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“There is no normal life, there’s just life. You live it.” -Val Kilmer “The trick to being a good actor is getting so involved in your character that the camera disappears, the 50 bored guys eating doughnuts disappear, friends disappear. To get to that point when you don’t have to think about it, you’re justContinue reading “RIP Val Kilmer”

“It takes inordinate courage to introspect, to confront oneself, to accept one’s limitations—scientists are seeing more and more evidence that we are specifically designed by mother nature to fool ourselves.” -Nassim Taleb “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.” -Richard P. Feynman “Stay hungry.Continue reading “Fooled Vs. The Fool”

Love, love, loveLove, love, loveLove, love, loveThere’s nothing you can do that can’t be doneNothing you can sing that can’t be sungNothing you can say, but you can learnHow to play the gameIt’s easyNothing you can make that can’t be madeNo one you can save that can’t be savedNothing you can do, but you canContinue reading “Love Is All You Need”

Before deciding to embark on a passion project (like writing a novel for example), don’t worry about how long it will take. It takes what it takes. (This can be your personal mantra as well as your response when people ask you, “How much longer?” Or “Is it finished yet?”) And trust that even ifContinue reading “It’s About The Change”

“Love never fails. Character never quits. And with patience and persistence, dreams do come true.” -Pete Maravich “Basketball is a beautiful art form. The court is our canvas, and we are the artists.” -Pete Maravich “They don’t pay you a million dollars for two-hand chest passes.” -Pete Maravich “The simple act of opening a bottleContinue reading “How Do You Want To Go Out?”

“I said, ‘Brother you have to ask yourself two questions, Who am I? And how may I become myself?’ That’s basic person-centered therapeutics. You want the client to feel important, to feel that he or she is in control of the healing process. Remember that shit.” –The Sellout, a novel by Paul Beatty “WHO amContinue reading “Three Big Questions”

“Spend a handful of hours a day going fast. Crush a gym session. Do deep work on a project you care about. Spend the rest of the day going slow. Take walks. Read books. Get a long dinner with friends. Either way, avoid the anxious middle where you never truly relax or truly move forward.”Continue reading “Changing Speeds”

“With the exception of wisdom, I’m inclined to believe that the immortal gods have given nothing better to humanity than friendship.” -Cicero “Friendship produces between us a partnership in all our interests. There is no such thing as good or bad fortune for the individual; we live in common. And no one can live happilyContinue reading “All It Takes Is One”

Everywhere and anywhere you can, do hard things. And spend money on having experiences over buying “more stuff.” That way, you’ll have a lifetime of great stories to tell. Which is what it’s all about. Speaking of stories, here’s a great one from the actor Stephen Tobolowsky. (Thank you Chief for directing me to theContinue reading “Do It For The Stories”

“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Mahatma Ghandi “Love is for today; programs are for the future. We are for today; when tomorrow will come, we shall see what we can do. Somebody is thirstyContinue reading “Looking In The Mirror”