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My 2020 Reading List

With 2020 mercifully coming to a close, I thought it would be a good time to highlight some of the non-fiction books that I have read this year. With two small children in our home, there is not a lot of uninterrupted free time to focus on a book. Consequently, most of my reading has …

My 2015 Reading List (Part 1)

It’s hard to believe that we’re already through the first quarter of 2015, but here we are. My reading habits made a marked changed this quarter. Instead of the usual mix of repetitive business books, I’ve branched out and have read biographical works and more fiction. I read a total of 20 books during January, …

My Q4 2014 Reading List

Now that 2014 has come and gone, it’s time again to share the books that I’ve been reading in the last few months. I had the opportunity to read a lot of good books during the fourth quarter. The amount of day-to-day work that my business required has slowed down as I’ve brought on a …

I’m Writing a Book

[UPDATE 7/21/2014]: 40 Rules for Internet Business Success is now available on Amazon in paperback, Kindle e-book and audiobook formats. Click here to get your copy. A couple of months ago, I attended a new event for entrepreneurs in Sioux Falls called 1 Million Cups, in which an entrepreneur shares their story for six minutes …

My Q1 Reading List

One of the most popular posts that I publish every year is my list of books.  I frequently hear from people that have found interesting books to read from my list and recommend additional titles for me to read. I’ve even inspired someone to start reading on a regular basis. Typically I publish a list …

My 2013 Reading List

Here’s a list of books that I read in 2013. Here are a few specific recommendations: My Favorite Business Book of the Year: The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson My Favorite Fiction Series of the Year: The “Silo Series” by Hugh Howey My Favorite Non-Fiction Book of the Year: Inferno by Max Hastings My Favorite …

My 2012 Reading List

This is a list of books that I read in 2012. Books with asterisks next to them are books that I enjoyed and would recommend: 1 – 1/4/2012 – Archeology and the New Testament by John McRay 2 – 1/7/2012 – A Revolution in Generosity by Wesley Willmer* 3 – 1/14/2012 – Multiple Streams of Income by …

The Me I Want To Be

John Ortberg’s The Me I Want To Be has a title that’s more deceptive than most. The book challenges the reader to become the best version of him or herself. Do not be deceived though. This book is not a rehash of self-help and prosperity gospel literature. Rather, Ortberg challenges the reader to become the …

Lessons from The Mentor Leader

“Your only job is to make your players better” – Tony Dungy I had an opportunity to read The Mentor Leader by Tony Dungy as part of my reading for seminary classes this summer. Randy Tweeten, who is the pastor of care ministries at the church I attend, suggested I read the book this spring. …

Great By Choice: A Review

I had the opportunity to read Jim Collins’ latest book, Great by Choice, as part of my reading for the Leadership Summit class that I’m doing for my seminary work this summer. I’ve read many of Collins’ previous books, including Good to Great, Built to Last and How the Mighty Fall. Collins’ first book attempted …

2012 Reading List: The First 50

Here’s a list of books that I’ve read so far in 2012.The date next to each book is the date that I completed the book. Books with asteriks next to them are books that I would recommend to others. My goal was to read 50 books in 2012. Apparently I’ve had more time than I …

Final 2011 Reading List

I’ve started my last book for 2011. Here’s a complete list of what I’ve read this year: 01 – 1/1/2011 – Doing More Faster by David Cohen and Brad Feld 02 – 1/5/2011 – Never By Another Stock Again by David Gaffen 03 – 1/16/2011 – Sex Begins in the Kitchen by Kevin Leman 04 …

2011 Reading List, To Date

Here are the books that I’ve read in 2011: Doing More Faster, by David Cohen and Brad Feld* Never By Another Stock Again, by David Gaffen Sex Begins in the Kitchen, by Kevin Leman The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael Gerber Becoming an Externally Focused Church, by Rick Rusaw Why We Get Fat, by Gary Taubes* …

Resources from the Leadership Summit

During the last two days, I’ve had the opportunity to attend the Global Leadership Summit. The actual Summit is taking place in Chicago, but my home church, Central Baptist Church of Sioux Falls, has the opportunity to serve as a satellite location. This year, we’ve had more than 420 leaders come to the Summit from …

Personality Driven Leadership

Seth Godin has written a number of books, but the one constantly clamored about among entrepreneurs online is the book Tribes. Godin spoke at the 2011 Leadership Summit and I had the opportunity to pick up a copy of the book. Tribes provides a model for leadership in any situation and organization. Godin spends much …

The Wisdom of the Ages

Perhaps one of the greatest mistakes that people of my generation, including myself, make is that we fail to learn from the experiences of those that came before us. We believe that we can tackle just about any situation ourselves without any outside help or wisdom. As a result, we make the mistakes made by …

Can Anger Work for Good?

I’ve always struggled with the command in scripture that we should “be angry and do not sin” (Ephesians 4:26a).  The context of that passage is that the Apostle Paul is writing to the church in Ephesus, providing instructions for Christian living. He tells the church to start living a new life of honesty, forgiveness and …

What path are you heading down?

I will be attending the Leadership Summit, a conference for leaders in Christian ministry and in the business world, next Thursday and Friday. I will have the opportunity to receive two academic credits toward the M.A. in Christian Leadership that I am working on at Sioux Falls Seminary. One of the requirements for the credits …

January Reading – Do More Faster, The Externally Focused Church, Never Buy Another Stock Again, The E-Myth Revisited and Sex Begins in the Kitchen

Thomas Stanley, author of the Millionaire Next Door, tells us that the average millionaire reads one non-fiction book per month. Last year, I had the opportunity to read 22 non-fiction books and the breaks that the month of January offers from my normal routine has allowed me the opportunity to do some additional reading this …