I hate reading. But I am excited about this.
As one of our Sixthman Garage Sale initiatives, Sixthman University has just been launched! Leigh and April are the Captain and Co-Captain of the team and have spent the last couple of months fine tuning the details of the program, and did a (very funny) presentation at our last staff meeting to let everyone know how Sixthman University is going to shake down.
Basically, it works like this:
Every 6 months, we get a list of 10-12 books that will be kept in the Sixthman Library. We pick 1 book a month to read. At the end of 6 months, we get a new list of books and pick 6 more to read. As a reward for reading 12 books in a year, we receive increased profit sharing opportunities. The only catch: prior reading doesn’t count.
Simple!
Reading for me is not something that comes easily; I can probably count on one hand the number of books I’ve finished over the past five years. Actually, I can probably count on one hand the number of books I’ve started over the past five years. I’m much better at reading gossip in People magazine.
But the books that April and Leigh have selected have really got me interested! They did a great job of mixing up the genres – some business, some personal development, even some related to artists on cruises we’re producing. I can easily select six that I can’t wait to read.
Here’s the full list for our first six months:
Attitude 101
Tribes
The Tipping Point
Me and a Guy Named Elvis
Steve Earle: Fearless Heart, Outlaw Poet
Next Generation Leader
Creating Magic
Creating Customer Evangelists
Never Eat Alone
Devils on the Deep Blue Sea
Up first for me – Me and a Guy Named Elvis. It’s written by our host of The Elvis Cruise, Jerry Schilling, so I’m really excited to gain some more insight into the life of Elvis by a guy who was there to see it.
Do you have any recommendations for future book lists?
-Lauren