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Now that 2018 strong 2 are close many of us will start looking toward 2019 and setting goals for the New Year maybe one of your resolutions will be to reconnect to an old artistic pursuit or maybe you'll look to find a new creative outlet altogether either way self-doubt can be a play a god actually fulfilling that goal whether you dream of writing a novel or painting your master piece sometimes the hardest thing of all can be to actually let yourself get started I've had so many people tell me oh you know I had a 1st grade teacher that told me I couldn't draw so I really never drawn then and it just planted that weird little seed of doubt that somebody in an authoritative position like you a parent or a teacher or someone you really respected might have said something along the way that planted that doubt and then that is what grows into this monster if you let it that's Danielle Christer author of your inner critic is a big jerk and though there are truths about being creative She says the biggest obstacle many people face is this self-doubt or what she calls the inner critic is just that little niggly voice that tells you that oh this is a waste of time and everyone done it better so why bother trying and oh creativity is frivolous and I should be doing something more important and it's just these little nagging thought sometimes really mean and tells you you know that you stock in that you should never touch a paint brush again and that could be very cool everybody has a little bit different some people think that there's a woman fashion cooking there's a man and so it comes from probably an experience you had a long time ago that you didn't even realize planted that little seed and so it's just a matter of recognizing that voice and figuring out ways to shut it down sometimes people even let that voice prevent them from being creative at all Krista stresses that all of us yes. Yes even you have something in us worth expressing I cannot tell you how many people I've talked to who say oh no no no me no no I'm not creative but then why are you at this talk and why are you picking up this book and b. Because you want to be and so I think it's a matter of self reflection maybe writing it down just stream of consciousness and maybe your creativity comes in the garden maybe your creativity is cutting it cake decorating anything and so you have to pay attention to that and just because it's not painting a perfect portrait or writing the next great American novel that doesn't mean it's not creative I think we put creativity up on this test all that you know if you're not showing it the moment New York been a real art there are so many different ways to be creative you know what you like embrace that and be creative in that pond and just enjoy your life the way that you want to have it so whether you've always dreamed of being an artist or this is the 1st you've ever really considered it Krista has a few tips 1st learned that some hesitation on behalf of that inner critic is totally normal Very often people think they're the only one that hear that voice I mean for years I thought I was the only one that heard that voice and when you start talking to a lot of creative people you realize everyone hears it and so there's a lot of things that can stop you along your path and being creative but the common denominator is the inner critic so I really wanted people to know that they are not alone everyone has that voice and you cannot let it stop you you've got to keep pushing through it per 2nd tip is to embrace your art jealousy maybe you saw a beautiful piece of art your neighbor painted and out you can never measure up Chris's says instead of getting angry or upset you should simply seek that person out there and talk to them if you reach out to the person that makes you jealous or maybe it's an artist in your life who has a big show and you wish so much that you had a stroke if you did invite them for coffee and instead of keeping. Jealousy inside where it can become just basically toxic poison and your inner critic is this rolling around in heaven if you just take them for coffee and say wow I'm just so impressed and you change that jealousy into admiration and you can even say gosh I'm so jealous of you how did you do this chances are they'll laugh and go what you know and think that they've probably got insecurities to handle probably give you tips and tricks about how they got where they were to let you know that they're human just like you and suddenly it gets you out of your head and not alone anymore Chris's says that maybe the biggest piece of advice she gives is the simplest stop making excuses people can come up with excuses like they're going out of style you know so it's too bright in here it's too dark in here my table too messy I need a studio at the house and they can come up with all these excuses so you've got to realize that those are a bunch of junk and get past them blank paper throws off a lot of people writers and artists and you're staring at this perfect blank sheet and you're expecting yourself to create a masterpiece or you're terrified that you're going to ruin like if you spend money on this beautiful campus and you put down a stroke and you ruin it because you're terrible. You know it's 2 stroke and it's not but you know that kind of thing stop people in their tracks all the time so then they just don't even bother starting according to Chris one of the biggest excuses people make that is that toughest to ignore is that they don't have the time she says sometimes the way around that one is to give yourself a sort