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why you lost your childlike creativity and how to rediscover it. Part 1 by Michael Blakenship

of Get Your GustoBack.com and I'm Justin Mollick. Happy Saturday, welcome to one of the only

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Why you lost your childlike creativity and how to rediscover it. Part 1 by Michael Blakenship

of Get Your GustoBack.com

You're staring at a blank screen with a blinking cursor sitting in front of a piano that's

out of tune, holding a paintbrush before an empty canvas. You're ready, it's time. But where to start?

The options are endless. You can start by writing any word, learning any song, or using any color.

Perhaps you can relate to what Dr. Seuss once penned, quote,

simple it's not, I am afraid you will find, from mind maker upper, to make up his mind, end quote.

Not easy at all is it. Still, the desire to create something awesome to build something with your

own hands is a human desire. You were created after all. The natural progression of things is that

you yourself create. Maybe you want to build a business, raise a family, or become a world-class

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