One of the differences, not the only difference, but one of the differences between us and CEOs of fortune 500 companies are the number of books we read.
CEOs of fortune 500 companies read an average of 4 to 5 books a month! I read maybe 4 to 5 books a year! The average American reads 1 book a year and 60% of the average American only get to the first chapter!
I may be above average when it comes to reading but I only read a measly 8% of the amount that the average fortune 500 CEO reads.
And does anyone know what the opportunity cost of our lack of reading is?
The average CEO earns 536 times the salary of their average employee! In other words, it will take a year and a half to earn what the average CEO makes in a day!
Now this isn’t the only reason for the enormous salary difference, but if we can’t keep up with a CEOs desire to read and learn how will we be able to keep up with the other aspects that could possibly get us paid 536 times what we get paid now?
I need to learn to read faster and find more time to read more.
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Just read an article in the March 2009 issue of Success magazine on Scott Hamilton.
Scott Hamilton won Olympic Gold in figure skating in 1984. He accomplished this after overcoming a illness that could have taken his life at age 8.
He then moved on to successfully starting his own company: Stars on Ice. This was after getting laid off by the Ice Capades. He grew Stars on Ice from a 5 city test tour into a huge 72 cities a year production. However, he had to overcome testicular cancer along the way.
Now he takes on the task of having a family with a wife and 2 kids. This is in addition to being a motivational speaker and a co-founder of a cancer research organization.
Geez, I’ll be happy if I get through this foreclose fiasco. I guess it is true that there is always someone who has got it worse.
And reading about Scott Hamilton has reaffirmed my belief that the difference between extrordinary and ordinary may be prompted by the challenges we face but it is decided by the choices we make.
