Book Recommendation: Make Today Count by John C. Maxwell
I’m going to start making weekly recommendations of books that I really enjoyed reading and I think will be of some great use to all of you. It occurred to me that I was “hogging” a lot of great reads by not talking about them so I’m going to change that and post some brief reviews. If you’re an avid reader like I am then I hope you’ll recommend some of your favorites as well. I’m always looking for the next good read. Let’s get started with the first review…
This Week’s Book Recommendation
| Make Today Count: The Secret of Your Success Is Determined by Your Daily Agenda by John C. Maxwell | |
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This little book packs a big punch and I now have a fresh perspective on how to live each day. This is a condensed version of John’s book, Today Matters, which I appreciate because I read through it quickly and easily and didn’t feel like I was missing anything critical. Are you ready to make each day a masterpiece? The idea is simple: Good Decisions + Daily Discipline = A Masterpiece of Potential. John then talks about the 12 Daily Principles (or the “Daily Dozen”) that are key ingredients in making this recipe work. If you’re looking for motivation and a new angle on how to make each day meaningful then I highly recommend this book. |
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Have you read this book? Be sure to share your thoughts!
I've started reading more at work. It's hard when having to check the screen every couple of seconds while saving you all from a missile attack, but I’m getting used to it so I can read a lot more books now. I like fiction/science fiction books though. Just read Dan Brown's new one the Lost Symbol and finished almost all of one of his old ones The Digital Fortress in one shift (long shifts). If the book is too slow or not-interesting I have trouble staying awake while at work. I tried reading an Einstein biography I have but it was just too dull for work reading.
I also read Fastfood Nation recently. It was interesting to see just how big of an impact fast food has on our society, not just in making people fat and unhealthy, but in almost every other area as well.
And I read a book called Traffic that is about actual traffic. The psychology of how people drive, how we think we are the best drivers and everyone else sucks, how we behave in traffic or when people cut us off, statistically how the fastest way to move through traffic is, how to drive more safely, the most dangerous times of the day for driving, etc. Pretty interesting.
Yeah, how about putting the book down so we don't all die, Derek? LOL!
I'm a big Dan Brown fan, although I haven't read Lost Symbol yet. Digital Fortress was great. That was the first Dan Brown book I ever read and I always use that book to illustrate how capable he is of bringing an audience into any subject matter. Even if you are clueless about digital encryption you really can't feel dumb as you read that book because he teaches you as he goes. You might even manage holding a decent conversation about algorithms afterward. Angels and Demons was my favorite Brown book, personally. Riveting history woven into incredible fiction. What's not to love?
I've read Fast Food Nation as well. It's been a few years but I remember it was a definite eye-opener. I heard that this book was an inspiration to Morgan Spurlock's documentary Super Size Me, but I've also seen the documentary and Fast Food Nation was just so much more informative on how the fast food industry has basically ruined our country. Especially with regard towards employees of these establishments and the meat packing industry. Revolting.
I have not read Traffic yet and it sounds like something I'd be interested in. I just peeped it on Amazon and it's $9.25 used so I'm getting a copy. Thanks for the recommendation.
I haven't read Angels & Demons, just saw the movie. Read the Divinci Code though. I'll probably pick up Angels & Demons eventually. I gotta start buying books used on amazon ahead of time. I realize I need a new book too late and then I have to buy it immediately of course, and it's more expensive.
[...] his book, Make Today Count, which I reviewed here, John C. Maxwell talks about priorities. It’s one of the 12 Principles that helps us sculpt [...]