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“Think of many things; do only one.” -Portuguese proverb “You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.” -David Allen “When deciding whether to do something, if you feel anything less than ‘Wow! That would be amazing! Absolutely! Hell yeah!’ — then say “No.” -Derek Sivers “What is the ONE thing you could do rightContinue reading “What Should I Do?”

“There are two types of priorities in life: The priorities you say you have.The priorities your actions show you have.I call the gap between the two the Say-Do Gap. And here’s the uncomfortable truth: For most of us, it’s significant.” -Sahil Bloom How to shrink the Say-Do Gap? Some helpful suggestions I’ve come up withContinue reading “I Do. I Did.”

“Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself” -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations “In trauma work, and also with sensory sensitivities, I often use a concept called ‘the window of tolerance’ — a metaphorical box that can change in size depending on how much we are able to tolerate at any given moment. So for instance (putContinue reading “Tolerance”

“If we can put ourselves into a wholly natural and relaxed state, there wells up within us a flow of creation that blinds our audience by its brilliance.” -Konstantin Stanislavski, An Actor Prepares For the actor… Preparation. Preparation Preparation. Preparation. Preparation. Preparation. “Places everyone!” Trust. Let go (of all that preparation and anything else). WalkContinue reading “Prep. Go. Flow.”

“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery–isolation.Continue reading “One Tough Motherfucker”

In addition to recapping my end of year favorites (films, plays, books, albums, etc.) I thought for 2025, I’d share each month. Without further adieu and in no particular order, here are April faves… FILMS: The Passion Of Joan Of Arc directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer – A masterpiece. One of the most haunting filmsContinue reading “April 2025 Favorites”

“We might deserve something. We might be entitled to it. But expectations are a story we tell ourselves, and that story is up to us. The simple life hack is to lower your expectations, regardless of what you’re entitled to. Create the conditions for the outcome you seek, but leave yourself room if it doesn’tContinue reading “Low To No. Or Many. Expectations”

“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won’t adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words “make” andContinue reading “Be An Outlaw”

“Used to be ‘Stay safe.’ Now it’s ‘Stay dangerous.’” -Nipsey Hussle (featuring Kendrick Lamar), song Dedication “The most dangerous person is the one who listens, thinks, and observes.” -Bruce Lee “The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anythingContinue reading “Stay Dangerous”