It’s time for another update as I continue to work toward my ambitious goal of reading 1000 books. My winter reading update covers what I’ve been reading in November, December, and January, along with a peek at what’s next on my reading list.
Book review: Refocus on “Things That Matter”
In the first edition of The Sunday Spark for the year, I revealed intentionality as my theme for 2025. To start the year off right, I set a goal for January to reread Things That Matter – Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life by Joshua Becker. In today’s post, I review the book and share how I’m planning to use what I learned in my life.
Paperback Book Day – Time for a reading update
Today is Paperback Book Day—a day set aside to celebrate a creation that changed the nature of reading forever. What better day to publish the first progress update on my retirement goal to read 1000 books!
Atomic Habits review: 6 helpful things I learned
In January, James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, spoke at my workplace’s global speaker series. The timing was perfect as I had decided at the beginning of this year to take a different approach to goals. Clear’s talk piqued my curiosity enough that I decided to read the book. Today’s review is a summary of the key messages I took away from the book, and how I’m adopting these learnings in my daily life.
Book review – Longevity Lifestyle by Design
Is it possible to fail at retirement? Isn’t stepping away from a lifetime of work a ticket to instant happiness? For many people, it’s not so simple. Mike Drak’s latest book, Longevity Lifestyle by Design is a practical guide to creating a plan for your ideal post-career life.
Today’s post outlines what I learned from Mike’s new book, along with details on how you can get a free copy. Let’s help Mike achieve his goal of a million downloads.
9 surprising things I learned from reading decluttering books
In 2020, I set a goal to declutter my home. I wanted to “do it right” so I borrowed some decluttering books from the library. Experts who make money helping people declutter must know something I don’t, right?
Today, I’ll provide a quick overview of the decluttering books I read. I’ll also share 9 takeaways that I’m applying to my own decluttering efforts and the 52-Week decluttering challenge.