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How Many Times Have You Read The Same Book, Twice?

I spent a good 30 minutes dusting my bookshelf yesterday when it occurred to me that some of my favorite books sit on the shelves waiting to be read, or waiting for a time when I need to reference them. Truth is, I never read the same book twice. Not one. Never.

There are millions of new books shooting off the press by the time I finish one book, that to go back and read it isn’t something I’m likely to do. I want fresh new content, baby!

Give Your Top 5 Away

So, here’s what I propose we do. Give our books away. No, not the crappy, ratty books that you didn’t really like anyway.

Pick out your top 5 favorite books and give them to someone you believe will benefit from them. If you’re feeling super-connected, ask them to pay it forward.

We Are Made Brilliant By The Books We Share

Take it from me, surrounding yourself with books on how to live life, and keeping them on hand for years, hauling them from place to place, isn’t actually the point of books at all. We aren’t more powerful the more books we have. We are, however, made more aware by the books we read and brilliant by the books we share. Nothing in there says we’ll be even more wonderful if we keep the books for 15 years.

Give away your top 5 favorite books… Then keep giving. Spread the good feeling, pass along what you know.

I Think We’re On To Something, Folks!

Just so happens that as I typed this post, a twitter feed from marketing genius, Seth Godin, came through… Lookie here!

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