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Space, the final frontierThese are the voyages of the Starship EnterpriseIts five year missionTo explore strange new worldsTo seek out new lifeAnd new civilizationsTo boldly go where no man has gone before -Star Trek opening lyrics Sometimes, to go where you wanna go, you gotta give up what you already have. (“Have” includes rigid, dogmaticContinue reading “Give Up To Get Going”

First you see it.  “Whoa…Does anyone else this too?” Then you declare it (to yourself and perhaps a few trusted collaborators).  “This might not work.” Then you decide to do it.  “I’m lit up by this thing. So much so that even though it might not work, I must do it anyway.”  Then you goContinue reading “Making Art”

“The first mistake is never the one that ruins you. It is the spiral of repeated mistakes that follows. Missing once is an accident. Missing twice is the start of a new habit.” -James Clear, Atomic Habits “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – ChineseContinue reading “Don’t Miss Two”

For the actor… If you’re struggling to raise the stakes or find a good obstacle for your character, here’s one that never fails: Give your character the driving and desperate need to survive. Literally and metaphorically. To fight for their life in a world that’s not allowing them to do so. Life and death. Survival.Continue reading “To Survive”

“What gets measured, gets managed.” -Peter Drucker “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” -Benjamin Franklin “Progress equals happiness. Even if you’re not where you want to be yet. If you’re on the road, if you’re improving, if you’re making progress, you’re gonna love it. You’re gonna feel alive.” – Tony RobbinsContinue reading “Scheduled And Measured”

“Art is hard. It never just comes to you. The idea of effortless inspiration is another romantic myth. For amateurs, making art may be a form of recreation, but no one, amateur or professional, who has tried to do it with any degree of seriousness is under the illusion that it’s easy. “A writer,” saidContinue reading “EXCEPTional”

“Finding a rhythm with people is important, especially if you’re performing or brainstorming or looking for good conversation. And what’s a great way to get a rhythm going? The golden rule of improv is to always say “yes, and…” to accept and build upon the ideas presented. This creates a positive and collaborative environment, whetherContinue reading “Yes, And…”

“Instead of asking, ‘what do I feel like doing?’, substitute ‘what is my purpose now?’ -Patricia Ryan Madson “What’s the ONE Thing I can do, such that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary?” -Gary Keller “We can easily do two things at the same time…What we can’t do is concentrate onContinue reading “W.I.N. The Day”

“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” -Gustave Flaubert “The greatest fallacy in, or rather the greatest objection to, teleological thinking is in connection with the emotional content, the belief. People get to believing and even to professing the apparent answers thus arrived at,Continue reading “The Practical And The Mystical”

A little less conversation, a little more action pleaseAll this aggravation ain’t satisfactionin’ meA little more bite and a little less barkA little less fight and a little more sparkClose your mouth and open up your heart -Elvis Presley, song “A Little Less Conversation” As I walk through this wicked worldSearchin’ for light in theContinue reading “The Understanderer”