Goal #3: Reading More Broadly

I am a bit behind on updating my latest reads toward my two book challenges: Where Are You Reading? and Support Your Local Library.  Whew -- just added six more books:

HBR on Return, Reenergize & Reinvent

I'm writing this blog post in January, to post in March, just as my students leave for Spring Break.  Why? Because about that time we'll be closing in on then of Q1 for 2011, so I'll need reevaluate my progress on my 2011 goals and also determine if how to keep myself going until the end of the semester (for my students) and through the next quarter of my own classes.  So thanks Harvard Business Review blogs, for giving me inspiration throughout the year, even when I actually plan two months in advance to tap into it :-)

Goal #3: Where Are You Reading Challenge

In order to support Goal #3 of Reading More Broadly, I have signed up for the Where Are You Reading Challenge. This also fits with the Support Your Local Library Challenge very well and forces me into a bit of creativity -- I'm pretty excited about finding new blogs written by folks who love to read about their home town/state/region, and those librarians that also promote local reading. This will be a running list as I progress through the year and this is the map.
View Alisa's Where Are You Reading Challenge Map in a larger map I'll update the list as I go with all the places I go in my mind with the appropriate date.

2011 Goals

In the adventures of my life, I have four major goals for 2011:

Goal #4: Save More Money

Goal #4 for 2011 is to Save More Money.  I'm trying to stick to simple ways to do this as I don't have time to engage in an elaborate system.  Step One is to Set Clear Financial Goals.  Here's what I've got: