In my last blog I shared my affection for books. One of the frustrations I had with reading was trying to find a good way of filing or remembering what was notable in a book I had read. However, all that changed in 1998 when I attended my first John Maxwell Leadership conference. During the conference John gave a talk on the need for a personal growth plan. In the talk he shared how he filed information from the books he read. In the front cover of his books he writes a one line note about the information in the book; Listed below is a sample;
- p (page) 47, The need for leaders
- p (page) 51, The leaders priorities
- p (page) 56, Leaders quote re; excellence
Next he puts a symbol by the quote in the text of the book for a quick reference, then the book is given to the assistant to transcribe the notes and file them away.
I use the same system and it has been a great tip to record illustrations as well as recall what is in a specific book.
I hope this tip has been helpful, it was a great benefit to me 12+ years ago and I am very appreciative for John's tip.
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