It happens to me every time I attend a conference or workshop.\u00a0 And I know I\u2019m not the only one who did this at the recent IAC\/CCPA conference.\u00a0\u00a0 I saw other people doing the same thing.<\/p>\n
There we were walking around the book table, eyeing up the goods, calculating how much room there was in the budget, justifying a need versus a want, rationalizing the purchases and then leaving with an armload of books and a contented smile.<\/p>\n
Over the years I have tried to curb this habit.\u00a0 Put restrictions on myself such as \u201cyou can only buy one\u201d or \u201cno more till the current ones are gone\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 I swear it\u2019s not an addiction.\u00a0\u00a0 I just happen to love books.\u00a0 \u00a0Maybe someday I\u2019ll get an e-reader but for now I will continue to enjoy the feel of paper and the smell of newly printed books.<\/p>\n
Which leads me to my goals for the summer.\u00a0\u00a0 Last year I focussed on improving my digital career literacy (a work in progress).\u00a0\u00a0 This summer I will be reading my new acquisitions as professional development.<\/p>\n
These are not all newly published books.\u00a0 I keep a list of books that others recommend or are by authors I know or that sound interesting. See, I have learned restraint when it comes to book buying.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what I will be reading this summer:<\/p>\n
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Hold On to Your Kids\u00a0 <\/em> Metaphor Making<\/em> Creative You\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em> A Career in Your Suitcase \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>
\nGordon Neufeld & Gabor Mate, Vintage Canada, 2013
\nThis one came highly recommended by a colleague.<\/p>\n
\nNorm Amundson, Ergon Communications, 2010
\nI like the set of metaphor making cards that I purchased with the book and have already used them with my clients.\u00a0 One colleague suggested using these cards as conversation starters over dinner.\u00a0 Gotta like dual-purpose purchases!<\/p>\n
\nDavid B. Goldstein & Otto Kroeger,\u00a0 Atria Paperbacks, 2013
\nI often use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in my work and this book on creativity and passion sparked my interest.<\/p>\n
\nJo Parfitt & Colleen Reichrath-Smith, Summertime Publishing, 2013
\nTravel and careers.\u00a0 Need I say more?<\/p>\n