Welcome ladies and gentlemenTo the 8th wonder of the world!The flow of the century, always timeless: Hov!Thanks for coming out tonightYou could’ve been anywhere in the worldBut you’re here with me, I appreciate that -song “Izzo (H.O.V.A) by Jay-Z For the actor… You and your character could be anywhere else in the world tonight, butContinue reading “Anywhere Else In The World”
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Choose Joy
“Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.” – Leo Tolstoy “Fulfillment is found through connection to something bigger than the self. Find service, find joy.” -Sahil Bloom “Joy is the abiding and pervasive sense ofContinue reading “Choose Joy”
Never Stop Cringing
“If you cringe at your former self, that’s good—it means you’ve grown. Never stop cringing…It’s impossible to be a life-changing presence to some without also being a complete joke to others.” -Mark Manson You will write or do something that at the time you think is amazing. You think you couldn’t have said or doneContinue reading “Never Stop Cringing”
What Do You REALLY, REALLY Want?
So, so what’cha, what’cha, what’cha want? (what’cha want?)I get so funny with my money that you flauntI said, “Where’d you get your information from” huh?You think that you can front when revelation comes?(Yeah, you can’t front on that) So what’cha, what’cha, what’cha want? (what’cha want?)So what’cha, what’cha, what’cha want? (what’cha want?)I said, what’cha, what’cha, what’chaContinue reading “What Do You REALLY, REALLY Want?”
Even If I Fail
“What’s worth doing even if I fail?” -Brene Brown The above question is a great one to ask yourself. Repeatedly. For if you arrive at an answer, and then take action towards it, there is no way you can “fail.” The true value always lies in the attempt.
Pick And Shovel Work
“You’ve gotta love the dirt.” -Gary Vaynerchuk “The dirt is where you start. It’s where you’re built. It’s where you find your initial success. We all start in the dirt on the journey to success, but few are willing to remain there. Few fall in love with the dirt. The day you leave the dirtContinue reading “Pick And Shovel Work”
Mad As Hell
“My anger is more likely to do me more harm than your wrong…Moreover, if it be the duty of the wise man to be angry at base deeds, and to be excited and saddened at crimes, then is there nothing more unhappy than the wise man, for all his life will be spent in angerContinue reading “Mad As Hell”
Make Friends With The Joy Thieves
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.” – Ernest Hemingway “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” –Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu (Stephen Mitchell translation) “Blessed is he who expects nothing,Continue reading “Make Friends With The Joy Thieves”
The Performance Formula
“Visualization works if you work hard. That’s the thing. You can’t just visualize and go eat a sandwich.” -Jim Carrey Timothy Gallwey, author of The Inner Game Of Tennis, has a nifty formula to measure performance. It’s as follows: P = P – I Performance = Potential minus Interference. There are two ways to boostContinue reading “The Performance Formula”
Become The Ball
“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.” – Franz Kafka, novella The Metamorphosis if you don’t become the oceanyou’ll be seasickevery day -from the poem, “Good Advice For Someone Like Me” by Leonard Cohen In his masterpiece, The Inner Game Of Tennis,Continue reading “Become The Ball”