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Why We Should Create More Than We Consume

I stoped to ask myself if this was a potentially dangerous topic to bring up as a creator. As someone who shares stories, and has monetized my words to make a living.

If I encourage more people to begin creating rather than consuming content… Won’t that mean fewer eyes on my work?

**Do you create more than you consume?**

Creating — content, art, dialogue, food, and inventing new things for yourself, or to be shared with the world, pushes you to become a better version of yourself than you were the day before.

That should always be the goal.

If you’re like me, there is a way to find a balance, and even aspiring creators understand the need to consume content, reading the work of others, studying, learning, growing, and adjusting our methods over time. Without the consumption of others content we run the risk of becoming stagnant. As new ways to both create and share content become available, will you be stuck doing things like you always have?

**Why do you create?**

I used to answer this question by saying that I enjoyed the challenge. I moved towards monetization, and then I began to enjoy the reward. If I had free time and could spend my time doing anything that I wanted, I would create content because it’s fun. I understood that what I create and share, along with the connections that it brings, is part of my growth as a person.

While all of that is still true, I’ve been able to simplify my response over the years.

**Why do I create?**

*I create because I have a story to tell.*

When you create, and share online, you are building out your digital identity. If you think of it this way, and choose to be intentional about what you are sharing, you are creating a documented history of what was important to you in your life.

My dad was a writer. There is a portfolio of old newspaper clippings and articles that he was most proud of writing on a desk in his home office. There are multiple copies of the books that his poems or short stories were written in, some of them he signed. Others have coffee rings, creases, and folds that tell another worn story all of their own.

My dad can no longer tell stories directly because of his Alzheimer’s. He can’t even remember his stories. They only live on in the lives that he touched, and in an old banker’s box of newspaper clippings.

None of us will be able to tell our story after we’re gone. You can’t take anything with you in the end, you will only leave things behind. If you’re lucky, there will be people who love and care about you, or were somehow touched by what you meant to them.

Without a box of old newspaper clippings, or a journal, or a digital identity of your creative work, memories of what’s important to you now could disappear forever.

I choose to tell my stories now.

I choose to create something memorable for my children, loved ones, and people who my words resonate with.

We’re all living stories. We all have a story worth sharing.

Your words will resonate with someone.

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## You and I are living stories.

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Hi 👋🏽, I'm Euri Giles A content creator / blogger who loves marketing, technology, and advocacy. Please allow me to Clareifi 🎙

**I’m Growing**  📈 a creative business online 💻 by blending advocacy & multimedia in the creator economy.

*As I learn and grow, I share stories about what inspires me to advocate, create, and educate.*

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**Why I advocate:**

Clareifi is dedicated to my Dad - Clarence Giles, who was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2012. He was an Entrepreneur, a talented writer, and liked to do things his way, or not at all.

My hope is that the stories that I share about my dad, his battle with ***Alzheimers*** and how it affects our family will not only serve to honor his memory one day, but possibly offer some insight into what to expect for other families that will unfortunately go through similar experiences.

**A multi-media approach:**

From writing, podcasting, and creating social media posts, to creating videos, NFT’s, and designing websites, the lines between work, advocacy, and everything that I love becomes more blurred every day. Clareifi is about making sense of things.

I thought it was important to make Clareifi more than just a blog about Alzheimer’s because my Dad was more than just an entrepreneur, he was more than just a writer. He did so many different things in his life. He was by no means perfect, nothing is…

Dad taught me:

***Lessons in Life, Love, Family, Career & Style, but mostly just… Dad Stuff.***

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