Struggling to fit creativity into your busy life?
Daunted by your creative project?
Wondering if it’s all worth it?
Welcome to the Gentle Creative
My name is Cali Bird and I love to give gentle, encouraging advice on getting going with your creative project.
I help people find the time and courage to be creative alongside other things that you have to do (like work or take care of your family!) I’m guessing that you don’t have a trust fund or lots of servants so you are going to have to keep working and/or looking after your family while scratching that creative itch.
Let’s find a way for you to do your creative project in realistic bite-size chunks that fit around the other things you have to do in life.
If you want to write, or make music, or make art, jewellery or crafts (or whatever floats your creative boat) it is easy to get caught up in “will I make money from it?” or “am I good enough?” or “I’m too old to do that”.
Forget all of that rubbish. Get on and create in the best way that you can just for the sheer joy of doing it.
Next Steps…
If this sounds like just what you were looking for then here are some options for you:
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- Sign up in the box at the top of the page and get the Gentle Creative manifesto. You’ll get some great tips to help you bust through your fears and get creating now.
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- Buy the book: Don’t Give Up Your Day Job – Practical ways to lead a fulfilling life and still pay the mortgage. Click on the picture of the book and it will take you through to a website where you can purchase a copy. It’s only £8.99, is an easy read and contains a few exercises that will get you started on a project that will feed your soul.
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- Scroll down and have a read of some recent blogs.
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- Connect with me on Facebook and Twitter by using buttons below. I post daily inspiration and articles about creativity.
Let this be enough. You don’t need to do more or be more
It is so easy to get caught up on the hamster wheel of feeling the constant urge to do more or thinking that your efforts just aren’t enough. But does it have to be this way? Recently I have been participating on a programme by Madeleine Forbes of The Seasoned Year...
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Meet the artist – Liane Tancock
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....
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You are the person who can make a difference
Recently I had the opportunity to write a message for a time capsule that is going to be stored in Parliament. We were encouraged to think about female role models. Even though there are many women I admire I found it hard to pinpoint a single person who had...
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7 tips to get the courage to express your truth
You would love to write or make art or make music, but you don’t have the courage. After all, who wants to know what you’ve got to say? When an idea swirls around your head it feels important and inspiring to you but you are not sure that you can get it out in the...
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How a donkey taught me a profound life lesson
Today, in a departure from my usual blog format, I'm going to tell you a story of how a donkey taught me a profound life lesson. There were two donkeys in the stable, Grandpa donkey and his grandson. The grandson, a keen little fellow, looked up at Grandpa and said,...
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What if your creative dreams don’t work out?
You have dreams of being recognised for your art. Your music on the radio. Your books in the foyer of Waterstone’s. You’ll be able to give up your day job and live handsomely from your creative efforts. Maybe you’ll be a regular on TV or in magazines. Once you don’t...
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