of assignment I met this guy last year who's that he worked 9 to 5 in a sign making company or something and he would come home he set up a studio in his garage and he'd get home at 5 and before he went into his house where he knew he'd have to start making dinner and doing whatever he would walk through the garage and from 5 to 6 he would make art and it sticks his day was over and he would walk into his house because I knew if I walked straight into my house I'd watch throw on the t.v. I'd start cooking and I'd never get back out to the garage to make it so it's a matter of being a disciplined you know if you've decided that you are going to carve out this time and space then really really do it whether David w. Burner agrees he says whenever he's asked about how to finish a book he always gave his the same answer just dump the lock yourself in the room do the work there's no trick here writing is some OSA calling some of it's just it's a crowd and it's sort of like working out if you're going to lose weight or self in shape you got to go to the gym and you got to spend time it's the exact same thing just gotta go do it there's no magic wand There's no secret spell that's going to make this happen you just have to go to work and they know I'm read all these silly articles online sometimes about writer's block and to get out of writer's block the way to get on a roadblock just the right I mean there is no way just write yourself out of it. It's a silly thing I just don't think it exists Berners creative journey was an interesting one he works in radio at c.v.s. As a professor at Columbia College Chicago and now as an author one of the big things he just says is how helpful that was that he never limited himself to one thing well I started thinking about what I want to do with myself when I was teenager I mean all I wanted to do was play loved up on the on the radio you know that's all I cared about music I was a musician and I thought I want to do but in that genre I moved in to sort of becoming a reporter and journalist and then director and work to make a station and that sort of thing and I thought that was my destiny that's going to do a little later in life I think somewhere in my mid to late thirty's Turner realized the problem wasn't enough creatively for me and I started to branch out a little bit I started try writing this to try to do some prevents work and I just started playing around and I came to the realization after a while but what I was not necessarily a journalist or radio person but I was a storyteller in that I did it through music on the radio and on the printed page online so it was there were just many avenues to do that so. That's what I became and while conventional wisdom has always held that you should write what you know Berner says exploring new topics can be refreshing there's an element of that I think of write what you know but it's also about right what you would like to know here explore a subject think a little harder about something or maybe there's an aspect of your life that you would like to go deeper and so then you spend some time and kind of figure that out so I don't think it's just about what you know I think it's about what you want to know don't get in the great essay of that one time she has no idea what she's writing so she's writing it and I think that's a matter of discovery you know I think that's what happens and while that's how it works for him burner says that everyone needs to discover their best working style whether you're a planner or a free writer a painter or a playwright The biggest advice both burner and Chrisette agreed on was that you must silence your self-doubt and give yourself a chance to be great creative people I think all in the space can't be created if you're always going through ailing rituals of going into a store and get your hair cut and Ghassan something for prescriptions and that's really hard so savoring that time and space and you allow yourself to do your work is willing really important I think however that may be a problem comes in many different styles in many different ways some people have to be locked in a room and completely quiet Other people can listen to these are quite a working I can work in a college so whatever that is whatever allows you to be have solitude within yourself I think is really important things you can do more than one thing and anybody I've talked to there's a lot of full time artist I've talked to who I assume just haven't made it and they're like well no no like I also have to do x. Y. And z. Like I work at a coffee shop in the morning and then I come home and I work till whatever time. And they all say like if you want to be creative you have to make time for creativity and those labels are really just excuses if you want to make time for art make time for art it doesn't mean that you need to do it for 10 hours a day maybe you come home and you do it for an hour before you make dinner but if you do a little bit every day that is a creative life and so it's a matter of looking at the label that you put on yourself peeling them off and realizing the labels that you actually want on there you can be a mom who worked in the cubicle who paint you can do all of those things for more inspiration on pursuing your creative new year's resolutions you can find Danielle Chris's book your inner critic is a big jerk and David w. 