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How To Stop Being Afraid And Start Creating

How To Stop Being Afraid And Start Creating

by Cali Bird | Oct 11, 2019 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fear and Procrastination, Food for thought

You want to get on with your your writing, your art project or your music. You see everyone else doing it. They don’t seem to suffer like you. They produce. There must be something wrong with you because you can’t. And this makes you feel even worse. You have good...
20 Lessons From 20 Years Of Writing

20 Lessons From 20 Years Of Writing

by Cali Bird | Aug 9, 2019 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Food for thought

It was the 24th August 1999 in New York City. I was earning more money than God but I was bored and unfulfilled. It was a good time to be in the technology sector. There was a lot of money sloshing about. My daily rate was very healthy but my mind wasn’t. My life...
If I build it, what happens if they don’t come

If I build it, what happens if they don’t come

by Cali Bird | Apr 15, 2019 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Food for thought

There is that wonderful scene in the movie Field of Dreams where Kevin Costner is urged to “build it and they will come”. A baseball field in the middle of a cornfield starts to attract great players from the past. Many people in the personal development...
Can Walt Disney Teach You To Be A Better Creative?

Can Walt Disney Teach You To Be A Better Creative?

by Cali Bird | Feb 21, 2019 | Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Food for thought

Recently I watched a two-part documentary on the life of Walt Disney. Even though I have seen so many of his films and have fond childhood memories of them, I didn’t know much about him as a person. I was struck by the ups and downs of his life and how he went about...
Is It Fair To Make Your Art Your Salvation?

Is It Fair To Make Your Art Your Salvation?

by Cali Bird | Jan 25, 2019 | Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Fear and Procrastination

It’s January, the time of year when it is easy to get depressed by your situation and wish that your life were different. If you are having a bad day at your job it is tempting to think how much better it would be if only you could do your creative work full-time....
How To Get Started On Your Creative Project When You Haven’t Got A Clue What To Do

How To Get Started On Your Creative Project When You Haven’t Got A Clue What To Do

by Cali Bird | Dec 17, 2018 | Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Fear and Procrastination

For some time now you have thought getting started on a creative project. Perhaps you figure it’s time to write that memoir, make a sculpture or learn a musical instrument. You’d love to be creative but you really don’t know where to start. You haven’t got a clue. I...
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Cali Bird loves to encourage people to make a start on their creative projects no matter what else they have going on in their lives.
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