Though some may say love makes the world go round, the truth is, information is the likely culprit. Information leads to one’s thoughts. Thoughts lead to our philosophy (or belief system). A person’s philosophy controls his actions. And we all know that our actions determine our results. Therefore, our results stem from the information we put into our brains. If we don’t like our current results, the only way to change that is to change the information we’re putting into our minds.

If your current source of information is modern media, I’d suggest you read more. And be selective about what you read. The whole “garbage in, garbage out” concept touted by the health industry is probably even more important to our minds than our bodies. For by changing our minds, we can change our actions, including those that affect the results of our health.

It’s fascinating to learn what people are reading. Since I spent my morning blog post-composing time writing a Facebook note about the last 15 books I’ve read, I think I’ll just post that same list here and invite my readers to share their reading lists.

I think this is supposed to be a list of the last 15 books I read. (Not sure if it’s that or my fav 15, but I’m listing the 15 most recent books I’ve read/am currently reading.)

1. The Bible — don’t read it as much as I should, though!
2. Wings of the Dawn — a novel I’m editing & preparing a proposal for (Is it cheating to list this one? I did just read it, LOL!)
3. The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
4. Leadership Tidbits & Treasures by Orrin Woodward & Chris Brady (for those of you who’ve asked where I get all those cool quotes I post on my status — this book is the source of many of them)
5. A Thomas Jefferson Education — a real eye-opener!
6. Black Belt Patriotism by Chuck Norris — (okay, so I haven’t quite finished it, but I plan to!)
7. Getting Things Done by David Allen
8. Body for Life for Women
9. The Art of Influence by Chris Widener
10. How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling by Frank Bettger
11. Write Faster, Write Better by David Fryxell
12. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (My all-time favorite novel — I read it every year or two.)
13. Where Have All the Leaders Gone? by Lee Iococca (This book was NOT what I expected — save your precious time and don’t bother. I read about 80 pages, hoping it would get better and finally shut the book and moved on.)
14. Coach Wooden’s Leadership Game Plan for Success (John Wooden)
15. Cooking with Hot Flashes by Martha Bolton

Next on my reading list: I recenlty bought and have just cracked the covers of — Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Cialdini and The Cloning of the American Mind: Eradicating Morality through Education.

(Just realized I’ve only read two novels since May and I wrote one of them!)