The Artist’s Double Life: The Day Job

Feeling bifurcated? Jekyll and sometimes Hyde?

Creatives often live a life that mirrors our cell phone plans: we spend our ‘peak minutes’ at a day job while our ‘off peak minutes’ (nights and weekends) afford us little time to get our creativity fix.

"Schizofreakia" Creative Commons: -RobW-

As a creative do you ever feel like this pic to the right?

With my 9-5 as a corporate sales trainer, writing this growing blog, doing a video shoot in a few days and a play reading at the end of the month I make Sally Field’s Sybil look normal.

It’s Not the Day Job

A few months ago I had a breakthrough.

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Be Childish, I Double Dare Ya

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 In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.

~Adora Svitak

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Vince Alongi (Creative Commons)

We love you  TED Talks. We love your geeks, your smarts, your innovation . . . and your childishness.

Recently, I cozied up to a speech by Andora Svitak (video below) and though she was 12 at the time she made the talk she stirs the controversy pot. See if you agree with her in your quest for creativity.

Age Has Nothing to Do With It

Agreed. Can anyone make a difference? Can anyone be creative? Sure. You betcha.

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