Packed with the essentials of starting a new business in 25 highly-practical steps by one of the foremost authorities on startups.

Whether you're creating a work of art or bringing your dream to life, fear will be present. This book explores connection to what you create—or long to.

Get as many ideas on the table as possible following this former Disney Imagineer's brainstorming system. It's a witty and creative read.

When I discovered the power of journaling, I thought it would be great to write a book about using writing to unleash ideas. Too late. This is that book.

Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality

Learn the action method to pump up your idea production. Packed with practical advice on what it takes to make your idea come to life.

Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life

Identify the structures you need to create the outcomes you desire for your life and business. I reread this book regularly.

Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

If you're feeling resistance to your work, this is THE book to read. Short. Pithy. Inspirational. Just what you need to kick-start yourself.

Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work

Pressfield, writer of War of Art, uses his kick-in-the-pants speak and applies it to being a pro. Whatever you are pursuing, take it seriously. Be a professional.

A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

The creativity classic. It's the book that taught me how to journal. And to think more creatively. It's not just for people with paintbrushes.

The Natural History of Innovation

Terrific story-telling about innovation, liquid networks, hunches, and the formation of ideas. It will juice your thinking.

The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds

Ted talks analyzed to bring you the winning ways to present your ideas. Great tips to make your message even more memorable.

David Hoffeld draws upon thousands of studies in psychology and neuroscience to give you a blueprint for getting inside your buyer's head.

Rolf Dobelli has complied a list of 99 cognitive errors we often make. This is a helpful resource for those important decisions in your life.

Thought-provoking argument that the Internet is fundamentally rewiring our brains to be more reactive and shallow. Think deeply by reading this book.

Eight productivity principles woven with compelling stories by the Pulitzer Prize-winning NY Times reporter, Charles Duhigg.

If you want to get things done, start here. This is the book that launched a thousand apps. Still the productivity gold-standard.

A thought-provoking look at how to create smarter ways to achieve your goals faster than you might imagine. Packed with examples.

People don't buy what you do. They buy why you do it. There's good reason to start with why. This book shows you how.

What motivates people to take action? Daniel Pink throws a few curve balls on the conventional wisdom about goal-setting and rewards.

Have you ever wanted to have a do-over after leaving a bad impression with someone? This is your roadmap to recovering misperceptions.

Everything you need to know about how to form a habit, or break one. Easy-to-read, actionable and inspiring. It will get you going.

The godfather of willpower research has written the granddaddy of books on why you do—or don't do—what you want to. Often quoted foundational reading.

Don't think your in sales? Think again. Pink hits a home run in shining a light on how the world of influence and selling has changed. And it affects everyone.

Clever application of Sherlock Holmes character is used to describe cognitive science. You don't need to be a Holmes fan to learn how to think like him.

Ironically, this book's lofty title really falls short. It's jam packed with more useful goal-setting information per page than nearly any other book I've read.

Without a doubt, this is one book I would have sent back in time to my younger self and held that kid hostage until he read it.

How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

What happens when we dare to be vulnerable? Ted rock-star Brene Brown deftly describes how the courage to be vulnerable can transform our world.

Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix

Difficult to read but extremely thought-provoking insights into leadership and the challenges leaders face to remain courageous in a quick-fix culture.

21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

Don't put off that project—or reading this book. Productivity guru, Brian Tracy, has great tips for eating that frog. It's a fast read so you can get right to it.

One of the clearest presentations of how the brain works and why we need to be vigilant about the decisions we make. Think slowly on your big life decisions.

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Go from busy to productive. This book will mess with your life, priorities, and get you asking yourself the tough questions about what's important.

Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind

This is an excellent collection of essays on productivity, focus, and sharpening your creative mind, from a variety of seasoned thought-leaders and creatives.

Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks & Build an Incredible Career

Creatives and thought-leaders share essays on creating opportunities, building expertise, cultivating relationships, and taking risks.

Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone

An FBI hostage negotiation trainer shares his secrets and techniques to creating an environment where real listening can take place.

Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

This is the book on turning from distraction and growing your ability to concentrate. The closest thing I've seen to my own strategic margin principles.

Bill Burnett & Dave Evans apply product design principles taught at Stanford University to life design in their helpful new book, "Designing Your Life."

One of the books I most recommend. Sher provides practical advice to navigate the seven different ways we can get stuck in our career.

Are you feeling unfulfilled in your work? This book offers a simple, but helpful, way to conceive of the work that will make you come alive again.

Jumping to a different career? Here's a practical guide for career transition covering everything from finding the next career to how to rebrand yourself.

Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life

This remains the classic work on life purpose. There are so many cogent thoughts in this book, you may end up dog-earring every page.

Work and the Examined Life

Perhaps the best explanation of the theology of work. The first half of this book, especially, is a must-read for Christian business leaders.

Embracing Your God-Given Potential

A well written examination of the Christian calling in the workplace and the courage to embrace our vocation and not just an occupation.

Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work

Apply this innovation model to your own career and disrupt yourself first. A terrific book to evaluate if it's time to change-it-up.

How to Make Your Passions Your Life

Do you have so many interests that you find yourself wondering if you’re somehow defective? This book will speak volumes to you.

The Way Back by Phil Cooke & Jonathan Bock is a call to reexamine our attitudes and actions as believers, and reengage in ways that can truly transform our culture.

A guidebook for the Christian to navigate necessary actions in the midst of agonizing dilemma. Written toward men but suitable for women.

The greatest love story ever is of God's pursuit of you. It's why Christianity is not a religion, but a relationship. And it's why you are here.

Easily digestible. Wonderfully written. Use this book as an important diagnostic to ask yourself, “Where can I be more fearless today?

What makes you think you'll be the one in ten to finish strong? This has been the lead-off book for every men's group I've led.

The imminently popular pastor's challenge to make your life count by avoiding the alluring and trivial passions of comfort and pleasure.

It's popular to ask, "What would Jesus do?" Doc Hensley imagines Jesus as a the leader of a modern-day business and the leadership lessons that emerges.

A Guide to Personal Success

This little book is packed with wisdom and energy. And inspiration. His core premise? It's easy to make life decisions. And it's equally easy not to.

By far, this is the best exposition about grace I've ever read. If you're looking for inspiration and reflection, look no further.

Experiencing God in New Ways

One of my all-time favorite and most-read inspirational books. Gire will expand your awareness of God in unexpected places.

Challenges and deep disappointment are bound to come. When they do, this is a helpful book to navigate the road you never wanted to travel.

The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery

A spiritual essay on the “sacred call to self-discovery” as the subtitle promises. Worthy read, aiding in identifying the source of one's true and one's false self.

Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

An honest reflection on the twenty-four challenges men face, from a man who looked in his own mirror and didn’t like what he saw.