I’m an information junkie.  I admitted it.  I read almost exclusively non-fiction books and I’m a giant consumer of magazines and online content.

It’s a problem.  30 + magazines come to my house and it’s all I can do to keep up, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.  The guilt of missing out on something that leads to an idea or gets my creative juices flowing is greater than the guilt of falling behind on a stack of magazines.

And, frankly, I’m a blogger, so ideas are gas for my engine.  There are no new ideas in the world there are only new combinations of existing ideas.  Therefore, in my worldview, reading diversely helps the brain synapses fire and ideas form from disparate pieces of information.

I do realize, however, that other people are normal and don’t do this.

That said, there are a ton of excellent content options online that you can check out on your lunch hour or as you ease into your day, cup of coffee in hand.

We all need a spark now and again, and these are three resources that provide a spark in spades, and it’s likely you haven’t checked them out. When you’re looking for something to inspire a post, take a look at the following:

Slideshare – a site where users upload presentations across a wide body of topics, many of them business oriented.

ChangeThis – a site of presentations as well.  Excellent thought-leadership content around mostly business topics

YouTube – of course, we’ve all watched YouTube videos for fun, but have you used it to search for business-related and/or education content?  Type in something you are interested in from a business perspective and you’re likely to find something engaging and valuable.  I had the good fortune to see Mark Burnett, the producer of Survivor speak live.  Suffice to say I would pay to listen to this guy read the phonebook.  This link is a fun example.

Have fun and fire up your creative juices.