have never liked to read and I think I finally know why. I've been reading the wrong stuff. I've found that I don't like reading for entertainment value, but I do like to read if I'm learning about something. I have a stack of books I'm going though and try to read a little bit everyday. If I read in the evenings, it's hard for me to go to sleep because my mind starts spinning with ideas on how to apply what I've just read to my career. I've become quite addicted to it which surprises me. It gives me fuel for the day.

I first picked up the book The Success Principles byJack Canfield (I'll be mentioning him a lot in this blog). I think everyone should read this book. It just makes sense and it has changed the way I think about things in everyday life and my career. It's a feel good, motivational book that is really just common sense. I had the opportunity to hear Jack speak in April where he went over some key principles in the book. He had some good information about rejection that I'll post about tomorrow.

I've also been listing to audiobooks while I work. For these I've been sticking with biographies of people who lived or are living their dream. Paula Deenwas a good one and I just finished up the 33 hour biography of Walt Disney and I encourage everyone wanting to go into a creative field to read or listen to it. It was really neat to see some of the things he did and be like, "Hey, I think like that!"