2015 Reading List and 20 Book Challenge

To add to my artsy goal and my original goals, I will be reading more intentionally this year. I’ve always been a lover of books, and a voracious reader, but I’m incredibly picky. Up until the last few years, I’ve preferred fiction. Now, however, I lean toward the entrepreneurial, nonfiction, and inspirational in addition to fiction.

One of the ways I am going to make sure I’m getting the most out of this will be to participate in my friend Jen’s Twenty Book Reading Challenge.

The books on the reading challenge list are:

Building an Empire by Brian Carruthers

Do Over by Jon Acuff

EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches by Dave Ramsey

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

Go Pro by Eric Worre

Grace for the Good Girl by Emily P. Freeman

Growing Up Social by Gary Chapman & Arlene Pellicane

How to Blog for Profit without Selling Your Soul by Ruth Soukup

Let. It. Go. by Karen Ehman

Notes from a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenrider

One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp

Organized Simplicity: The Clutter-Free Approach to Intentional Living by Tsh Oxenreider

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Rock Your Network Marketing Business by Sarah Robbins

Say Goodbye to Survival Mode by Crystal Paine

Start with Why by Simon Sinek

The Best Yes by Lysa Terkeurst

The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey

Where the River Runs by Kelly Minter

You’re Already Amazing: Embracing Who You Are, Becoming All God Created You to Be by Holley Gerth

I have already read a few of these books, but I will be rereading them in order to participate in the discussion questions Jen is providing each week. Reading is one thing, but participating in a book club discussion is another, and quite honestly, out of my comfort zone. Also, there are a few books on the list that I have avoided, so here is another stretch for me. Ha!

In addition to the books on the reading list, I am stealing a few that I’ve been eying for awhile, thanks to Mandi. Of course, as the year progresses, I will add to this list.

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

I also have these books that I really want to read this year:

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown

Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity by Jen Hatmaker

Office Of Assertion: An Art Of Rhetoric For Academic Essay by Scott F. Crider

The 5 Love Languages of Children by Gary D Chapman

The Question by Leigh Bortins

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