I first read a Seth Godin book when I bought The Dip.  It helped me understand personal energy and business and how they work together.  Occasionally I see references to his blog, but you know life is busy and I forget to check in and see what new things he has to share.  I now follow him on Twitter so I don’t forget to check in.  Seth likes to share.  He’s very smart about giving and that creates an interest in his books.  I hope he continues to be wildly successful.  Today I ran across a link to his blog again and it was linked to an article on buying a home.  Or as he puts How to Buy a HOUSE.  There is a difference.  We create homes and we live in houses.  Check out Seth’s blog to see what he thinks about it.  What do you think?

I am a book fanatic.  I never read just one book.  I usually have at least a half dozen on my bedside table tabbed where I left off when I was in the mood for that topic.  When I check books out at the library I have to make sure I read them straight through or I end up renewing them or paying fines for being overdue.  So lately, I’ve been buying books more trying to keep the bookstores in business and help the economy.

I learned about a book on being a Realtor in the changing real estate market while at the CRS Sellabration in San Francisco last month.  Shift by Gary Keller.  Gary has a lot of great ideas that I rip off and duplicate - the greatest form of flattery - in my business at RE/MAX.  The other book I learned about today from Margaret Kelly as she spoke to the RE/MAX Convention attendees.  (I watched her on the web.)  The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon.  I think I’ll check that one out.  It sounds like it has a story I would enjoy and I can probably read it in one sitting.

Did you know a very small percentage of the US population reads books?  We have a wealth of knowledge from people sharing what has and hasn’t worked in their lives and businesses on the shelves of libraries,  bookstores, and online bookstores all over the country.  I learn so many things that help me in business and in my creative pursuits that I can’t imagine not taking time to sit down with a book each day.