As many of you have heard, Marie, Kuma and I were in a car crash on Sunday. We’re shaken up, our car is totaled, but we’re lucky to have come out of it fine. Driving down a quiet street in Venice, Ca., on our way back from picking up some groceries at Trader Joe’s, someone […]
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This has never happened This You reading This Sure you’ve read other blogs And you’ve probably read CI blogs But that’s not the point Look, our minds want to categorize EVERYTHING so we experience NOTHING Only prob is – when we listen to our mind it ends up telling us that we’re… *doing this wrong […]
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Ya know… in every day life when ya meet someone… And, ya know – in your gut, if ya just stayed in touch it could possibly lead to work, creation or at least a friendship. That ever happen to ya? But ya don’t wanna be pushy. We gotta know when to override our second-guessing mind. […]
Continue ReadingWhy it’s important to feel uncomfortable.
Let’s face it – there are a set of experiences that you like to feel and a set of experiences that you don’t like to feel. We’ll call those sensations that you don’t like to feel – uncomfortable. Most of us go to great lengths to avoid feeling uncomfortable. But that avoidance leads to something […]
Continue ReadingAn Elephant Is Sitting On My Chest.
Last week I got a call from a mom asking if I do Committed Impulse work with kids. “My daughter is in a school assembly and she is very very nervous about it.” “How old is she?” “Six.” “WelI, I don’t usually work with kids,” I replied “She’s consumed with nervousness. And I know you […]
Continue ReadingMy Dream Blog
As I sit in my apartment that has not had power in 4 days, I reflect. Word is power is coming on tonight… or tomorrow night. Or… Yes there has been inconvenience. And some people have had devastating loss. My heart goes out to them, and I am here to help in any way I […]
Continue ReadingHow To Be More Uncertain
There is a strong connection between uncertainty and creativity. We often look at uncertainty as something bad. Uncertainty is often put in the same boat as being unprepared, or a lack of understanding or clarity. But actually – within uncertainty lives the creative impulse. We must set ourselves up so that we can boldly enter […]
Continue ReadingThe Secret Acting Trick
OK – you ready? Every role that you play… Every part that you audition for… One key element will push it over the edge. This element will pull out the best in you. In a word it is… WHY. Yup. Your reason WHY to do this part. But, this WHY must transcend what doing this […]
Continue Reading60 Seconds to Presence.
60 seconds to presence. Take a deep breath. Have another – on me. As you continue to breathe… Notice the part of your body that has the greatest level of sensation in it. It may be a tight muscle, or that emotion in your chest. Breathe right into it – just to feel it […]
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