Everyone Should Follow Winston Churchill’s Lead: Read Or Write Often And Widely, Even During Your Darkest Hour
Churchill: A Great Leader, Reader & Writer Photo Credit: John Stodder Blog
More books are sold in Canada during the winter months than any other time of the year. It probably has to do with the frequent gift-giving occasions during that time of the year. Stumped for a gift idea, we will often resort to buying books. Most books, however, are probably read during the spring and summer months rather than the winter months. During winter, we are probably too busy trying to keep warm to read too many books.
It is around this time of year that I occasionally reread Winston Churchill’s second volume of his world War II memoirs, “Their Finest Hour”, which after some 55 years after its publication remains an inspiring narrative, composed by one of history’s greatest leaders. Despite the enormous trauma of war, he still found the time to read widely and write eloquent and copious memoranda on a daily basis.
We should follow his lead and try to write or read daily , despite the stress of daily life or the unpleasant cold of winter months. If one is interested in updating their reading lists, I have a few suggestions. In addition to Churchill’s memoirs, history and political junkies will enjoy “Vietnam, If Kennedy Had Lived” by James Blight et al, which was mentioned in an earlier blog posting. Another good book on JFK is Herbert Parmet’s biography “Jack: The Struggles Of John F. Kennedy”. History buffs will also enjoy “Napoleon & Wellington” by Andrew Roberts. This is a unique biography and is not strictly speaking a ‘joint’ biography. Unlike other books that have looked at the showdown between these two military geniuses, it focuses on what each General thought, wrote and said about the other.
Business students who are studying the ‘dismal’ sciences will find nothing dismal about Neville Joffe’s textbooks and courses on accounting (AME: Accounting Made Easy). Accounting is explained in clear, crisp language with useful graphics. William Bridges and Colin Campbell in their publications also explain in clear language the current and future dynamics of the labour market.
Those interested in the culinary arts will enjoy “Bobby Flay’s Burgers, Fries, & Shakes” which provides delicious if somewhat unhealthy recipes and “The Okinawa Program” (written by Canadian scientists) which details delicious and healthy recipes of the world’s longest living people.
Employers like employees who are well informed about local and world events. So a good way to get hired is to read reputable business newspapers like the Globe & Mail and the New York Times. These should be solid newspapers; the Sun does not qualify.
This of course is a microscopic list of the many superb books and publications waiting for you on the internet, in your local library or in your local bookstore. If you follow Churchill’s lead, you may someday become a great leader like him. And the electorate will appreciate a well-read, eloquent leader. Happy reading!
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