With the New Year around the corner, I start thinking, “How will I continue to motivate myself to take on the tasks ahead?” The next statement is always, “What are the tasks?”

My friend, The Growth Coach, John Stahl, told me not to let work get in the way. That’s an interesting thought. Is there work that really doesn’t make a difference?

I find that having a yearly plan helps me stay focused and show results. If you don’t do some soul searching, life will just drag you along, and you’ll become part of someone else’s success plan.

With the New Year around the corner, “We can all use a little prodding” to get us to success and to get more out of life, and who doesn’t want more out of life? Here’s my list of what I call “the read and re-read.” (To see my reasons why, check out the full article here.)

1. Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting, by Lynn Grabhorn
2. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, by Miguel Ruiz
3. Are you Ready to Succeed, by Srikumar S. Rao
4. 212, The Extra Degree, by Sam Parker
5. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell
6. The Myth of the Entrepreneur, by Michael Gerber
7. The Great Wing, by Dr.Louis Tartaglia
8. Build from Scratch, How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion, by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank
9. The Thank You Economy, by Gary Vaynerchuk
10. What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekends: A Short Guild to Making the Most of Your Days, by Laura Vanderkam
11. Abundance, by Peter Diamandis

What are you reading? I know Dan Alcorn must have a couple of good suggestions. Let us know your ‘good reads.’ Happy New Year.