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“Imposter syndrome is a tax on personal growth.” -Sahil Bloom If you’re struggling with “impostor syndrome” and are stuck on “Why me?”, then just add a “not” in the middle. Instead, ask: “Why not me?” And really, Why Not You?… Somebody’s gotta do it. Might as well be you. (This also applies when you’re goingContinue reading “Why Not You”

At the end of every hard-earned day people find some reason to believe. -lyrics from the song, “Reason To Believe” by Bruce Springsteen Ultimately, belief is a choice. If you believe that statement is true, then why not always choose beliefs that empower you and the change you’re trying to make?

A story that perfectly encapsulates what I mean about striving for excellence and generosity. I told it on last night’s Vs. Tuesday Night Zoom. (A big thank you to everyone who showed up and allowed me to share the history of Vs. Theatre Company and my vision for The Vs. Studio and upcoming Producing Workshop)…Continue reading “Excellence and Generosity”

The formula… Meaningful Work + Meaningful Community = Peak Artistic Happiness. I believe this to my core and it’s why I created The Vs. Studio several years ago. To help those who have a passion project in mind and want to manifest it with excellence and generosity. For themselves, their fellow artists and the audienceContinue reading “The Vs. Studio Producing Workshop”

“The secret of success of everyone who has ever been successful—lies in the fact that they formed the habit of doing things that failures don’t like to do…We’ve got to realize right from the start that success is something which is achieved by the minority of people, and is therefore unnatural and not to beContinue reading “Work So You Can Do The Work”

“Through discipline comes freedom.” -Aristotle “Mastering yourself is true power.” -Lao-Tzu “We must master ourselves unless we’d prefer to be mastered by someone or something else.” -Ryan Holiday, book Discipline Is Destiny “Anything you can do another day can be done now.” -Montaigne “Remember to conduct yourself in life as if at a banquet. AsContinue reading “Another 40. Another Chance.”

“If we want to feel an undying passion for our work, if we want to feel we are contributing to something bigger than ourselves, we all need to know our WHY.” -from the book Find Your Why by Simon Sinek “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” -MarcusContinue reading “Why and How”

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 some February faves… FILMS: Aftersun directed by Charlotte Wells – two knockout, naturalistic performances; the director’s shooting style makes it feel super intimate;Continue reading “February 2025 Favorites”

“I’m not writing as someone who has it all figured out. I’m writing as someone trying to figure it out, just like you. The truth is, life is one long experience of a million lessons. And nobody has it all figured out…We’re all constant works in progress at every level of success…And this is allContinue reading “Why Write”

“One reason negative thoughts can feel so powerful is that they often contain a grain of truth. For example, the thought ‘I might fail’ is true – failure is always a possibility. The thought ‘I’m not good enough’ might have a bit of truth to it, in the sense that you (like everyone else) probablyContinue reading “How To Defeat Self-Defeatism”