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New Year's is upon us tomorrow night millions of Americans will be dressing up and heading out to party but many others will prefer to spend the night with those they hold dearest for the latter crowd our guests have suggested sun celebrating safely and eating heartily without all of the hassle and expense of going out for you the kind of new year's reveler who likes to sit home with an old movie and some alcoholic beverages if South Tim federally has a plan for every type of film buff in his book Gone with the gin cocktails with a Hollywood twist federally is a writer former Broadway dancer and film afficionado he says that if you're by yourself with your significant other or if you're getting together with the girls he has the cocktail and movie for you I might suggest that the slot be in Seattle which is from the comedy section of the new book which is broken up into all sorts of different section but you may have found in the old days that a blockbuster now on Netflix of course so the floppy in Seattle is with a toast to Sleepless in Seattle of course directed by the great nor after Ron in 1903 I would get the lady together I didn't pop it into the d.v.d. Player you dream it and then I would make it the shot of its breath so one ounce of with the have found them are a look or a little ground cinnamon for garnish and the idea with all of these are they all that they sort of hopefully of both spirit of the movies of course but this one we think that Seattle worthy copy cocktail that's worth staying awake for mystery and Thriller fans have a number of movies and drinks they can choose from including one inspired by a suspenseful Audrey Hepburn film and I might suggest that under the rulers you do something like Wait Until Dark and Stormy of course wait until dark cloud the gods we have here in movie that was 1st a Broadway show. That and a little natural fun fact with such a success that it ended up opening and closing in 3 different theaters in New York to accommodate the demand it's a slightly creepy movie now when you watch it which of course also helps make a cocktail good down more easily or vice versa that's 2 ounces price drop half ounce lemon or lime juice and ginger beer is still at the top of your glass and the idea here is that it's such a quintessential cocktail it's so simple you could make it with your eyes shut as of course the plot of the movie revolves around a woman who's out waiting a bunch of Crocs even though she's blind if your taste turned more to beer than cocktails Christian de Benedetti has a book full of beverage and food selections that will take big brewery beer drinkers a bit out of their comfort zones d. Benedetti is co-author with Andrea sonic are of the book beer bites tasty recipes and perfect pairings for brew lovers he says that if you want to drink beer but also enjoy the Celebrate Tory bubbly feel of champagne there are a number of brews to choose from there are so many craft beers to choose from it really depends on where a person lives in the us and what access they had to the local the craft beers and European beers but for my bet if I was going to drink something hell of a Tory champagne sort of style I'd look at some of the great Belgian beers and golden ales that come in large format bottles and Belgian style beers made in the United States that come with the cork and cage and they're fun to pop open they tend to be a little bit higher in alcohol than a typical beer but there are a lot less alcoholic than wine and champagne typically So they're pretty sociable as well and you know again depending on where you live there's a huge variety of beers out there to look for but you know that can be fun from the celebre Torrie sort of angle and as far as just celebrating through the holidays with craft beers I mean there are so many different varieties now that parallel with food and that fit different. Patients The book is called Beer bites and Benedetti says that they have included food that will go great with each type of beer for the Irish stouts like Guinness and it's craft beer counterparts they have an interesting twist on the traditional sliders Andrea came up with a goofy air slighter bun which is like an do you know what that is the area kind of Burgundian cheese paf that you can make ahead of time we use those for the bun on a beef slider and you go through the process of making these huge errors which are just yummy and they're just kind of chewy and delicious This is a great invention by and you have and then make some homemade pickles shallots just takes a few minutes and then some little mini beef patties with some listers or and Dijon maybe some shredded iceberg a little mayo these little sliders are a huge hit when we serve them you know they fit into fingers basically and just pop them in your mouth and they're great for entertaining people watching the game what have you for the i.p.a. Beer he suggests the pizza with Brussels sprouts we ended up working with some classics one that we did is very seasonal is a brussels sprouts until the g.o.p. This is the classic pairing right pizza and beer and for this we make a homemade deal although you can use a store bought though as well if you're short on time and then basically a combination of a little garlic a little to lead you cheese which is a very fragrant cow's milk cheese Brussels sprouts you can get anywhere a little sea salt and then some speck or pursued Oh which is cured or product that probably had before really tastes amazing when it's kind of melted under the broiler with the powerful cheeses and with the Brussels sprouts for more insight and stories about beer and what to serve with it pick up Christian de Benedetti use and Andrea Slaughter's book beer bites and for a night at the movies with cocktails on New Years or any time. 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