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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
