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“Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure.” -Jeremy Bentham “The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you.” -Tony Robbins “RuleContinue reading “Skinner’s Law”

”Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.” -Albert Einstein Einstein wasn’t only talking about money when he (supposedly) said the above quote. Everything compounds. Relationships, health, learning, etc…according to the amount (force) and consistency (time) of effort you give it. It’s hardest at the beginning though. When it feels like you’re making noContinue reading “Compounding”

“You have to become undeniably good at something. Nobody ever takes my advice, because it’s not the answer they wanted to hear…but I always say, ‘Be so good they can’t ignore you.’ If you are just always thinking, ‘How can I be really good?’—people will come to you.” -Steve Martin Stop looking for shortcuts. Figure outContinue reading “The Long Way”

The playwright, director and audience all have this in common… They can’t wait to watch actors say those lines. Likewise, actors… The main reason to do the play is you can’t wait to say those lines.

It’s true you can’t entirely judge the book (or the movie or the album or the play) by the cover (or the poster). But it’s a helluva clue. About the creator’s taste and attention to detail for the art you’re about to experience.

“Even if you’re not self-employed, your boss is you. You manage your career, your day, your responses. You manage how you sell your services and your education and the way you talk to yourself. Odds are, you’re doing it poorly…There are few good books on being a good manager. Fewer still on managing yourself. It’sContinue reading “You’re The Boss”

“You know, no one’s really that great. You know who’s great? The people that just put a tremendous amount of hours into it. It’s a game of tonnage—how many hours are you going to work? Per week? Per month? Per year?…[If I could do it over] What I really should have done is I shouldContinue reading “A “Just Show Up” Challenge”

“Pressure is a privilege.” -Robert D’Avanzo “If you’re not feeling those butterflies, you’re not taking a big enough risk.” -Ray Manzarek You were caught in the crossfire of childhood and stardomBlown on the steel breezeCome on, you target for faraway laughterCome on, you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine -song “Shine On You CrazyContinue reading “The Gift Of Being Nervous”

“Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.” -Tony Robbins “Before a big movie comes out, I just remind myself: I was evicted when I was 14, we were kicked off the island, we couldn’t live in Hawaii, had no place to live, a lot of shitContinue reading “The Region Beta Paradox”

As the artistic director of Vs. Theatre Company, there are two questions I always ask myself before deciding to produce a play: (1) This very well could be the last play we ever do. Is this the one I want to go out on? (2) With the resources at our disposal (e.g. theatre space, finances,Continue reading ““Do I Mean It?””