November 25, 2007 by Donna Steinhorn
Donna Karlin posted a new OnGrowing Challenge over on Transformational Girlfriends. She wrote,
” my challenge for this week is, what book are you going to start reading with the intention of finishing it?”
For me, finding a book to read is never a challenge (the clerks at Borders and the librarians at the county library all know me by name.) And actually, there are two books I am currently reading that I plan to finish this week: Naked Conversations by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel (about corporate blogging) and Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins (you must read this book.) I also decided to re-read the first personal development book I ever read, Psycho-cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz. [I first read this when I was 14!]
Dr Maltz was the first to understand and explain the concept that a person’s self-image controls their ability to achieve (or fail to achieve) a goal. In many ways, he paved the way for all future self-improvement programs and ultimately to the field of coaching. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with the book.
Books speak to all of us in different and unique ways. And they also give us different messages each time we read them. What we have read two or three years ago may hold a different meaning now. The way we interpret the messages is not going to be the same. Therefore, if you can’t find anything new to read, it’s always a good idea to go back and check out some of the books gathering dust on your shelf.