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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”

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”

What’s better? This? A blank page. It’s clean. But no effort is made. Nothing is risked. Or this?

“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”

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.”

The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield is a phenomenal book.  Read it. I especially love it because Pressfield names the sucky feeling we all have inside whenever we embark on a new project. That feeling of doubt.  Of not being up to the task. Of procrastinating. Of wanting to pivot and do something else. AnythingContinue reading “The Resistance Is Real”

Tell her about it Tell her everything you feel Give her every reason To accept that you’re for real -Billy Joel from his hit song “Tell Her About It” Before reading this post, click HERE to watch the music video. It’ll put you in a good mood. Beware, you might get up and start dancing. (And be sureContinue reading “Tell Them About It”

Yes, it’s another basketball post. Sorry, I can’t help myself. Besides basketball being my first love, I’m watching “The Last Dance” right now. It’s incredible–definitely watch–and it’s bringing up all sorts of thoughts for me. Here’s one… Michael Jordan famously had a “Love Of The Game” clause in his contract with the Chicago Bulls. ItContinue reading “For Love Of The Art”

“To hell with circumstances, I create opportunities.” -Bruce Lee I couldn’t resist another post and quote from my man Bruce. This one’s been knocking around in my head for months. Tried to expand on this idea, but everything I wrote paled in comparison to the power of his one sentence. So let’s leave it atContinue reading “Opportunity”

“Things will never be the same. That’s just the way it is.” -Tupac Shakur “Nothing will ever be the same.” Been hearing this a lot lately? I sure have. This doesn’t mean things will be worse. It just means they will de different. And different can be a great thing. Truth is, we needed toContinue reading “Nothing Will Ever Be The Same”