The last few weeks has had me in: Miami, London, Helsinki, Chicago, and New York. So, I’m taking a week at home in VT to sleep in my own bed and wake up for runs with Odin. A few dinners catching up with old friends and getting my hands dirty with some projects will make a relaxing week.
I did get through several books on all my transatlantic flying:
- Blah Blah Blah: What to Do When Words Don’t Work by Dan Roam – A good read on how to use the visual side of your brain.
- The Start-up of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha – Worth reading lots of useful tips an tricks. A must read for recent college graduates.
- The Mill River Recluse by Darcie Chan – A reasonable piece of VT fiction.
- Great by Choice by Jim Collins – Not Good to Great but still worth your time.
- Behind the Cloud by Marc Benioff – I’d pass on all the minutia of how great SalesForce is but if you work in the cloud a book worth skimming.
- Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance by Jonathan Fields – Ok.
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Before we get into the 2012 list we need to hold up the mirror on my 2011 goals and take count. 2011 was a year of less; I did 55 days on the road for work which was down by more than 1/2 over 2010, I only made halting progress on time wasters so partial fail there, I won my email war which has really changed how I work, and I failed on over scheduling as there is still too much to do and not enough time in a day to get it done. So, I’d give my self a 70% or C on the 2011 curve.
2012:
- More personal Travel. As a family we use to travel every other year at Christmas and I’m campaigning for a return to travel. Vietnam is high on my list and my goal for xmass 2012. I hope we can get my Dad and Uncle both Vietnam veterans to make the trip as I think seeing the country through their eyes would add so much more to the experience.
- Lose 20 Pounds. I’m down 8 and have 12 to go. This is mostly about building better habits. Like not eating crap on the road. To help the process I ordered the elliptical yesterday. I figured if I’m going to watch any HBO episodes in 2012 I might as well be sweating.
- A Book a Week. I love to read. I read a ton of work related books in 2011. I’m going to take a broader reading tour in 2012. Some classics I’ve never read, more fiction, and biographies.
- Learn to play guitar. My friend Keith helped me buy a very nice Taylor guitar in 2011. Now I need to learn how to play it. My old excuse was I can’t sing so why play. In 2012 I already have a set of songs to work on so it is time to build the corresponding calluses.
I look forward to seeing you in 2012. Pls. send me your reading and song suggestions.
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According to Amazon I made my way through 58 Kindle books this year and my best guess is about five hardcovers. In no particular order here are ones worth reading:
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