It’s our 50th episode...but the celebration takes second chair to the important challenge we are posing to every creative in our community. Here’s the question for you - are you doing what you were created to do? And are you doing it with excellence - meaning God’s standard and not yours? Two things have helped to clarify the importance of this message - one is a new book on finding and focusing on your purpose by Jordan Raynor called “Master of One”, and the other is the tragic loss of legendary athlete, philanthropist and creative writer Kobe Bryant , along with his daughter Gianna, and seven other close friends. These events have reminded all of us that living life to the fullest, doing the things we are born and created to do, must be one of our highest priorities. The question is, do you know what we were born to do? No matter the answer to that question for you, we’re challenging you to commit to a spirit of excellence in the area that you have chosen as your ‘one thing'. It’s both a spiritual and moral imperative that we not waste time doing anything less than the work we were created to do. It’s why we’re recommending Master of One to all of our listeners, and to encourage you to read it, we’re giving away copies of the book to people who leave a review of the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Resources and topics we mentioned in this episode: Master of One by Jordan Raynor Our review of Master of One Called To Create Jordan Raynor Kobe Bryant's creative career The power of focus SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts or We’ve love to hear your thoughts about this episode… Tap HERE to send us a text! Support the show NEW DEVOTIONAL ON YOUVERSION! Would you like to understand God's creative process and apply it to your life? Check out our new YouVersion Bible reading plan here! NEW "DISCOVER YOUR CREATIVE PERSONALITY" QUIZ! We've developed this quiz to help you diagnose and discover where you currently stand in your journey as a faith-focused artist. You'll find out which of the 5 Christian Creative Personalities you're currently operating in and how to improve on your strengths and get help with your weaknesses. Take the 5- minute quiz HERE PODCAST MERCH Get God and Gigs themed gear, clothing and accessories HERE! GOT VALUE FROM THIS PODCAST? Exchange VALUE 4 VALUE! You can share: TIME: Send this episode to someone who you know would enjoy it TALENT: Email your art or music to add to our community to allen@godandgigs.com TREASURE: Tap HERE to pick an amount to support the podcast monthly, OR: Get a modern podcast app that allows you support us IN REAL TIME by sending us value digitally! Get a new podcast app that supports these new features HERE.