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Intentional Reading Plan
I love to read. Give me great book, a good beverage, and some sweet tunes, and I’m good to go. If you’re not a reader, you’re really missing out. I tell my kids all the time that reading books is like having a secret weapon. Especially since fewer and fewer people are doing it. Books help shape us, challenge our thinking, improve our mental capacity, increase our understanding, and teach us be discerning (hopefully).
While I read a lot, I’ve been an impulsive reader. Just reading whatever tickles my fancy. This year I’m taking the advice of a friend and creating a reading plan. I’m selecting books that will help me grow in specific areas while leaving a little wiggle room for those “must-read” books that are bound to come up throughout the year.
Here are some broad categories that I’m looking at. I’m about 75% done with my list of books for ‘09 and would love to hear your recommendations. Look at the categories and let me know what some of your must-reads are. Thanks!
Leadership
Theology
Church
Study
Biographies
Relationships
Communication
Life Skills & Other Books That Don’t Fit in the Other Categories
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Under church, I would recommend Church is a Team Sport.
Leadership category… I am planning on reading The Starfish and the Spider.
i don’t read nearly enough. but the Bible is a must read. that and i am working on some spurgeon.
you need to throw up your list of must reads.
@Thanks Chris. One of those books is on my list (you’ll have to wait until later before I post it to find out which one).
@blake- I hear the Bible is a good read.
I will post my 09 list when it’s completed.
Leadership: (It’s business related, but discusses process improvement in a novel format)
“The Goal” Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Group dynamics:
“Tribes” Seth Godin
Relationships:
“Love & Respect” Emerson Eggerichs
Classics:
“Mere Christianity” CS Lewis
Growth:
“Cries of the Heart” Ravi Zacharias
Relationships – I’m sure you’ve seen or already read these but I like Gary Chapman’s The 5 Love Languages, there are separate versions. I’d suggest the one for couples and I believe that there is one for men specifically along with others. In fact my husband has never read his version – you can have his copy! : )
@Greg – I have to respect a guy who’s got Ravi, Godin, and CS Lewis all in the same list. Thanks!
@Amy – The 5 Love Languages are classic and probably deserve to be re-read. I’ve read the original and the one about children. Good recommendation. Big ups to you.
so i hear there is this great book by an EXTREMELY self promoting, shameless author. i think it is called mad church disease or something. i hear it’s incredible, but again, you have to deal with the author’s absolutely tasteless self plugging on blog comments and stuff.
@anne – like i always say, “if you’re not self-promoting, you’re not promoting yourself.” or something like that. i’m actually looking forward to your book. seems like you’ve been talking about it for years. when’s it dropping?
Hey, off topic but loved your comment on Anne Jackson’s blog! Especially about the bro-mance thing!
@kazzles – thank you and welcome to my blog.
@kazzles – thank you and welcome to the blog.