10 Inspirational Quotes About Reading

 Reading opens the mind and introduces us to countless new ways to learn something new or share in someone's adventure.  It's easy to neglect reading in today's world of video screens,smartphones and laptops but be sure to set aside some time to open a book and read the printed page. A tradition that's thousands of years old can't be wrong!

Motivational Warren Buffett Quotes

 Still going strong at the age of 90 Warren Buffett is indeed one of the most successful investors ever.  With a net worth of over $80 billion, he has shown that prudence and common sense can be very useful tools for investing, something that he has done since the age of 11.  Starting with a paper route, the Oracle of Omaha's business life went through the University of Nebraska and the Columbia Business School before creating Buffett Partnership in 1956.  This led to buying a textile firm called Berkshire Hathaway that became the namesake of his very successful holding company.

Memorizing The Forbes Top 10 Most Powerful People

Memorizing the World's Top 10 Most Powerful People, According To Forbes

It's very useful to know who the world's most powerful people are and it's very useful to constantly exercise your mind, as the brain is also a muscle.  You can combine the two by memorizing the world's top 10 powerful people.  With this fun method, you'll know the list forward and backward and also be able to name any person's position.  Yes, it's fun!

The Top 10

First, here are the links to the numbers.  They rhyme for easier recall and a couple follow the childhood song "One, two, buckle my shoe..."

They are:

1. sun
2. shoe
3. tree
4. door
5. hive
6. sticks
7. heaven
8. skate
9. wine
10. pen


Now, we'll take a look at  the World's Top 10 Most Powerful People, according to Forbes Magazine.

They are:

1. Vladimir Putin, Russian President
2. Angela Merkel, German Chancellor
3. Barack Obama, United States President
4. Pope Francis
5. Xi Jinping, President of China
6. Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman
7. Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair
8. David Cameron, British Prime Minister
9. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
10. Larry Page, Google Co-Founder


Now, let's link the country with the memory aid for each number.

1. Vladimir Putin/sun - Imagine Vladimir Putin enjoying the SUN at the beach

2. Angela Merkel/shoe - Imagine Angela Merkel holding a pair of shoes

3. Barack Obama/tree - Imagine Barack Obama planting a TREE

4. Pope Francis/door - Imagine Pope Francis by a huge DOOR

5. Xi Jinping/hive - Imagine Xi Jinping holding up a picture of a Bee HIVE 

6. Bill Gates/stick - Imagine Bill Gates taking a picture with a selfie STICK

7. Janet Yellen/heaven - Imagine Fed Chair Janet Yellen in HEAVEN

8. David Cameron/skate - Imagine David Cameron on skates

9. Narendra Modi/wine - Imagine Norendra Modi with a glass of WINE

10. Larry Page/pen - Imagine Larry Page signing an autograph with a Google PEN

After you create these images, you'll find it very easy to recite the list from the top or bottom and to instantly recall any number. Quick, what's number 3?  Tree - Barack Obama

With the links, you can substitute other words for the numbers, such as one-gun or eight-gate but any word will do.  Have fun with the exercise and use it for any top 10 list that you can find useful!

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