Reading and Writing are Key…

Interestingly, many of our interviewees mentioned their love of reading and writing, even as a small child.

Is this indicative of tremendous success?  Who knows, but it can’t hurt to try.  So find something you enjoy reading and read it!  Or, try your hand at some writing.  Is there something you’ve been wanting to write?  Go for it!

Naomi Quiñonez, poet and professor, told us about her "obsession with language and how it worked and why it worked" from the time she was a child.

María Reinat-Pumarejo, long-time activist and community educator recalled growing up reading stories of saints and writing poetry.

Sylvia Mendoza, journalist, author and novelist, told us that because she moved around so much as a child, that her "constant was books."

Dr. Elma González, cell and molecular biologist, told us of reading all sorts of classic literature that whetted her interest for foreign lands.

Ramona Romero, Corporate Counsel for Logistics and Energy at Dupont told us that she spent a lot of time inside reading books as a child (even though she grew up for a large part of her childhood in the Dominican Republic!).

Rocío Cordoba, co-founder and Executive Director of California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, told us she’s always had a huge love of writing and reading.

The same holds true for Jessica Herrera-Flanigan, Jeanette Cisneros and Raquel Aldana, among others.  They all mentioned this as a big part of their youth.

What is it about reading and writing that is tied to success?  Is it the sparking of one’s imagination, the opening of different worlds (either geographic or points of view) or simply the facility with language?

Whatever it is, find out for yourself if increasing your reading and writing can increase your success…

Our next lesson is next week.  Don’t miss it!