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Reading Wrap-Up: May 2025
Each month, I share a few thoughts on all the books – both fiction and nonfiction – that I read…
READ MOREThe Nonfiction Backlist Summer Reading Guide!
I have so much fun sharing all the books I read each month via my Reading And Purpose newsletter, but…
READ MOREThe Three Layers of Your Values
If I asked you to name your 3-5 core values, how would you respond? I often relate values to a…
READ MOREWhen To Persevere, When To Quit
A couple of years ago, I was scanning my ‘Books That Changed My Life’ shelf (we all have one of…
READ MOREWhen You’re ‘Supposed To’ Feel Motivated – But Don’t
The birds are singing, the trees are budding, the daintiest flowers are blooming through the softening post-winter soil. Spring is…
READ MORE“How Do You Read So Much?”
I am an avid goal-setter, but I don’t actually set a number goal for my reading. I did that once…
READ MOREReading Wrap-Up: March 2025
In addition to the arrival of spring here in the midwest U.S., March has brought some fantastic reading, an incredible…
READ MOREFresh Starts: 5 Practical, Purposeful Paths
I can’t quite explain it, but something magical happens when I clear out a cupboard, declutter my desk drawers, or…
READ MOREBook Flight: Purposeful Productivity
“I long for a sense of accomplishment without also feeling like I’ve run myself ragged to achieve it.” Checking things…
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