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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...
How My Day Job Taught Me An Important Lesson About Fear

How My Day Job Taught Me An Important Lesson About Fear

by Cali Bird | Dec 11, 2018 | Creating with a day job, Fear and Procrastination

If you’re a creative person you are probably familiar with the feeling of fear. Fear stops you getting on with your new piece of work. Fear stops you making the phone call that would help build your artistic network. Fear stops you doing the simplest of things, like...
How To Establish A Creative Routine When You Have A Busy Life

How To Establish A Creative Routine When You Have A Busy Life

by Cali Bird | Nov 10, 2018 | Creating with a day job, Fear and Procrastination

You have a job, a commute, family – how are you supposed to find time to establish a creative routine? You are envious of the people who don’t have to do a day job as well as do their art. It’s alright for them to preach that you have to be consistent.  They don’t...
Can your divinity help your creativity?

Can your divinity help your creativity?

by Cali Bird | Sep 12, 2018 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Food for thought

I’m a Buddhist so you might find it a bit weird for me to talk about the concept of divinity. But this summer it has been my new favourite word.   What is divinity? This depends on your religious and philosophical points of view. If you look up “divinity” in the...
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