MAKE TODAY COUNT

Noted leadership expert Maxwell says that what we get from each day depends on our decisions about what's important and how faithfully we carry out daily plans. The author offers 12 categories to reference every day, from concrete issues like health and finances to broader priorities like commitment and growth. The advice is timeless, personal, and easy to absorb once listeners adjust to the slow unfolding of the ideas. Lew Grenville's technically smooth reading is perfectly in sync with Maxwell's sensibilities but adds little to the program's appeal or impact. Maxwell himself could get away with such a casual reading, but a professional narrator cannot afford to be so low-key with material that already moves at leisurely pace. T.W. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2008]