“I find it difficult to read a self-improvement book. Even after reading it I don’t see any results at all. What’s the whole point in reading one?”<\/p>\n
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1.You read with a misconception that change is not possible<\/strong><\/p>\n You read just because others asked you to read. You will criticize what the author has written and term it as impractical. It is good to criticize but criticism should be balanced. Instead of approaching the book negatively, approach it with open mindedness. See what the book has to offer. You don\u2019t lose much by implementing what the author mentions. Try this approach and then tell me if it still does not work.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 2.You don\u2019t take time and put efforts to implement the advice<\/strong><\/p>\n When you read a self-improvement book, you read it as a novel. You finish it off in one night. No one is giving you an award for finishing it. The true reward is becoming better by implementing what you read. You can still finish the book but you need to revisit it, till you master the concepts. If there are any exercises mentioned in the book, do them. If you are stuck with any exercise, keep going back to it till you get it right.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 3.You expect immediate results<\/strong><\/p>\n Anything which you can earn easily, is lost easily. It takes time to build habits and master them. Given that, you have been telling yourself all your life that you can\u2019t be any better, it takes time to over-write that negativity with positivism. When I read \u201813 things which mentally strong people don\u2019t do\u2019, I allotted one month for each thing I need to avoid. Even though I finished reading the book, it will take 13 months for me to become a totally transformed person. So, delay gratification. Work on long term and ever-lasting changes instead of a short term change.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>4.You don\u2019t acknowledge the small changes<\/strong><\/p>\n Change happens every day. But the change is too small to notice. Instead of giving up as you don\u2019t see the change, persevere it till it becomes big enough to notice. You can\u2019t see a plant becoming a tree over night. It takes years for it to become a tree. Only then you could see the visible growth. So is this. All you have to do is trust yourself and the good habits you do daily. You will be surprised at the results after a few months.<\/span><\/p>\n