Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Cherizar Walker. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Cherizar, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?

As an engineer, I learned everything on the job. I learned the best and fastest by being placed in situations where I had no clue what I was doing, and little to-no help, and just had to figure it out on my own. I think being thrown to the wolves is the best way to learn. It forces you to call upon the forces within you that are waiting to help you, and also challenges how resourceful you are. The obstacle is always and only yourself; no doubt about that.

As a writer, it was much more difficult because I was not forced by anything external. All of the “force” came from within. I also did not study creative writing in university, so I definitely struggled with imposter syndrome as well. When I started blogging, I pretty much dived right into it from a public perspective, but I think I would have gotten better if I took it more serious earlier on, and perhaps done some writing programs. My vulnerability as a writer is my most valuable asset. This is what I feel most people respond to. I also had lot of encouragement from people around me, which helped in overcoming imposter syndrome.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

At the heart of me, is this very research oriented, philosophical-minded individual. This has led me into multi-faceted pursuits. I am a System Safety engineer with a focus on sustainable aircraft design, and I am a shamanic researcher and writer. I just published my first book about my work in indigenous healing, and my overall spiritual journey. It is essentially, a collective call to action for a return to ancient practices as a way of rewilding ourselves and the Earth.

I feel like people don’t give enough credit to that eternal part of ourselves that guides us in so many ways, so I would say that what I’m most proud of is following myself. My main goal in life, and in my work, is to bridge the different sides of me, as a means of creating a more unique, potent path to a sustainable future.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

I feel like we need to understand that we are society; that its not some separate entity out of our control. We also need to understand that life is the most important creative act. How we innovate in the creation of a meaningful, healthy, joyful, centered, harmonized life, is the great task of our generation. I feel like once we have a sustainable paradigm, we can then rely on the evolution of the species to propagate and expand on that foundation.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on NFTs. (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)

I think the concept allows us to put value in art versus putting value on money itself. Our money-driven society is the thing that is really limiting us, as a society, so from a conceptual point of view, NFTs have the opportunity to shift that energy.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://theconceptionofutopia.com
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• Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/cherizarwalker