My favorites for the season: A gift guide for self development

The holidays are here, and I wanted to share with you some of my favorites in books, podcasts, courses, etc. I will be sharing a variety of different areas of life from spiritual to business. I hope this can be a gift guide for a loved one or you to gift to during this season to possibly empower them for another season.  Check each category and the topic to find a list of them to check out!  

Business/Creative Business: 

Books:  

 Freelance, and Business, and Stuff by Amy and Jennifer Hood 

Mind Your Business by Ilana Griffo 

Profit First by Mike Michalowicz 

Building Your Story Brand by Donald Miller 

Podcasts: 

The Simple Business Show by Nesh Woolery 

Courses/Programs: 

Design Biz Mastery by Morgan Rapp 

 

 

Creativity & Design:  

Books: 

Show Your Work by Austin Kleon 

Keep Going by Austin Kleon 

Burn Your Portfolio by Michael Janda 

Dream First Details Later by Ellen Marie Bennett 

Brand Brilliance: Elevate Your Brand, Enchant Your Audience by Fiona Humberstone 

Podcasts: 

The Honest Designers Show by Design Cuts 

Create Connect Convert by Yevgeniya (Gigi) Davarshvili 

Course/Programs: 

The Designer Essential Club by Abbey McGrew of Wayfarer Design Studio 

The Brand and Packaging Design Course by Laura Evans of Our Kind Studio 

 

Spiritual: 

Books: 

Crazy Faith by Michael Todd 

Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer 

Live No Lies by John Mark Comer 

Make It Happen by Lara Casey 

The Fight to Flourish by Jennie Lusko 

Winning The War In Your Mind by Craig Groeschel 

Podcast: 

The Fellowship And Deep Talk Podcast by Natalie & Glenda Trinidad 

Hey! It’s the Lusko’s by AccessMore 

Rebecca St. James Friends and Family by AccessMore 

That Sounds Fun With Annie F. Down by That Sounds Fun Network 

 

Development: 

Books: 

Don’t Drop The Mic by T.D. Jakes 

Think Again by Adam Grant 

Essentialism by Greg McKeown 

At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof 

How Successful People Win by John C. Maxwell 

Know Yourself, Know Your Money by Rachel Cruz 

The Latte Factor by David Bach 

Podcast: 

The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast 

The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast 

The Prompt Us Podcast 

YouTube Channels: 

Thomas Frank  

 

I hope that you can find something in this list that can help empower and equip someone you love in an area in their life that they want to keep developing for good. What are some recommendations you have in any of these categories? I would love to know! 


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