I don't read enough, not nearly enough. But it is something I'm trying to instill in my children and they are taking to it like fish to water. I'm really pleased as I agree that if you aren't reading you are missing out. It's one of the most featured mediums of learning, and a privilege that should not be wasted.
I need to learn to read faster, as my current pace of reading combined with my patience and attention span often doesn't allow me to get too far into books before losing interest. Problem #1. I also find that I don't read for pleasure, prefering other means of deriving 'fun'. Problem #2. And so I myopically tend to make book selections in the business arena as a means to learn something, not for personal pleasure in the good story. If I want a good story I'll go to a movie, or watch TV. Problem #3.
But to sum it up this qualifies as a "do as I say, not as I do" concept with my kids, and I really do appreciate that they really appreciate reading. And they love books as gifts.
My latest ventures in reading:
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Re-Engage, How America's Best Places To Work Inspire Extra Effort in Extraordinary Times by Leigh Branham and Mark Hirschfeld
The latter of the two books is written by a local (KC) author who I had lunch with on Friday. A great character that I hope comes through in his book (and professional speaking since I'm considering him as a speaker during our next leaders conference at work). I'm only about 50 pages into his book at this point.
Three favorites that I continually recommend to others from my limited repertoire of reading:
The Richest Man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Enjoy!
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