Read.

There are moments I find myself lacking creativity, in thought, in life practice, for a new song, a blog post, sometimes even when I’m cooking. When I feel that lack, that emptiness, drained of all original thought or conceptual feeling, only one thing has cured me over the years: reading.

Reading centers me again. For years it was fiction or historical accounts, with the last two years a bit more focused on the personal development side. This year I’ve gone back to fiction and added more biographies of historical figures whose lives intrigue and inspire me.

Then a word I have to look up or a sentence fragment sparks me. I highlight it, I copy it in my journal and I repeat it to myself over and over. All with a smile on my face and my mind scrolling at the speed of light on what I can create with it, what does it mean to me.

Heck, even a Men’s Health magazine on my iPad during a long flight delay recently had me screen shoting quotes, recipes and recommendations, once again getting my mental chemicals going.

Read. Read a little. Read a lot.

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or CEO, it is highly recommended you read. Read about your business, your market, read about general business success stories. Read about the successful people in your generation and the prior ones. Read about people and things that fascinate you.

Read for knowledge, read for fun, read out of curiosity, read for your life. Read to get unstuck, to come up with new ideas, new business practices. Ideas can come from reading a fiction novel that has nothing to do with your company but a new perspective, a new point of view can materialize.

Read for wisdom, for guidance, to heal and free your soul. Do it to battle anxiety, pain, suffering, trauma, read to forgive yourself and others. Read for joy, enlightenment and for overall good vibes.

There are some great apps out there for reading or listening to audio books on the go. Audible is great for listening on the go(keep an eye out for membership and book discounts), but if you have a library card checkout Hoopla and Libby, both have lots of great titles for free. RBDigital App, available for both iPhone and Android users, for free periodicals.

What are you reading these days? Leave a comment, tell me your titles, ask me what I’m reading.