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Talent is taste. Knowing what specifically you love, why you love it and what about it is exceptional to you. Your taste will lead you. It will force you to develop skills that match your taste and your ambition. It will not allow you to settle until you manifest that dream in your head. That’sContinue reading “Talent Is Taste”

“Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away.Now it looks as though they’re here to stay.Oh, I believe in yesterday.” The Beatles, Yesterday “I will live this day as if it is my last. …I will waste not a moment mourning yesterday’s misfortunes, yesterday’s defeats, yesterday’s aches of the heart, for why should I throwContinue reading “Yesterday”

“You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” -Friederich Nietzsche The reason why nobody can really explain “The Method” when it comes to acting is because there is no method. (Read this excellent New Yorker article about the justContinue reading “No Method”

“It gets easier. Everyday it gets a little easier. But you gotta do it everyday, that’s the hard part.” -BoJack Horseman “Any time you see what looks like a breakthrough, it is always the end result of a long series of little things, done consistently over time.” -Jeff Olson, The Slight Edge For almost anyContinue reading “Easy & Hard”

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” -Ecclesiastes 3:1 Hang on to your hopes, my friendThat’s an easy thing to sayBut if your hopes should pass awaySimply pretend that you can build them againLook aroundThe grass is highThe fields are ripeIt’s the springtime of my life -songContinue reading “On Hold”

“The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” The concept of the above proverb dates back as the poetry of Publius Ovidius Naso, better known as Ovid (43 BC – 17 AD), who wrote Fertilior seges est alenis semper in agris (“the harvest is always more fruitful in another man’s fields”).Continue reading “The Grass Is Always Greener”

If you’re struggling to figure out what constitutes meaningful consumption, ask yourself the following question prior to doing any activity… Will this help me achieve my dreams and/or the change I’m trying to make in the world? (And it’s okay if at times, the answer is “No.” The key is you’re aware of what you’reContinue reading “The Consumption Question”

“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.” -Confucius If you’re looking to produce something and you come across a piece of material that lights you up inside but is “flawed”, don’t let that stop you. Embrace the flaws. Lean into them. Often they’re gifts. Challenges in disguise. If you can navigate them,Continue reading “Embrace The Flaws”

“Do not expect Plato’s ideal republic; be satisfied with even the smallest step forward, and consider this no small achievement.” -Marucs Aurelius, Meditations The system or industry you’re in might not be a meritocracy.  You might find many examples where the best idea or person doesn’t actually win the day. But don’t let that stopContinue reading “Personal Meritocracy”

“There’s no such thing as writer’s block. There’s simply a fear of bad writing. Do enough bad writing and some good writing is bound to show up.” -Seth Godin How long can you sit down and write,paint, act, etc… feeling that what’s coming out sucks? That it isn’t what you originally envisioned? The longer youContinue reading “Bad Into Good”