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“Even circus clowns get bored at work.” -Seth Godin “When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don’t have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy. You can be satisfied anytime your system is running. And a system can be successful in many different forms, not just theContinue reading “Product Vs. By-Product”

“When you say ‘Yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘No’ to yourself.” -Paulo Coelho “People think focusing is about saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You haveContinue reading ““You Know What You Should Do…””

“Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea – any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!” –The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien “Go back?” he thought. “No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!” So up heContinue reading “Leaving The Shire”

Admitting “this might not work” isn’t self-defeating or letting yourself off the hook. Au contraire, mon frère. Admitting this takes humility and courage. Humility in that even though you’re lit up and clearly “see it”, (a) you understand you might not be able to execute the thing in your head.  And (b) even if youContinue reading ““This Might Not Work…””

Space, the final frontierThese are the voyages of the Starship EnterpriseIts five year missionTo explore strange new worldsTo seek out new lifeAnd new civilizationsTo boldly go where no man has gone before -Star Trek opening lyrics Sometimes, to go where you wanna go, you gotta give up what you already have. (“Have” includes rigid, dogmaticContinue reading “Give Up To Get Going”

First you see it.  “Whoa…Does anyone else this too?” Then you declare it (to yourself and perhaps a few trusted collaborators).  “This might not work.” Then you decide to do it.  “I’m lit up by this thing. So much so that even though it might not work, I must do it anyway.”  Then you goContinue reading “Making Art”

“The first mistake is never the one that ruins you. It is the spiral of repeated mistakes that follows. Missing once is an accident. Missing twice is the start of a new habit.” -James Clear, Atomic Habits “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – ChineseContinue reading “Don’t Miss Two”

For the actor… If you’re struggling to raise the stakes or find a good obstacle for your character, here’s one that never fails: Give your character the driving and desperate need to survive. Literally and metaphorically. To fight for their life in a world that’s not allowing them to do so. Life and death. Survival.Continue reading “To Survive”

“What gets measured, gets managed.” -Peter Drucker “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” -Benjamin Franklin “Progress equals happiness. Even if you’re not where you want to be yet. If you’re on the road, if you’re improving, if you’re making progress, you’re gonna love it. You’re gonna feel alive.” – Tony RobbinsContinue reading “Scheduled And Measured”

“Art is hard. It never just comes to you. The idea of effortless inspiration is another romantic myth. For amateurs, making art may be a form of recreation, but no one, amateur or professional, who has tried to do it with any degree of seriousness is under the illusion that it’s easy. “A writer,” saidContinue reading “EXCEPTional”