | to take more time off, spend more time with |
| have put me out of business if they weren't | | | | your family, or gather more information to make |
| understood correctly. | | | | your life easier and those around you. |
| My skills in the construction business increased as | | | | Ignorance isn't our only enemy but it seems to be |
| the years went on because of the information I | | | | one of the easiest ones to overcome. We think |
| gathered on the job site, dealing with other | | | | we can do very little, when it comes to poverty, |
| contractors, architects and engineers. This helped | | | | health, sanitation and education but you're wrong, |
| me move my family from survival, living from | | | | with a few inspirational words, people have |
| paycheck to paycheck to stability, having money | | | | changed entire countries. Think about the change |
| in the bank and options. Options I wouldn't have | | | | you could make and then seek to make the |
| had living paycheck to paycheck. | | | | change. Why not start with a couple of books. |