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What could you make happen if?… You focused intensely on something for just 5 minutes a day. Every single day. For the entire year. That’s over 18 hours. Go make your art.

“Pressure is a choice.” -Richard Linklater At some point in your art-making process, you will feel nervous. Opening night of your play, the first day on set, the first time you read your novel in front of a live audience, the day you meet with potential investors for your new company, etc…It’s inevitable. So, whatContinue reading “Nerves”

You’re not too busy. It’s just not a priority for you right now.

“Really knowing is good. not knowing, or refusing to know, is bad, or amoral, at least. You can’t act if you don’t know. acting without knowing takes you right off the cliff.” -Ray Bradbury Speaking of questions, “what do you want?” is the big kahuna. Just like an actor should know what they want inContinue reading “What Do You Want?”

A friend of mine often likes to say, “Questions are potent. Answers are meh.” She’s got a point. If you believe in the power of the subconscious, and I do, especially when it comes to making art, then you’ll want to access it as often as possible. One way to do that is through yourContinue reading “Questions Are Potent”

Most great investors will say it’s much harder to sell a stock than it is to buy. There are several reasons for this including investor psychology, cognitive biases and the power of sunk costs, to name a few. I think another reason has to do with decisions. Before purchasing a stock, there’s only question, “ToContinue reading “Buying And Selling”

The short doc film “Dust Devil” about the ballerina Marta Becket and her founding a theatre in the middle of the Mojave Desert is phenomenal. It encapsulates everything this blog and The Vs. Studio is about. Watch it Here. It’s nine minutes long and I promise it’s worth your time.

Just like mood affects our own desire to make art, mood also affects our intended audience’s desire to receive art. Think about when you’ve re-read a book or re-watched a film. The first time you didn’t “get it” which could’ve been for a variety of reasons, including you just not being in the right mood.Continue reading “Not In The Mood”

Speaking of fear and fun (yesterday’s post)… Ever wanted to write and perform your own solo show? Have some ideas, but don’t know how or where to start? Have a story inside you’re dying to tell, but need a little push? Looking for a community of like-minded people to help get you there? If theContinue reading “Bonus Post!…The Vs. Studio Solo Performing Workshop”

“What do you fear, lady?” [Aragorn] asked. “A cage,” [Éowyn] said. “To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.” -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return Of The King “When deciding whether to do something, if you feel anything less than ‘Wow!Continue reading “Fear And FUN”