From Blocked to a Billion + Need a Creative Refresh? (The Creator's Checkup)


The Creator's Checkup

Helping You Become the Creator You Were Created to Be

It's amazing what God can do with a goal.

After being selected as a YouVersion content partner in 2024, I nevertheless remained stuck with only one reading plan published the entire year.

I told myself in 2025 that I should do better in stewarding the privilege of sharing God's word on this wonderful Bible resource that reaches millions of people daily, and committed to writing at least 1-2 reading plans a month.

By setting my goals high, I managed to get on track and get six reading plans published in 10 months, which was a huge improvement from last year. Not only did I have two plans amass more than 1,000 completions, I was also invited to attend the "Beyond the Billion" gala at the YouVersion headquarters in Oklahoma City next week.

I hope this encourages you to set big, God-oriented goals for your creative life - because with faith, prayer, and discipline, you can achieve much more than you can even imagine. - Allen

What We're Sharing in God and Gigs

The Creator's Legacy - Now Available

Our next YouVersion devotional is out, and we'd love for you to read along with our community!

You can tap below to join my personal reading group starting Monday November 17th, - or you can join the plan and do your own reading group whenever you want to start!

Fight for your Focus

It's so easy for faith-focused creators to get lost in the hustle and struggle for attention, income and advancement. Episode 361 gives you the encouragement needed to stay focused on the right things - listen today!

South Florida Podcaster Meetup

We're excited to support a South Florida podcaster meetup on Thursday, Nov 13th as part of the Podfest Podtour! All podcasters or interested content creators in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach are welcome!

Coming Up in Our 360 Community

Less Stress, More Refreshed (Expert Workshop)

Our upcoming Creator Workshop with creative process coach Dustin Pead will show you how to maintain more margin in your life, so you can remain refreshed, rested and recharged to pursue all God has placed in your heart.

As always, this workshop is complimentary to GOLD creators and CRC subscribers!

Email that Pays you Back

Our recent workshop with Lex Roman taught us about how you can monetize your message with email newsletters - and we had an entire after party when our friend and Canva expert and LaShonda Brown joined the call!

You can gain access to that workshop - and many more - by subscribing to our Creator Resource Center.

More Resources to Improve Your Creator Lifestyle

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