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 | Jan 11, 2019 | Fame and Success, Fear and Procrastination
Ever since reading The War of Art by Steven Pressfield in 2003 I have always been a fan of his work. In his latest book, The Artist’s Journey, he describes the journey, struggles and inner battles that we face in order to bring our art into the world. It was so...
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 | Sep 28, 2018 | Fame and Success, Fear and Procrastination, Food for thought
It is over 30 years since I graduated as a music student. My final year was such a painful experience that I thought I would never play again. A big chunk of the final mark was awarded to our degree recital. I was a flautist and had been preparing for the recital for...
by Cali Bird | Jul 24, 2018 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Food for thought
You have a job and a family – and a passion for your creative project. You squeeze your creative activity into whatever gap you can find in your schedule whether that is on the train, on the toilet or when everyone else is watching Netflix. You forego social plans and...
by Cali Bird | Jun 19, 2018 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Food for thought
I’ve been blogging consistently for two years now. Today I would like to share the three most important lessons I have learned in that time about creativity. Lesson 1: you can only control the inputs not the output I had been writing on Medium for a couple of...
