{"id":1915,"date":"2015-05-13T07:47:44","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T06:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=1915"},"modified":"2015-05-12T19:31:45","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T18:31:45","slug":"050-comfort-zone-creative-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/050-comfort-zone-creative-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 050 How To Go Beyond Your Comfort Zone To Find Your True Creative Calling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-1915\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-1915\" class=\"playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: transparent 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Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. 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