Gene
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Elizabeth Gilbert:
Why do you think so many people fail to find the creativity that is within them?
Elizabeth Gilbert
Often, it's because they mistakenly believe that expressing their creativity is a selfish act. Or they feel that they are undeserving of even using the word "creativity" in their lives, because they feel that word belongs to fancier people than them. Or they are possessed by brutal, life-destroying perfectionism. Or they failed once, and saw that as the end of the story. So many reasons! But all of those reasons have at the bottom of them this common element: Fear.
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Elly Zhilyak
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Elizabeth Gilbert:
What is your biggest inspiration to write? And is it an inward calling?
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