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”
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The Vs. Studio Producing Workshop
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”
Work So You Can Do The Work
“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”
Another 40. Another Chance.
“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.”
Why and How
“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”
February 2025 Favorites
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”
Why Write
“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”
How To Defeat Self-Defeatism
“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”
“Hang On To Your Hat”
One of the greatest gifts you can give another person is your encouragement. Check out the below letter from E.B. White (author of Charlotte’s Web) to a Mr. Nadeau (one of White’s readers perhaps?)… Know anyone who can use a little encouragement today? Share the above letter with them. Or better yet, write your own.Continue reading ““Hang On To Your Hat””
“I Never Saved Anything For The Swim Back.”
“When your mind says you’re exhausted, fried, totally tapped out, you’re really only 40 percent done. You still have 60 percent left in your tank.” -David Goggins from the book Living With A SEAL by Jesse Itzler “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” -Winnie The PoohContinue reading ““I Never Saved Anything For The Swim Back.””
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