There is a famous quote that is usually attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt that encourages everyone to “do one thing every day that scares you.” I like that idea. It’s the idea that growth and character lie outside your comfort zone. The truth is if you don't build your life, culture and society will build it for you. Here are ten simple ways to take control and build your life every day. Read The ability to read is the ability to live a million lives and learn a million things. Think about it this way. Reading gives you the opportunity to experience things you might never otherwise experience. It gives you the opportunity to know things someone else took the time and effort to learn. Here is a simple example. On my blog last week I wrote about how to get up early. For a three-minute reading investment you can learn how to build the discipline to get up earlier without spending the hours of sleepless nights and early morning false starts I spent to learn the skill. Most of us either don’t realize the power of a book or we prefer the laziness and comfort of a television. Either way [...]