Welcome to my weekly Book-ish post where I share what I’ve been reading and watching recently. If you missed it, you can see my Reading Goals for 2018 and 44 Books I Plan to Read This Year.
What I Read This Past Week
I got a beautiful package in the mail right around the time we moved into our new house. In it, was this handwritten note from Dan Miller and this book — Giftology — he highly recommended from John Ruhlin.
I’d never heard of it before, but I have now proceeded to recommend it to multiple people since I finished it. It’s a very quick read, but it packs a punch!
If you have a business, if you are in sales, if you are thinking of building a business, if you are in leadership in your company, or you know someone who is any of those things, I’d recommend checking out this book. The ideas are so good, so inspiring, and so outside-the-box.
A big thank you to Dan Miller for introducing me to John Ruhlin. This is a book I will be thinking about, seeking to put into practice, and recommending to others again and again!
What I Watched This Past Week
Well, I didn’t watch much this past week — other than basketball. And I’m totally cheering for Villanova tonight since I chose them to win the National Championship on our family bracket challenge! 😉
How I Find Time to Read
People are always asking me how I find time to read. Honestly, it’s because I love to read, because I’ve chosen to prioritize it, because I don’t have a lot of other hobbies, and because I can’t not read. Also, when you love something, you usually can find ways to get creative to find time to fit it in — even if it’s in the little nooks and crannies of life.
I wrote a post on 3 ways to find more time to read — even when life is busy. And here are 7 more ways to find time to read.
I just finished “When Crickets Cry” by Charles Martin. I haven’t been so touched by a book in a long time, and finished it in right at a day. Highly recommend!
Thanks so much for sharing!
I’m still rereading Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret.
Reading my Bible, just finished the book of John, but feel like theres sections that I should look over again and ponder.
And just tonight I started reading I Am David to my kids. I’d never heard of it, but someone gave it to us.
I’m delighted you enjoyed Giftology. Joanne and I laughed as I read through it and recognized all the ineffective things we’ve done over the years. We really have shifted our gift giving to be more personal and thoughtful.
Hope you’re loving your new house!
I recently read “The Indigo Girl” by Natasha Boyd. It is a true story but is written like a novel. It takes place in America pre-Revolution and the main character ends up becoming the mother of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. I could not put it down!
Thanks for the book recommendation – it is currently FREE if you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription – which I do! 🙂
Oh yay!! Thank you so much for sharing that!!