When you can't be a writer, you should be a reader. I'm one of those persons who when meeting someone new the second question after asking for their name is: “What are you reading right now?” To me this is a fun because it is direct, saves a lot of time that could have been wasted in small talk, and it helps to catch the other one flat-footed. People who don't read have the unbearable ability to talk a lot and say nothing. Meanwhile, those who read have the artistry not only to explain let's say… the uncertainty principle in one sentence but to enlighten the other person.
If you want to change things, influence people, find solutions to major problems that concern you, or even know yourself, you have to read. Once upon a time, the impact of books to the reader was too powerful. In one of Carl Dryer movies, Ordet, one of the characters has gone mad and someone asks his brother for the reason:
A love affair?
No, Kierkegaard.
Though provoking books can change you and help in different ways. At first, they help to eliminate unconscious biases, they give muscles to your memory, it keeps your mind young, improves empathy, encourages you to fulfill your life goals. No matter if you want to become a prima ballerina or the entrepreneur of the century, you have to read in order to gain admirable knowledge that encourages you and inspires others.
Where to read? Free online books for young entrepreneurs
There are a lot of books about entrepreneurship that you can read online or download.
Freebookcentre.net http://www.freebookcentre.net/
Here you can find hundreds of books that will answer you questions and help you gain more skills form computer sciences to cooking. Moreover there are 14 books on entrepreneurship and many others on business planing, marketing and sales, small businesses, investments, etc.
Free e-books and guides on Entrepreneurship
http://www.freebookcentre.net/Business/Entrepreneurship-Books.html
bookboon.com
http://bookboon.com/en/entrepreneurship-ebooks
If you want to know how to improve your production, a company’s performance, how to make a business plan, manage projects, goal keeping, women businesses, have a entrepreneurial mindset, search at bookboon.com
thetechpanda.com
http://thetechpanda.com/2013/01/04/10-free-books-on-entrepreneurship-and-business/
This article by The Tech Panda shares ten free books on entrepreneurship and business.
alltopstartups.com
http://alltopstartups.com/2015/10/22/free-startup-ebooks/
Here are 19 free ebooks by successful entrepreneurs and companies that share their experiences and tips with young entrepreneurs.
You can pick your favorite topic among all of these book options and expand your knowledge. Along with reading you can take advantage of the various courses on entrepreneurship that the Youth Citizens Entrepreneurship Competition offers. At YCEC you can find extraordinary ideas and projects from people from all over the world.
