Creative Stimulus Plan: What's on Your Must-Read List?

A few days ago, I was listening to Dave Ramsey's financial radio show while driving to an appointment. Something he said during the show has really stuck with me. Dave mentioned that whenever he reads a book of non-fiction, he's a lot more prone to producing creative ideas -- and ideas that aren't necessarily related to that book. He then cited several books he recommended to stimulate the brain, including Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M.D.; QBQ (The Question Behind the Question) by John G. Miller; and The Richest Man in Babylon by George S Clason.

Although I had never really articulated it before, I'd have to agree that reading gets me thinking creatively, too. Unfortunately, lately I've been too focused on getting through the day without getting mired down in the onslaught of bad news to do much in the way of "leisure" reading. But now that Dave has planted that seed, I think it's high time I made time to read again.

Not surprisingly, once I started thinking about thinking, I remembered the names of several other books that had been recommended lately, including Gary Keller's Shift, Napoleon Hill's Laws of Success, Jack Canfield's The Success Principles and Jon Gordon's The Energy Bus.

So I'm wondering, does reading help motivate you? And if so, what are you reading to get the creative juices flowing?

About the Author:
Lisa Broadwater is a Central Oregon-based real estate professional who specializes in listing and selling homes, especially in Sisters, Tumalo, Redmond and Bend. If you'd like to learn more about Central Oregon, please visit www.CentralOregonHome4You.com.