If you're a purpose-driven professional who's been dreaming of starting your own business, these books are for you. They helped shape my thinking as I built my learning-strategy consultancy. The list also includes newer titles that I wish I'd had when I was starting out! 

Some of these books helped me understand today's ecnomic landscape, which is vastly different than the one I grew up in. Others inspried me. Others were hands-on. They helped me figure out who I can serve uniquely or how to distill my first my offerings. 

As you navigate your own journey of self employment, I hope these books help you do all these things and more!

The uncertainty of today's economy isn't going away any time soon. But with disruption, comes opportunity. Here's to finding the structure and possibility that helped keep me going in the early days.

This list was curated by Teach Your Thing founder Suzi Hunn. 

This list was curated by Teach Your Thing founder Suzi Hunn.