I love working on Mondays! It is the day when most of my colleagues take the day off so I can get a lot of uninterrupted routine assignments done. And getting these routine tasks done really sets the tone for my week knowing that I don't have a letter to send, a phone call to return, a form to submit lingering -- simple tasks but when left undone can be like a small pebble in your shoe.
Usually after a couple hours I head down to Starbucks for my second Venti coffee of the day -- though there are many locations in the area I choose the one connected to a Barnes and Noble Booksellers so I can participate in my Monday morning ritual of checking out the latest leadership and business book offerings. I do so I can never be without something to read. I usually find about 2 to 4 titles that I jot down and create an on-going list. Now I don't read every book on the list, but atleast I have a catalog to go to. It amazes when I hear people say "I don't know what to read?" For a leader this question should never be raised. Performing some type of ritual like this, it does not have to be weekly, solves this problem.
So as a result of today here is what is being sent to my Kindle:
New discovery for me today -- Social Media has its own section in bookstores -- amazing.
Just finished requesting 8 books online at the library. Just doing my part to expand the Kaya family savings account.
Posted by: Tara Kaya | 08/24/2009 at 12:46 PM