For a fourth year I have followed a self-developed reading strategy with the objective to read broader. The goal: read books falling under nine headings. This strategy is still working for me.

For the curious, here is the library of 21 books (Look at that! 21 in ’21! Totally coincidental…or was it?) including avenue of reading:

• The Greatest Motivational Tool by Rod Olson (hard copy)
• Simplifying Coaching by Claire Pedrick (kindle)…best book on coaching I’ve read in a while
• The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby (hard copy)…most challenging book in this library
• Presence by Amy Cuddy (hard copy)…book with best takeaway, “Fake It ‘Til You Become It.”
• Hope Rising by Casey Gwinn & Chan Hellman (kindle)…favorite book in this library
• Opening Up by Writing It Down by James Pennebaker & Joshua Smyth (kindle)
• Now Hope by Paul De Jong (kindle)
• Into the Silent Land by Martin Laird (kindle)…most surprising book in this library
• Baca by Valerie Hyer (hard copy)
• Unfinished Business by Lee Kravitz (audio)
• When Mama Can’t Kiss It Better by Lori Getz (kindle)
• The Journey by Lee Ann Martin (hard copy)
• The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (hard copy)
• Love Like You’ve Never Been Hurt by Jentezen Franklin (kindle)
• Prepare by J. Paul Nyquist (hard copy)
• Sound Doctrine by Bobby Jamieson (hard copy)
• Awe by Paul David Tripp (kindle)…I read this annually
• Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table by Louie Gigilio (kindle)…favorite Christian living book in this library
• How the Light Gets In by Pat Schneider (kindle)…second favorite book in this library
• Heartbreak to Hope by Samuel Wright (hard copy)
• Another Gospel by Alisa Childers (kindle)