As far as resolutions go for the new year, I like to assess my reading from the previous year, and set new goals for the next year.  Other than that, my New Year’s resolutions tend to be limited and short term/measurable.

Last year, I read the following books.  As usual, about 5 books I planned to read fell off my list, and were replaced by others that were more timely.

1. Next Generation Leadership - Stanley, Andy
2. Sudden Impact at the Top - Quandt, Susan
3. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Covey, Stephen
4. Death by Meeting - Lencioni, Patrick
5. A Guide to Christian Ambition - Hewitt, Hugh
6. A Testimony of Devotion - Thomas Kelly
7. The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable - Lencioni, Patrick
8. Velvet Elvis - Bell, Rob
9. StrengthsFinder 2.0 - Rath, Tom
10. Grace Walk - McVey, Steve
11. About My Father’s Business - Campbell, Regi
12. Kite Runner - Hosseini, Khaled
13. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Rawlings, J.K.

My goal was 12 books, and I completed 13! Woohoo!

In 2008, I plan to read at least 15 books.  Currently, my reading plan looks like this:

1. First, Break All the Rules, Buckingham
2. Stone Cold, Baldacci
3. Swim with the Sharks, Mackay
4. Wooden on Leadership, Wooden
5. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Stowe
6. Life @ Work, Maxwell
7. Next, Crichton
8. Bringing Up Boys, Dobson
9. Principle Centered Leadership, Covey
10. Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, Lencioni
11. Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Tripp
12. Team of Rivals, Goodwin
13. The Practice of Management, Drucker
14. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Maxwell
15. The Bible, God

I’m excited about every book on the list - so I think there’s a strong chance I’ll complete the list this year.

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