Blogging from A to Z: Z is for Zoo

Well here we come to the end of another A to Z Challenge and I have survived! I will wrap up on a post about a book I read Zoo by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. Lately a lot of my reading has been inspired by movie and television. (Not all)

Reading the Dexter series, James Bond movies, The Finest Hours, adult comics and more. I was inspired to read Zoo from watching a few episodes of the CBS show on Netflix. The book is quite different from the show!

I enjoyed the book and recommend it. Looking at the reviews on Goodreads some would disagree. If you look deep enough the book has flaws. Some didn't like the short chapters. I disagree on that! I liked small chapters easier to read and put down in case you needed to. The short chapters made built in stopping points. 

The book kept my interest for the most part through out! The book entertained. It was fiction and I found it a fun read.

Here is a clip from the premiere of season 2 of the show..

Thanks for visiting! I hope you enjoyed!

March Reads: The Power of Nice

  This is another book I read in March that I didn't fit into the A to Z: Challenge. You have heard the old saying "attract more bees with honey" apparently that can be true in business. The authors have a great deal of success in the advertising business so that gives them some credibility.

It is a short read, with some examples of nice and some steps to achieve the power. A lot is common sense but sometimes we need to read common sense. Can apply in business and your personal life.

Well I'll be back with a new post soon!

A to Z Challenge 2016:C is for Challenges

Well I made it through the first week of the 2016 A to Z: Challenge. To be fair it was a short week for the challenge with only two days. This week the challenge has 6 days ad is the first full week of the challenge. I'm ready!

Today's letter is C and I wanted to write about challenges. Not necessarily the A to Z: Challenge since I think I have blogged enough about that, but there are so many challenges we face on a daily basis.

The challenge to get up out of bed on day your not feeling 100%, the challenge to make it through a tough day at work, the challenge to meet a deadline. We all face so many challenges everyday. Then we decide to add on optional, fun challenges like the A to Z: Challenge. Isn't our plate full enough? Should we tell out therapist? If we don't have a therapist should we get one?

I like challenges to motivate me and push me more. Currently I am on a couple of reading challenges on Goodreads. It was a goal of mine to read more this yes because I barely red anything in 2016 so I set a challenge to read 26 books this year. I am well on my way to smashing that! My other challenge on Goodreads is on a group about classics. One of my goals is to become more "well read" so being on that challenge will encourage me to read more of the classics.

I miss the challenge of a competitive sports. I like the fact that it encouraged me to somewhat get in shape for that activity before that sport. unfortunately I am getting older and not currently competing in any other sport.

I like lent nd the voluntary challenge of giving up something for the lent period. I usually pick something that does have a health benefit for me.

What other voluntary challenges are you participating in? Feel free to share and thanks so much for visiting my blog.

February Reads: Business Books

February is just ending and I have already read more books in 2016 than I did in all of 2015. So far this month I have read four and I am almost finished with another. I am breaking up the posts by classifications starting with Business.

I read two business books this month and I am up to three for the year. My educational background is in business so it makes sense that I would try to stay well read on the subject.

The first one was a Christmas gift from my wife. The book was written by rocker Gene Simmons of Kiss fame on the topic of entrepreneurship. The book was called Me, Inc.



I found the book to be an enjoyable read since I like to read biographies of musicians and business books. The target market seamed to be a bit younger than me.

My next business book was on management. This book had a unique perspective too! The perspective from the bible.



I enjoyed Myron Rush's book Management: A Biblical Approach and I found it was a great follow up to the business book I read in January by James C. Hunter. It is neat how books fit like that at times. As I try to meet my Goodreads Challenge of 26 books this year I will probably read a few more business books. My next segment on February reads will feature classics so stay tuned.

Good Reads

Just wondering if anyone uses the site Goodreads? I played a round a bit in it tonight. You can set a challenge for the number of books you want to read this tear. I set mine for 36 which is ambitious for me. I am off to a good start so far but I know life puts some interesting turns in there.

It also looks like a good place to track what you have already read. Here is a link to the site.