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David Schwartz in his book, The Magic Of Thinking Big, writes, “The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief. Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success…Big ideas and big plans are often easier—certainly no more difficult—than small ideas and small plans.” This isContinue reading “Think big. Act SMALL.”

To hell with that. Choose yourself.

Dear Passion Project, I was just wondering if you’d…uh…maybe, like…uh…be my Valentine? I know you prolly have a lot of people interested in you. But uh…I promise, if you’ll be mine, I’ll be yours. I will be true to you. I will give you all my attention, time and energy. I will leave no stoneContinue reading “Be Mine”

Some acting advice from the great Quentin Tarantino… INT. MEN’S ROOM – L.A. TRAIN STATION – NIGHT Freddy and Holdaway at one of their many rendezvous. Holdaway wears an extra large Lakers sweatshirt. Freddy sits on one of the sinks, wearing his high school jacket, looking at pieces of paper stapled together. FREDDY What’s this?Continue reading “The Details”

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.” -Bruce Lee One play. One project. One focus. All in. You do that, and look out. You’re deadly. Lethal. When I sit in the audience, I fear you. You got my heartContinue reading “One Kick. One Play.”

“You keep going until you get it right, then you keep going until you can’t get it wrong.” -Monica Aldama If you haven’t heard of Monica Aldama, be sure to check out the terrific Netflix doc, Cheer. Monica heads Navarro College’s competitive cheer squad. She is fierce and her desire for excellence burns bright. She’sContinue reading “Until You Can’t Get It Wrong”

I recently had the following exchange with a writer friend of mine. Writer: “I could never do what you do. I could never act. Definitely not on stage.” Me: “Why not? I actually think you’d make a pretty good actor.” Writer: “Nah. The whole time I’d be out there on stage, I’d be thinking howContinue reading “The Voice”

Just received a notification that I’ve written 25 blog posts so far. On your artistic journey, it’s important to take time out to celebrate the small accomplishments. The little wins. The milestones. Keep yourself fresh and rejuvenated. Thank you everyone for reading, for subscribing, for caring. I’ve loved doing the blog and will continue toContinue reading “25 and Counting”

Maybe the best reason to manifest a piece of art is because the thought of NOT doing it is agonizing.  Soul crushing.  It eats away at you.  Constantly.   No matter how hard you try, you just can’t shake it.  You feel like you can’t go on without making it happen. Ever felt that way?Continue reading “…love”

Two questions every artist should know the answers to. Few do. Because it takes work, often deep internal work coupled with external action to get answers. What do I have a burning desire to say? Why, right now, do I have to say it? If you don’t know, keep asking. Keep the doing to workContinue reading “The Essential Artist Questions”