by Cali Bird | Jun 14, 2019 | Being gentle, Food for thought
Do you wonder where your art comes from? Do you have ideas which feel too hard to accomplish and yet you are drawn to having a go anyway? Do you wish that you didn’t have these ideas running through your head? Or perhaps you wish that you had more of them because you...
by Cali Bird | May 10, 2019 | Fame and Success, Food for thought
Yes, he failed. A lot. Especially in his early days. Did you know the following about David Bowie? In the 1960s he released nine singles which failed to chart before Space Oddity made it into the top five in the UK. Those singles were with 3 different bands and...
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...
by Cali Bird | Mar 8, 2019 | Fame and Success, Fear and Procrastination, Food for thought
Is it a folly to be creative? Do you ever think you are crazy to have creative goals? Do you question yourself about whether it is all worth it? Does your family ask you seemingly innocent but loaded questions such as “Have you published your book yet?” Or are they...
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 | Feb 8, 2019 | Being gentle, Fear and Procrastination, Food for thought
Inner wisdom means knowing you can trust your gut instinct. It means knowing which creative project to work on and which to park for the time being. It will give you the courage to keep working on your art even if it is doesn’t seem rational or your nearest and...
