There were definitely some classes at school where staying awake was just as challenging as the homework. Why some of these subjects were important still remains a mystery to me! Surely our time could have been INVESTED better in other educational areas? Here are a few of the areas that I think should be learned from an early age, and which we will certainly be covering at this site. They have the potential to make a huge impact on people’s success in every area of life, and so I wonder how long it will be before we see GCSE’s in the following areas:
1. Selling – Everyone needs to be a great sales person. We are constantly selling; products, ideas, ourselves. Sales create the income for EVERY business. Surely this comes higher in importance than calculus and trigonometry? When asked how to be more successful, even Robert Kiyosaki (www.richdad.com) advised an aspiring author to learn how to sell. Why? Because she wanted to be a best selling author! Read those words again… Best… SELLING… Author. Learn how to sell effectively and you can be successful in any field. There are many courses and books out there, just check out some of the reading recommendations for ideas on how to influence people more elegantly and effectively!
2. Finance – Here is a simple formula for wealth: Spend less than you earn and invest the difference! Despite this, the majority of people I talk to have more month left at the end of the money than money at the end of the month. Very few people have been taught any sound financial information and now we are seeing debt crises everywhere! A rarely known fact is DEBT CAN MAKE YOU RICH… if you use it FOR you rather than against you. You should develop a plan to turn earned income into passive income, (and if you haven’t heard that term before then you need to discover it NOW!) and aim to get to a point where your investments are generating enough income for you to leave your J.O.B.. If you are unsure how, find someone to help you but do it yesterday if possible! If you want to save money, check out Martin Lewis at www.moneysavingexpert.com .
3. Relationships – How do you interact with the opposite sex? Take the time to learn about the female species or the male species, and particularly their differences. Anyone looking for success in an intimate relationship needs to read for a start Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (www.marsvenus.com) by John Gray. Most men do not even know that there are 4 words that will make a woman weak at the knees (will be covered in an upcoming post!). Spend time learning how to be closer with your partner to vastly improve the quality of life, you will ultimately be spending a lot of time with this person, so you may as well make it bearable at the very least, and ideally hugely enjoyable!
If you do have any ideas on resources available for any of these areas, please do leave a comment below or add the books to our reading list page.