Nice Book Club

Mark Twain said, "A person who knows how to read but does not read has no advantage over the person who cannot read."

Our crusade is to make Mati a reading city and Davao Oriental a reading capital of the Philippines! Through reading, we learn. And by learning, we will know how to lead others. We can only do that if we have a venue that would encourage reading as a learning alternative.

One area which until now hounds the planet is poverty. A major concern of the Millenium Develeopment Goals of the UN. Fighting poverty is a tall order. First, we need to convince people that money is not the ultimate solution to conquer poverty. For what is money after all if you don't know how to manage it and turn it into a profitable and long-term investment. Second, it's our responsibility to supply them with the right information and all available knowledge that could help transform their lives into productive ones. Third, in our own special ways, it's also our duty to provide them options and alternatives in any form on how to learn and acquire knowledge that would help them discover their talents and potentials as well as develop and strengthen them in the process. And, finally, to apply these learning into productive enterprises and endeavors, a complete network is needed that would link them with the different development players in the community, whether public or private.

For some, being a catalyst of change may be an ordeal. But for those who take the challenge by heart, it may be a labor of love or an expression of being a person for others. This could be an exemplification of the second greatest commandment!

Nice Book Club would like to act for the moment as a venue for learning through reading. Filipinos love to learn and explore their capacities. Sad to say, however, more and more Filipinos, children and adults alike, are hooked to television and computer games and entertainment. Instead of learning and adopting the principles and practices that great and successful people have already laid down, more and more people waste their time and efforts with senseless, useless lifestyles and habits.

Thomas Edison once said, "Success is one percent inspiration and 99% perspiration." John Maxwell, the modern times leadership guru, also quoted that who and what your are today, and who and what you will be tomorrow depends on two things only - the books that you read and the people that you always associate with. Robert Kiyosaki, in his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, wrote that one of your greatest assets is your time, so use it wisely.

Whether we are financially free or not, time is moving forward and it will not stop even after our demise. What we can do now is decide whether to learn and inspire others, or stay in the sideline and watch history to happen. If you want to grow, become a blessing, and leave a legacy - a life of overflowing abundance which you can share to others, to your family and friends, you really, really need to learn and learn more each day!

Change your paradigm, now! Be a bookworm and do something!

Read, learn and lead!