Welcome to the Charity Reading Challenge, sponsored by the Stairway to Wisdom!
This is a monthly, ongoing event where we will be raising money for the children's educational charity, First Book, and tackling our To Be Read lists (TBRs) all at the same time!
How it works is super simple:
1) Sign up here to join the Challenge, if you haven't done so already.
2) Read the Challenge Guidelines below and set a reading goal!
3) Donate to First Book! (OPTIONAL)
4) Pick up a book and get reading!
That's it!
The idea is to inspire people to hit their reading goals and to help out a phenomenal charity at the exact same time. And usually, the best way to achieve something BIG is to travel together.
In life, who you surround yourself with is supremely important, and so you're MUCH more likely to reach your goals when you're part of an active, supportive group headed in the same direction! That's what this Challenge is all about.
Challenge Guidelines:
This is the first month of the Challenge, and we're going to keep things fairly informal! Basically, you set the terms of your own Reading Challenge, and publicly (or privately) commit to reaching your reading goals for the month!
For example, in Month One I'm planning on finishing Sapiens, by Yuval Noah Harari, finishing You Owe You, by Eric Thomas (an audiobook), and finishing at least 8 other books on top of those. For me, reading is literally a full-time job, but your goal for the month could be anything!
You could commit to reading 1 book a week, finishing a particularly challenging book that's been sitting on your shelf, staring and laughing at you seemingly forever...or you could simply pledge to read 1 page a day! It's completely up to you, and it ALL counts.
Let's Read!
For someone who reads as much as I do, I can't even put into words what reading has done for me and has made possible for me. It defies description. Professional success, personal fulfillment, the ignition of boundless curiosity...it's all there. The benefits of reading are nothing less than astonishing.
So I couldn't imagine doing any less than I was capable of to help get as many books into children's hands as there are children to read them! That's where the Charity Reading Challenge comes in!
I'm extremely happy to have you join us, and I look forward to helping you accomplish your reading goals!
All the best,
Matt Karamazov
