In response to John Moore of Brand Autopsy and Tom Peters of Tom Peters!, here is my stack of books I’m reading. OK, maybe I’m not reading all of them at once. I used to read 6-7 books at a time. Right now, I focus on one at a time… sometimes two. These are the books I plan to have read in the first half of 2006. I’ve made a decent start by reading Velvet Elvis, Get Back in the Box, Good to Great (yeah, I was the only person on Earth who HADN’T read it until now), Million Dollar Consulting (on loan to my business partner, so it is not pictured), and half-way through Execution (you can see my bookmark sticking out).

I’ve always enjoyed reading, but lately it has become a passion of mine… almost a compulsion. I was talking to a friend about some recent changes I’ve made in my life and career. He replied, “I notice when you talk, you mention a lot of books.” “Well…” I responded, “Books are just packaged ideas, and I LOVE discovering new ideas!”

So, my goal this year is to read at least one book every 3 weeks. So far, so good. Feel free to list what you’re reading and offer up suggested reads to me.