If you are seeking to be more artistic, and/or create a sustainable livelihood, I can’t recommend the following books highly enough.  I love these books and refer to them often for myself and in my coaching work:

1. A Whole New Mind, Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, Daniel H. Pink
2. Finding Your North Star,  Martha Beck
3. Climate Capitalism, Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen
4. Confidence, Barbara De Angelis
5. Story, Robert McKee
6. The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron
7. The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People, Carol Eikleberry
8. The Not So Big House, Sarah Susanka
9. The Writer’s Journey, Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters, Christopher Vogler
10. What Color is Your Parachute for Retirement, Richard N. Bolles and John E. Nelson
11. Zen and the Art of Making a Living, Laurence G. Boldt