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Everything happens for a reason…But you need a reason for everything to happen. What I mean by this is that only after you’ve decided to manifest your passion project, that’s when you’ll start affirming everything happening to you as evidence supporting your decision. You’ll suddenly see “signs”, “twists of fate” or “things falling into place.”Continue reading “The Reason”

“Life is sad. Life is a bust. All you can do is do what you must.” -Bob Dylan, Buckets Of Rain “Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” —St. Francis of Assisi. When you wait tables, there’s no worse feeling than being “in the weeds.” You’reContinue reading “In The Weeds”

If everyone just did things only when they felt like doing them, nothing would ever get done. What makes you a professional is doing it even when you’re “not feeling it.”

SLOG (noun): 1. hard, persistent work; a prolonged arduous task or effort. 2. a hard, dogged march or journey I’m not sure if the word “slog” is an example of Onomatopoeia, but just the sound of it is ominous. It strikes fear into our hearts. Fills us with dread. Especially when we add the wordContinue reading “Slog”

“All self-help boils down to: choose long-term over short-term.” -Naval Ravikant “Be radically proactive about any behavior that pays off in 10 years.” -James Clear “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” -Bill Gates For whatever you want, whatever decision you’re struggling with,Continue reading “Go Long”

“When the people lead, the leaders will follow.” -Mahatma Gandhi “Get a move on…don’t worry whether anyone will give you credit for it. And don’t go expecting Plato’s Republic; be satisfied with even the smallest progress.” -Marcus Aurelius Just a reminder to exercise your great privilege as a United States citizen and vote. If youContinue reading “Vote”

“Become the curator of your life. Edit, leave out the junk. But when you find something worth keeping, treasure it.” -Robert Greene In a world of infinite choice, the trusted curator remains supreme.

For anything we want to do, there exists lots of different ways to do it. “How” we do something is far less important than “why.” Actors for example, can choose from among lots of different methods and schools. Meisner, Stanislavski, Hagen, Chekov, Adler, Strasberg, and Grotowski are just a few that come to mind. TheyContinue reading “Be A Grocery Store Artist”

It feels great to be asked to the dance. Or picked for the team. Or accepted into the college of your choice. Or told you booked the job. Guess what?….When you have the courage to follow your dreams and manifest your passion project, you get to make a whole bunch of people feel really great.Continue reading “Asked To The Dance”

Stop waiting for a sign to start.  Start doing and wait for a sign to stop.