by Cali Bird | Dec 6, 2017 | Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Food for thought
Welcome to a series where we will meet some of the Gentle Warrior community and see how they go about combining being a creative person with having a day job and other responsibilities. First up is Liane Tancock who is an artist specialising in ink and watercolour....
by Cali Bird | Sep 13, 2017 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Fear and Procrastination, Food for thought
When you decide to get serious and work consistently on your creative project there will be some people who don’t like it. Your friend who’s always been the great procrastinator will be jealous of your efforts. They may be critical of them. Your spouse will sometimes...
by Cali Bird | Aug 23, 2017 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fame and Success
You’ve read all the self-help books. The Secret says that you just have to imagine it and it is yours. Feel The Fear and do it anyway says you can handle it no matter how scary it is. Eat, Pray, Love says it is OK to eat lots of pasta and wear bigger jeans. If you...
by Cali Bird | Aug 6, 2017 | Creating with a day job, Fame and Success
Creativity often involves sacrifice. You may have had to give up a job that took up too much of your mental and physical energy so that you have more time to create. You may have forgone a social life so that you can make the most of your time and do something...
by Cali Bird | Jun 7, 2017 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fear and Procrastination
You are just too busy to be creative. You have the best of intentions but other stuff and other people just keep getting in the way. You would love to be creative but you never seem to find the time. You’ve heard that some people get up early and do their art before...
by Cali Bird | May 24, 2017 | Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Food for thought
You have finally decided to pursue your dream creative activity. You want to be a professional artist, writer, musician or actor. You are really passionate about it. If you’ve been doing a regular day job then you can’t wait to leave the tedium of that job behind and...
