I just love buying books about things I'd like to do. I have books on finance, home organization, weight loss, strength training, polymer clay, home decor, sewing, painting, time management, cooking, meditating, creativity, entrepreneurship, self-discovery, sex, creative writing, voluntary simplicity, music industry, and so much more!
When I start to feel motivated about something, I run out and buy a book about it. I might buy ten books about it. Then the feeling passes, but I still have the books. The books indicate that the project du jour is not off the table - it's just parked for awhile. The books are evidence that I still may get around to pursuing it one day.
Here are some of my favorites. I'd like to say they're motivational. They feel motivational and they always make me feel like I'm moving forward with things. Of course, reality conflicts with these pleasant delusions. But perhaps you're a more disciplined soul than I am, in which case these books could possibly be of value to you:
(By the way, I'm not an affiliate nor am I enrolled in any programs to make money off of these books. I'm just providing links for informational purposes, and if you check the link address, you'll see that they're just straight links.)
Sink Reflections by Marla Cilley, otherwise known as "Flylady"
The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn
The Magic Lamp by Keith Ellis
I've Been Rich. I've Been Poor. Rich Is Better. by Judy Resnick
Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui by Karen Kingston
Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
Awaken the Diet Within by Julia Havey
Body For Life by Bill Phillips
The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy
Inc. Your Dreams by Rebecca Maddox
Three early books by Wayne Dyer: Your Erroneous Zones, Pulling Your Own Strings, and The Sky's The Limit. These books really do go together to form a trilogy.
I posted earlier that I've been reading Make Your Creative Dreams Real by SARK. I borrowed it from the library. I'm halfway through it, and now I want to go buy it to have for my very own. I'm not happy just reading books. I need them to take up permanent residency in my home.
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I know exactly what you mean so about two years ago, I started using my public library when these urges hit. I found that it was cheaper for those interests that were just a curiousity; after I read all that I wanted to know, I often found that it wasn't something I wanted to do, just something I wanted to know more about.
Then for those areas that I did like, I could use the library to help narrow down the correct books to buy. Now if the library didn't have the books I was looking for, it was just the excuse I needed to buy the book. Then they started piling up and into sliding piles. To manage the ever increasing inventory, I started selling off some of them on Amazon. Since I, too love books, I still buy way too many, but sometimes I just can't help myself. I have bought books because I liked the cover and wanted to be able to look at it all the time.
Anyway, you can cover more ground if you use your library.
Hi Floridagirl! Oh, we use the library too, believe me. We were just there today. I do like you do - I sift and tire-kick at that library.
However, yesterday, we were at the mall, and I wandered into the bookstore . . .
Ninety seven dollars later, I emerged!
Nice to know there's a kindred spirit out there!
I am addicted to amazon, I have a new book coming nearly every week, whenever I do get a library book I end up wanting to buy it anyway.
I've finally started up my own website after reading SARK and The Artist's way. You should read Living Out Loud by Keri Smith, that's a really inspiring fun book!
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