Alright, everyone. It’s a new year and I’ve been trying to think of something to do for a “resolution” of sorts, but without it being too subjective and big picture so that I’ll actually do it. I’ve always said my goals were to “exercise more” or “write more” or “_______ more”. This year it’s going to be different.

Now that I just have my internship to complete for my Master of Divinity degree, the required reading has vanished. Which can sometimes be a great thing, but I want to make sure I keep reading and hold myself accountable to that. So my 2012 resolution has to do with reading.

My friend Frank made an audacious claim that he was going to read 100 books this year. I was totally on board. Since then, we’ve come down from it a bit. The goal is 60 books in 365 days — essentially 5 books per month. One book per month has to be a new release from the last 6 months. Otherwise it can be a combo of theology, fiction, business, biography… any kind really.

By all means, anyone is welcome to do this. If you want to focus on re-committing to making time to read in the new year, give it a shot!

You can follow along at the link up top, or by clicking here.

Hope some of you will join!

Cheers,
Eric