“All the advice you ever gave your partner is for you to hear.” -Byron Katie “Anything you want to ask a teacher, ask yourself, and wait for the answer in silence.” -Byron Katie Before seeking advice from someone else, a useful exercise might be for you to flip the script… Ask yourself the question, “IfContinue reading “Do You Really Need Their Advice?”
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“What Would You Do?”
If you’re seeking advice or feedback from someone, especially if it’s a trusted friend who knows specifically what you’re trying for, then one way to cut to the chase is to just point blank ask them… “If you were me right now, what would you do?” The response, even if it’s unexpected or seems outContinue reading ““What Would You Do?””
Bye Bye Misery
“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness. We pardon to the extent that we love. Love is knowing that even when you are alone, you will never be lonely again. & great happinessContinue reading “Bye Bye Misery”
Beliefs And Outcomes
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer “I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” -Richard Feynman “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” –Hamlet “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of theContinue reading “Beliefs And Outcomes”
The Bond Of Sacrifice
“Love is a bet, a wild one, placed on freedom. Not my own; the freedom of the Other.” -Octavio Paz, book The Double Flame When you love someone or something, you sacrifice. The more you sacrifice, the tighter the bond, the greater the love. P.S. – Happy Memorial Day. Let us remember all those whoContinue reading “The Bond Of Sacrifice”
Ask Without Expectation
As I’ve repeatedly stated throughout this blog, when it comes to producing your passion project, don’t be afraid to ask for what you want or need. If you’re not willing to take the emotional risk to ask, why should anyone help you? If it’s worth it, you’ll put yourself out there. That being said, askContinue reading “Ask Without Expectation”
Let Them Help You
“The everyday human gesture is always a heartbeat away from the miraculous — [remember] that ultimately we make things happen through our actions, way beyond our understanding or intention; that our seemingly small ordinary human acts have untold consequences; that what we do in this world means something; that we are not nothing; and thatContinue reading “Let Them Help You”
Suffer Once
“A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. It seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.” – William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar “We suffer more often in imagination that in reality.” – SenecaContinue reading “Suffer Once”
Embrace The Mystery
“I don’t feel frightened not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without any purpose, which is the way it really is as far as I can tell.” -Richard Feynman, theoretical physicist and author “You’ll never understand me, never. I’m deeper than China. Than a star. If I wanted to, I couldn’t tellContinue reading “Embrace The Mystery”
The Producer’s Toolkit
You can accomplish just about anything if all you have are these three items in your toolkit… TASTE. This takes time and you must constantly work to develop it. Focus on being specific over “good.” TENACITY. Be relentless and don’t be afraid to ask for what you want. Remember, “No” is just the first wordContinue reading “The Producer’s Toolkit”