Episode 12 is here! I can't believe how quickly time has passed!!  This is our last episode for 2020 as we are taking a short break in December so we can plan more episode while taking a closer look at what you enjoyed most and what topics to cover more of!  So I hope you enjoy this episode and while we are on a break, maybe go back and revisit episodes that you may have missed, or re-listen to ones that you enjoyed and want to hear again! Now onto this week's episode.  Books for me are ways to learn of course, grow most definitely, and to be inspired to keep going - most often! For our first "creative book club" episode, I am sharing books that have in some cases, changed my life and defined my creative business.  Now, before you click play to listen, I have stacks and stacks of books that I can recommend, this first episode is a nice pile of books ranging from creativity, to personal growth to pure artsy pleasure! Enjoy the episode and I've listed the books that I mention for you to reference below. Nicki Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work, by Austin Kleon. You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, by Betty Edwards Atomic Habits by James Clear Collage, by Danielle Krysa Not a book but a magazine that helped me on more than one occasion and one that I was lucky to be featured in years later Where Women Create  Thank you for joining me, your host Nicki Traikos.  I am an artist, instructor and creative business owner. I started and built life I design in 2012 from home, while raising a family and learning how to juggle it all! The podcast is my way of pulling back the curtain and inviting you to step into my home studio so we can get candid about all things art, business and life, to help YOU create a life that YOU design! I hope you subscribe, press play today and tune in as I share my best tips, advice and encouragement! To learn more, please visit... Website: https://www.lifeidesign.com for blog posts, shop, current offerings; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeidesign/ is where I spend my time being social; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lifeidesign for my best watercolor tutorials; Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/nickitraikos where I teach bite size art & calligraphy classes.