Here are some key points that I would advise you to concentrate on:

• Those who don’t read are no further forward than those can’t. Reading is a literal superpower to changing your life for the better! 
• Books contain the expert wisdom of the millions who have lived before us. They demonstrate how to level up in life, with a shortening learning curve. 
• You can level up and learn on your commute, lunch hour and so much more. While others are wasting their time talking about TV, you can be learning on a variety of topics. 
• Allow yourself to read across topics, across authors and areas. Let your interest spread, and read the things that interest you. Then as you look around, you will be drawn towards things that you are struggling with, and then look to help change the challenges you are facing. 

“Reading is not enough … you need to take action on what you learn”. 

• The person you will be in five years, is shaped by the media that you consume and action from – choose wisely! 
• If you want to meet new friends and accountability partners, you can meet like minded people who want to get more from life by joining fan clubs, book clubs, comment sections of your favourite book or self-development person and the like or googling groups on topics on sites like Meetup.com and similar. Those who are in these groups, tend to what to improve themselves and will want to do the same things as yourself.