Week 22: The Great Gatsby

Welcome back to the blog! Yes, 52 books in 52 weeks was ambitious, it’s a mountain of books, but hey - any goal worth it’s weight in ink (and the pulp and fiber it’s written on) has to be set so high that you must stretch to achieve it! As said by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “We aim above the mark to hit the mark,” and a book a week was (way) above the mark of becoming a person who reads regularly. That being said, it’s week 22, it’s the month of back-to-all-things, and for me this means back to the books!

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Week 20 & 21: Malcolm Gladwell & Being Elmo.

This week is a double-header! Vacation last week took me out of my routine and I have to admit I was too busy wakeboarding, tanning, working, and crafting bracelets to stay on track with 52 in 52 last week. All it means is that this week is a double dose of inspiration!

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Week 19: The Busy Trap.

This article has been referred to me by almost ten people in the past two weeks, and when I finally took a moment from my oh-so-extremely-busy-and-fast-paced-life for five minutes to read it, I understood why.

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Week 18: Crucial Conversations.

Conversations.

We have them every day, obviously (or hopefully); most are mundane, routine, the usual.

On the other hand, we all know that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you know the inevitable is coming - there is an imminent conversation that you must have with someone important in your life. Ick. 

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Week 17: Acres of Diamonds.

I have a short story I’d like to share with you this week.

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Week 16: Cold, Hard Truth.

This week, we’re learning about the cold, hard truth: it’s all about the money.

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Week 15: MissRepresentation.

This week, I watched the important and groundbreaking documentary by Jennifer Siebel Newson called Miss Representation. I heard a lot of buzz last year when this film came out, but had forgotten about it until I was searching for a doc to watch this week on iTunes. 

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Week 14: Screw it, let’s do it.

au·dac·i·ty   [aw-das-i-tee] noun 1. boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions. 2. effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness: His questioner’s audacity shocked the lecturer.

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Week 13: The Alchemist.

I had heard a ton of buzz about this book before finally getting my hands on a copy, and after reading I have to say that the messages in this book were well worth the wait. As you may have noticed from the past 12 weeks of 52 in 52, I mostly lean towards business books or straightforward self-development how-to books, and I’m not one to generally pick up a fable. 

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Week 12: Inspiration.

Someone recently asked me, “Where do you find inspiration?”. This caught me totally off guard, which not only surprised me, but also got me thinking: where does my inspiration come from?

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This week, I had the opportunity to write a short post for Notable, a nationwide community of young professionals. Check it out for my top three picks to kickstart your career!

Week 11: Spirit Junkie.

We’re getting deep this week. Past the surface, beyond your ego, your spirit is in the spotlight.

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Week 10: The Book of Awesome.

I didn’t write about this book at first because I figured that everyone I know had already read it (yes, it is that awesome); however, I went home for a visit last week and saw that my Mom had borrowed it from the library. So, in the spirit of Mother’s Day yesterday, the fact that people are still visiting libraries regularly, and this amazing book, this week is dedicated to The Book of Awesome.

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