Headshots were Black and White. Your floorboard was covered in trash, old sides, fast food bags and the "Bible of Southern California." The Thomas Bros. Guide. You had a pager. For your Agent to contact you. But you had that one friend who would always send you, "58008". You walked into the audition waiting room. Psyched…
Shaking The Tree
You know that feeling. You're making progress. You're moving forward, upwards, in your day, life, career. Your numbers are adding up and matching. Your art is a cleaner. Your word count is in the triple digits. You're in a state of Flow. Birds are singing. The sun is brighter. Your kids are well behaved. Your…
Morning In Hillcrest
Morning Pages at the Starbucks and I'm needing to wake up. I'm lucky the barista with the short hair and jean shorts remembered my name and order. Because without her help, I would've forgotten why I was here. Now, in this early morning, I sit at a bar height table in the corner of the…
They’re Amazing. How Did They Do It?
Baseball players get home runs. But they also strike out. Babe Ruth, The Great Bambino himself, did it 1,330 times. Football players get touchdowns. But they also drop the ball. Brett Favre was the first NFL quarterback to pass for 500 touchdowns. But he also fumbled the ball almost 200 hundred times. Miles Davis is arguably…
Why Do You Turn Your Back On Creative?
Seriously. What is the problem? There are hundreds, millions, of artists out there. Creatives that just want to make stuff. They want to paint, write, direct, produce, dance, make music and more. Some times even all in the same project. They feel it in their bones. They feel it deep within themselves. They wake up…
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