Five Inches of Prime Real Estate
You gotta admit, all the goals and dreams we have for our future—and all the creative work we’re doing to make them real—are competing for a 5” space, between our ears. That’s where the ideas happen. The breakthroughs. The decisions. The progress. The occasional flashes of genius that make us believe we might actually be on to something. Unfortunately, it’s also where doubt lives. Along with procrastionation, distraction, comparison, fear, failure, unworthiness, unfinished b
Being Human
No matter how great a musician, actor, dancer, photographer or voice-over artist you are, you’re still mortal. That’s why they say, “Let’s do another take!” No matter how skilled or experienced a writer you are, you’re still fallible. That’s why they call it rewriting. And no matter how smart, good-looking, talented, wealthy, evolved, or successful you become, you’ll still say stupid things, make stupid mistakes, and occasionally slam face-first into a sliding glass door. Imp
How to Play Kick The Can
1) Choose a can, a destination, and a path. 2) Place the can right in the middle of the path. 3) Kick the can as hard as you can, while trying to keep it in the center of the path. 4) Walk up to the can and kick it again. 5) Repeat steps 3 and 4, ad infinitum. The object of the game is simple: Keep kicking the can down the center of the path until you reach your destination. If others criticize your work, consider their POV—then keep kicking the can. If the voice in your head
Wings!
Others tell us to spread our wings. The implication is that we are the ones who do the spreading. However, don’t we need favorable circumstances? Encouragement from others? A lucky break? Or some unexpected event that suddenly lifts us up and prompts us to soar? I know what it feels like when my wings are fully spread. It becomes easy to expand my POV, and broaden my horizons. I feel lighter, happier, clearer. I’m creative as heck, surrounded by plenty of white space, with a
Up on the Tightwire
Walking a tightrope isn’t about perfection. It’s about continuous correction. You’re never perfectly centered—you lean a little too far in one direction, then a little too far in the other, then cautiously pull yourself back in to the present moment. Creating our art, our businesses, and our careers works the same way. We don’t wait until everything is stable before moving forward. We move, wobble, adjust, and move again. On the wire, focus is everything. If you look down, ob
A Fool’s Errand
Every time we mindlessly click around the internet, scan emails, scroll socials, check the weather, or refresh the news one more time, we’re making a decision. We’re choosing distraction over direction. It feels productive, but it’s a fool’s errand that fools us into thinking we’re accomplishing something. Every unnecessary click steals a few more minutes—sometimes hours—from our lives and moves us one step farther from the work that could actually impact our future. Before y
Todays Forcast
When I was climbing the infamous ladder of success, a five-year plan was considered essential. It was drilled into my young, inflated ego that smart entrepreneurs make long-term plans. Now that I've put the ladder in the garage, it's become painfully obvious that the rabbit speed of technology and the turtle speed of human adaptation have completely deflated that strategy. Today, unless you're beholden to investors, clients, or strategic partners, long-term career plans are l