Books are the main way I get my mind right. I read these four books to begin every year.

Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz: How do you keep your money flowing when your pay is erratic at best? Michalowicz has a simple, strong method, perfect for freelancers and entrepreneurs alike. We tend to sacrifice our salary to feed the business. As I've experienced, though, you can't run a business if you can't eat. His breakdown has transformed how I fund and run my business as an independent.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield: Classic material if your work requires any ounce of creativity. Here's what I said after reading it:  It is a short, passionate book, filled with essays on the many self-defeating habits we have as humans. Steven Pressfield is a former Marine, once lost soul, who tapped into his writing talent late in life with The Legend of Bagger Vance and many other titles. And in every word, from the discussion on self-worth to the need to just do the work, you can tell that he walked the path he preaches.

Published on: Jan 18, 2019