Reading

I love reading - I always have. Well, except maybe all those university text books -- I didn't read a lot for pleasure in university, as I was always needing to "read to learn". But since then, I have enjoyed a lot of fiction, trembling under the blankets reading Stephen King into the wee hours of the morning, and I love the Outlander series; and more often non-fiction, reading true crime novels, fascinating over forensic psychology, and even some autobiographical works occasionally.

Recently though, I have been devouring all I can from a personal development standpoint. Since becoming a network marketer, I have spent a lot more time and energy focusing on me - the person. What an incredible journey! Truly the most fulfilling aspect of network marketing has been opening my mind to becoming a better person. Our industry truly is about personal development, as that is a cornerstone to success. And since you own your own business, your destiny is yours, and your personal development becomes more important than I found it to be in an employer / employee relationship. I have to wonder whether or not my past employers were all that concerned about my personal self ... I think they were more concerned over my personal performance as it related to their bottom line, the rest of it they ignored for the most part. Not to say my immediate managers and co-workers didn't care about me - I worked with many incredible people who were instrumental in my development personally and professionally. But I mean the corporate world itself, as a whole.

So I've been reading, listening to some audio cd's as well, and I'm growing, becoming, and living. I love it. If you are new to this area of reading (as I am), I think 2 great reads are Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, and How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

There are so many other great books out there, and I can't wait to read them all. Won't you be so kind as to provide a comment with your personal development reading recommendation? I'd love to know what you have found to be valuable to your self.

Make it a Sensational Day!