How I Read 10 Books in 48 Hours

Connie Chi
3 min readDec 6, 2020

For those out there who don’t believe in mentorship, I’ll be the first to tell you that it’s the number one must for entrepreneurship, a matter of fact for life. There will come a time that you will feel like you’ve plateaued and started wondering why you aren’t making progress. This is precisely the point that mentors will come in handy.

As an entrepreneur who had three failed businesses, I will tell you that it’s so important to have access to someone who has done it more successfully than you. But you need to also find the right mentor, not all mentors are created equal. Some entrepreneurs need mentors who are hardline no joke go-getters while others might need a softer, hand-holding approach.

I personally am a fan of those mentors who are not only more successful than myself but the creative hardline approach. Recently I was challenged by my mentor to read ten biographical books about different changemakers in the world. It sounds impossible but what that taught me was how much I’m able to retain information under pressure. It’s one of those experiences which you wouldn’t believe unless you actually went through it.

So how did I do it? Here are a few tips I’ll share with you.

Speed Reading

I was trained by Jim Kwik on how to speed read and comprehend information quickly. It…

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Connie Chi
Connie Chi

Written by Connie Chi

Founder @TheChiGroup award-winning PR agency working with inspirational talents in film, television, & fashion.

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