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On the platform, reading © by moriza

I’ve been inspired by Money Saving Mom to make a list of books that I’m very interested in reading. The goal is to read 2 books a month. Also, since another personal goal is to unclutter our lives I’m going to rely on audiobooks and ebooks this year. As well, I will note that I might switch the order of reading accordingly.

Here’s my list:

January:

• One Bite at a Time: 52 Projects for Making Life Simpler
• Organized Simplicity: The Clutter-Free Approach to Intentional Living

February:

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
• Time Warrior: How to defeat procrastination, people-pleasing, self-doubt, over-commitment, broken promises and chaos

March:

• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
• Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist

April:

• Thinking, Fast and Slow
• The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

May:

• Rework
• Shift Your Habit: Easy Ways to Save Money, Simplify Your Life, and Save the Planet

June:

• Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity
• Tell Your Time: How to Manage Your Schedule So You Can Live Free

July:

• The Art of Asking: Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers
• EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches

August:

• Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance
• If I’m So Smart, Why Can’t I Get Rid of this Clutter? (If I’m So Smart Series)

September:

• Screw Business As Usual
• Start Something That Matters

October:

• JUST THE RULES: TOSCA’S GUIDE TO EATING RIGHT
• Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business (New Rules Social Media Series)

November:

• Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It
• The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

December:

• La receta de la felicidad: Las siete claves de la felicidad y la iluminación (Vintage Espanol) (Spanish Edition)
• El Poder De La Intencion (Spanish Edition)

This year we decided to visit my in-laws. We had a fantastic time and were able to create some great memories. One of them, was our impromptu Christmas Eve dinner. I wanted to do a roast pork – acclaimed by my family – as a way to help my mom-in-law in the kitchen. From there it evolved to having a typical puertorican Xmas dinner: Arroz con gandules y pernil.

I cooked a lot of food for 6 people and felt so accomplished when there was almost no pork left and no rice at all! Yeap… mission accomplished!

iPhone 4 Bumper + Universal Dock w/ DIY Adapter © by Yutaka Tsutano

Here we go again… it’s that time where we check out how we did with our goals and plan out how to execute our dreams. 2011 was beyond our expectations!

I’m very excited for what 2012 might bring. We are moving forward with our app development business as well as we are looking forward to do a product launch. Exciting times indeed!

To keep up with our new goals, this blog might change course to help us express our ideas, work and dreams. I see us talking more techie than usual as well as keep expressing our love for our ponies. Hopefully, we’ll have time to enjoy life while we keep building our dreams.

Happy New Year!

There are times that an event comes by in my Island of Enchantment that makes me feel like I should be there. Last Friday, was one of those days. Instead, I was able to watch the livestream and felt inspired and more fired up to be a better person and to find ways to help my community.

The speakers were fantastic, and by the way you can see their presentations here. One that touched my heart the most was Noel Quiñones. An accomplished filmaker, Noel shot this documentary, “El 17″, about how when one person cares against all odds, it can be contagious and the results simply miraculous.

If you have a few minutes to spare, I implore you watch the video. It explains how in 60 days, Hebé Pérez Figueroa was able to inspire the community of Maricao and save their high school from closing its doors and change a 9 year trend of failure.