As you get started on your journey, I recommend adding some purposed reading to your daily habits. Obviously, there’s no way to share every great book out there... However, these are some of the books that have meant a lot to me along my journey of development as a creative. Like anything, chew the meat and spit out the bones. Some will resonate with you, others won’t. That’s ok. It’s a place to start. Enjoy!

Spirituality & Creativity

• Unlocking the Heart of the Artist by Matt Tommey

• Creativity According to the Kingdom by Matt Tommey

• The Artisan Soul by Erwin McManus

• Breath for the Bones by Luci Shaw

• Fixing Your Faith by Gary Keessee

• Cosmic Initiative by Jack R. Taylor

• Finding Divine Inspiration by J. Scott McElroy

• The Great Dance by Baxter Kruger

• Poverty, Riches and Wealth: Moving from a Life of Lack into True Kingdom Abundance by Kris Vallotton

• Open Your Mind to Receive by Catherine Ponder

• The Power of Imagination by Kerry Kirkwood

• Dreaming with God by Bill Johnson

• Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain

• The God Artist by Roma Waterman

• Unlocking Your Creative Identity by Roma Waterman

• Born to Create by Theresa Dedmon

• Imagine That by Manuel Luz

• Art & the Bible by Francis Schaeffer

• Walking on Water by Madeleine L’Engle

• The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy Sayers

• Refractions: A Journey of Faith, Art & Culture by Makoto Fujimura

• The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World by Lewis Hyde

• Awake, Arise, Advance by Bhari Long

Business

• Crafting Your Brand by Matt Tommey

• StoryBrand by Donald Miller

• Oversubscribed by Daniel Priestly

• Go-Givers Sell More by Bob Burg

• Anointed for Business by Ed Silvoso

• Markets of One by Ross Honeywell & Christopher Norton

• Fixing the Money Thing by Gary Keesee

• Faith Hunt by Gary Keesee

• Purple Cow by Seth Godin

• Good to Great by Jim Collins

• Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon

• ArtsyShark.com & The Art Business Institute

• How to Sell Art by J. Jason Horejs

• Real Artists Don't Starve by Jeff Goins

• Facebook Ads Made Simple by Andrea Vahl 

Personal Development

• Switch On Your Brain by Dr. Carolyn Leaf

• Strengthen Yourself in the Lord by Bill Johnson

• Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

• Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship by Jack Frost

• Experiencing the Father’s Embrace by Jack Frost

• The Effects of Trauma and How to Deal with It by Jim Banks

• Perfectionism: The Insidious Dance by Jim Banks

• Psycocybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz

• The ABC’s of Success by Bob Proctor

• You were Born Rich by Bob Proctor

• The Shack by Young

• Simply Christian by Tom Wright

• Creativity Sozo by Faith Blatchford

• Pure Grace by Clark Whitten

• The Big Leap by Dr. Gay Hendricks

• The Magic of Thinking Big by David Scwartz

• Deep Work by Cal Newport