Today I’m sharing my 2026 booklist for travel creators and content creators—the exact business books, mindset books, and creativity books I’m reading (or rereading!) to scale my creator business without burning out.Whether you’re listening from a plane, a hostel bunk, or the world’s loudest café, these books will shape how you think, create, and build your business in 2026.In This Episode: My 2026 Creator BooklistI’m pulling back the curtain on the physical books sitting on my desk and the digital ones on my to-read list. These are the titles I believe every travel creator, content creator, or creative business owner needs to read in 2026.📘 Physical Books on My Shelf (A.K.A. The Non-Negotiables)1. Mindset — Carol Dweck2. Clear Thinking — Shane Parrish3. Essentialism — Greg McKeown 4. Effortless — Greg McKeown5. The Art of Persuasion — Bob Burg6. Do Nothing — Celeste Headlee7. Alchemy — Rory Sutherland📱 Books on My Digital Reading List (2026 Edition)8. Slow Productivity — Cal Newport9. 10x Is Easier Than 2x — Dan Sullivan10. The 12-Week Year Field Guide — Brian P. Moran & Michelle Lewington11. Never Not Working — Melissa Clark12. A Healthy State of Panic — Farnoosh Torabi13. Please Unsubscribe, Thanks — Julio Vincent Gambuto14. Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity — David Whyte15. The Great Stewardess Rebellion — Nell McShane Wulfhart💬 Episode HighlightsWhy creators need business books, not just “creator inspiration”How reading fits into my business planning for 2026The books I reread every year (and why)What fiction I’m reading behind the scenes (DM me if you want the list!)My nerdy love for surveillance capitalism and attention economyWhy creators must learn business skills if they want sustainabilityHow these books align with the systems we’re building inside my community🎙️ Want to Talk Books With Me? Join the Community.Travel creators weren’t meant to spend 12 hours hunched over a laptop in Croatia stressing about the algorithm. You became a travel creator to travel.Inside The Travel CreaDon’t miss the Merry Travel Creator Christmas Party — a free virtual hangout for creators who get what you’re building. Grab your seat for Dec 11th!🎄🎄 Fill out your invitation HEREFollow Me On: Sign up for my newsletter, the Content Compass to receive free tips and tricks to beat the content creation overwhelm and get back to traveling. Website Instagram Join Us 👉 The Travel Creator Business Plan Community! The only business-building community designed specifically for travel creators. You’ll get: ✔ monthly business systems ✔ coworking + Q&A calls ✔ a private community of creators building real businesses ✔ guidance to help you move from “content machine” to “CEO energy” Sign Up HERE

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