I am currently going through a book on leadership with my friends, Bev and Karen. Karen is a life coach trained by John Maxwell and team, and has been coaching us on building our leader skill sets.
One of the things I read recently is about being intentional in your personal growth; I define “personal” to include “spiritual”. To help achieve this, you need to make a plan. One of the things you can do is commit to the following:
- Read one personal growth book per month. Pull aside one year’s worth of books and commit one to each month.
- Listen to one personal growth CD or message per week (I would include Sunday service as this…)
- Attend one personal growth
I have a library full of books I have not read yet. They just keep piling up. So, I decide to pull twelve books I am committed to reading over 2012, and invest in really reading and applying what I have learned through these books.
But, which ones to choose?I prayed, closed my eyes, and started grabbing…
Here’s my list for 2012:
January: ‘Released from Bondage’ by Dr. Neil T. Anderson (wow, what a way to start the New Year!)
February: ‘Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith by Kathleen Norris
March: ‘Magazine Writing That Sells’ by Don McKinney
April: ‘Crazy Love’ by Francis Chan (one of my all time favorite books. I started to put it back on the shelf, but I decided that it was time to read it again.)
May: ‘Made to be Loved: Enjoying Spiritual Intimacy with God and Your Spouse’ by Steve and Valerie Bell
June: ‘Tea and Inspiration: A Collection of Tea Celebrations to Share with Your Lord and Your Loved Ones’ by Mary Pielenz Hampton
July: ‘Taking Care of the Me in Mommy’ by Lisa Whelchel
August: ‘Solid Answers’ by Dr. James Dobson
September: ‘Sabbath Keeping’ by Lynne Baab (Another book I already read, but worth re-visiting…)
October: ‘Your Money Map’ by Howard Dayton (I might move this one up…)
November: ‘Mastering Motherhood’ by Barbara Bush
December: Living in Jesus by Marilyn Meberg