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I see the words on a rocking horse of timeI see the birds in the rain… I’ll ride the wave where it takes me… How I’ve opened up, release meRelease me, release me, ah, release me -Pearl Jam, song “Release” “Therefore the Master acts without doing anything and teaches without saying anything. Things arise andContinue reading “Release”

“Clear the path for the people above you and you will eventually create a path for yourself.” -Ryan Holiday, book Ego Is The Enemy “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” -Gandhi “Find the most talented person in the room and if it’s not you, go standContinue reading “Be The Anteambulo”

For the actor… Speaking of repetition, you can’t rely on the director or other actors or rehearsal process to allow you much time to “find it.” (If you’re fortunate to have a long rehearsal process and patient director, thank your lucky stars, as it’s not the norm.) And if it’s a film, forget about it.Continue reading “Do What You Need To Do”

“Do you know anything about the Quakers? The Quaker religion? I went to this Quaker wedding once, and it was fantastic. What they do is, the couple comes in and they kneel down in front of the whole congregation and they just stare at each other and nobody says a word unless they feel thatContinue reading “Repetition”

“Here’s the deal. I’m the best there is. Plain and simple. I wake up in the morning and I piss excellence.” –Ricky Bobby (played by Will Ferrell) in the film Talladega Nights “Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put yourContinue reading “Can You Find Your En Theos?”

“O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won.” -Walt Whitman Congrats King James on breaking a record that until last night, no one thought possible. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (aka “The Captain”) wrote an excellent article detailing his thoughts on the accomplishment. I’ve always enjoyedContinue reading “Pretty Goddamned Glorious”

“People claim to want to do something that matters, yet they measure themselves against things that don’t, and track their progress not in years but in microseconds. They want to make something timeless, but they focus instead on immediate payoffs and instant gratification.” -Ryan Holiday, Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts “VisionaryContinue reading “Timeless”

“Happiness is what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” -Mahatma Gandhi “Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.” -Epictetus “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.” -James Clear  “What’s worth doing even if I fail?” -Brene Brown The gulf between thinkingContinue reading “Thinking and Doing”

There’s nothing you can know that isn’t knownNothing you can see that isn’t shownThere’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to beIt’s easyAll you need is loveAll you need is loveAll you need is love, loveLove is all you need -song, “Love Is All You Need” by The Beatles “We are whatContinue reading “Love and Excellence”

“The only things I care about in this goddamn life are me and my drums and you.” -Watts (as played by Mary Stuart Masterson) to Keith (as played by Eric Stoltz) in the film Some Kind Of Wonderful “One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see aContinue reading “Need Vs. “Nice To Have””