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“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”

“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Life is long enough, and a sufficiently generous amount has been given to us for the highest achievements if it were all well invested. But when it is wasted in heedless luxury and spent on noContinue reading “The Cost Of Your Ownership”

Don’t ask a question or seek feedback if you’re not ready to hear a truthful reply. Otherwise, why are you seeking it?

Maybe you think you’re ready to lead. But until you’ve burned your boat, thrown your hat over the wall and gone all in, don’t expect to anyone else to get behind you. One thing I love about producing live theatre is that you have to set a date for opening night. You don’t have toContinue reading “All In”

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” -Michelangelo Maybe you’re not quite giving it everything you got because deep down you’re afraid your best isn’t good enough. That’s a real fear and itContinue reading “Don’t Hold Back”

The best decisions are often what you eliminate or say “No” to doing. Similarly, the best art often arises from what you left out. Consider the last line (maybe one of the best last lines in all of literature) from Hemingway’s A Farewell To Arms: “After a while I went out and left the hospitalContinue reading “Left Out”

“You know what the scariest thing is? To not know your place in this world. To not know why you’re here…It’s hard for many people to believe that there are extraordinary things inside themselves, as well as others…Go to where people are. You won’t have to look very long.” -Elijah Price’s advice to David DunnContinue reading “Unbreakable”

Feel like nobody cares about your art? Good. You’re free to make what you want. Whatever lights you up inside. Now go make it. P.S. – No one will ever care if your aim is to get them to care. They may end up caring because you risked. Because you made something from your heartContinue reading “Nobody Cares”