“I’ll go first. If I’m at checking out at the store I’ll say hello first, if I’m coming across someone making eye-contact I’ll smile first. Not all times, but most times — it comes in your favor. The response is pretty amazing…You have to go first because now we’re being trained in this world toContinue reading “Go First”
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“When your mind is telling you you’re done, you’re only 40 percent done. You still have 60 percent left.” -David Goggins, Navy SEAL, “Toughest Man Alive” In Living With A SEAL, Jesse Itzler describes his month long odyssey of living with David Goggins. It’s compelling as hell. Primarily because of what Itzler is tasked withContinue reading “More Power Than You Think”
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In my opinion, Van Morrison’s “I’ll Be Your Lover, Too” is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. At the very end of the song, after absolutely crushing it, he asks the recording engineer, “How Was That?” (I love that he left this part in.) I saw Ed Harris give a stunning performance inContinue reading ““How Was That?””
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We’re all walking around with a narrative in our head. Sonder is the awareness of this. What story are you telling yourself? Is it a good one? Does it empower you? If not, tell yourself a different story.
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is a habit, not an act.” -Aristotle In his excellent book, Atomic Habits (I highly recommend), the author James Clear tells the story of Jerry Seinfeld giving advice to Brad Isaac, a young comic just starting out in the comedy club circuit… “The way to be a betterContinue reading “Don’t Break The Chain”
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“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” -Jim Valvano For those of you who don’t know Jim Valvano (AKA “Jimmy V”), he was the head basketball coach at North Carolina State. In 1983, they shocked the world and defeated Houston in the NCAA Championship game. TheirContinue reading “The Greatest Gift”
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The mission of the Vs. Studio is to help people find and manifest the work they love. And to do so with excellence. For themselves, their fellow artists and the audience they seek to serve. Meaningful Work connected to Meaningful Community equals true Artistic Happiness. So how does one find the work they love, theirContinue reading “The Vs. Studio – A Way To Find Your Passion Project”
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What’s better? This? A blank page. It’s clean. But no effort is made. Nothing is risked. Or this?
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“It ain’t why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why. It ain’t why. It just is.” -Van Morrison “Summertime In England” Don’t get stuck asking “why” something happened. It wastes time and energy. It paralyzes us from taking action. See what “is.” Identify what’s actually happened. With clarity. NoContinue reading “It Just Is”
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Reporter: “How many sit-ups do you do every day?” Ali: “I don’t count the sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count. That’s what makes you a champion.” Two takeaways… One. Ali knew that his real growth wouldn’t come from the hundreds of easy sit-ups, but theContinue reading “Don’t Count.”
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