I’ve been having fun with Instagram. (@joshpais) Well, it started out as fun. But one day I noticed a strange yearning. Or was it a craving to check it? It actually started to feel a little, well… addictive. Fun…? Addictive…? Here’s what happened… This morning I woke up feeling well-rested and excited for the upcoming year. […]
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“Committed Impulse was Waaaay Worse Than I Thought.”
Written by an entrepreneur who recently completed CI with a 70K award. Feelings vs Facts by Bryan Stacy With 13 years in corporate America, I became a well-trained machine. This was my program: Listen to a client, don’t react, think, structure the problem, develop a solution, and pitch a proposal. With every win, I congratulated […]
Continue ReadingHow To Have The Best Thoughts
“I’m not good enough.” “I should be further along by now.” “I’m too old.” “I’m not ready.” “Do they like me?” AAAAHHHHHHHHH OK, look, I’ve been teaching Committed Impulse for 25 years. I hate admitting I’ve done anything for that long. Because my thoughts follow up with: “You old f*^#ker!” And over these 25 years […]
Continue Reading3 Steps to Connect to Your Aliveness and Full Potential
As we discussed in the last Blog Post: The Key to Health and Creativity it’s vital for your creativity and health to stay connected to your body. Remember: your creativity lives in your body – not your thoughts. The more connected you are to your body – the more creativity will flow. And the more […]
Continue ReadingThe Art of Seeing.
My son graduated this weekend. I am so proud of him. Proud of who he is. At moments like this I can’t help having flashbacks to his childhood. We went to Tompkins Square Park in the East Village just about every day. And each day as we strolled through the park Zane would point out […]
Continue ReadingHow Do I Stop My Hands from Shaking at Auditions?
Often people come to Committed Impulse because they want to handle an unwanted physical reaction that happens to them in auditions. These physical reactions have included… Sweating Numbness Shaking hands Twitching legs Dynamic farting (maybe I exaggerate) Turning red in the face Breaking out in a rash on the collar bone Leg twitching Light headedness I […]
Continue ReadingHow to get out of your own way so you can be a star.
You know at your core that what you have to offer the world is pretty darn extraordinary. But moments later… You don’t believe that to be true at all. Why does that happen? Let’s break this down a bit to see what’s really going on. It’s pretty simple really. Maybe not what you expected… It […]
Continue ReadingHow To End Chronic Pain.
Sure, Committed Impulse training includes a comprehensive approach to creating a character as well as all the tools you need to craft a compelling performance from your truth. Further, CI holds the key to being creatively invincible. By that I mean no matter what you’re feeling or what kind of self defeating thoughts are […]
Continue ReadingYour Two Options When You Screw Up
If you’ve trained in the Committed Impulse approach you’re oh so familiar with the 25 minute warm up called The Series. The Series is physically rigorous – but it is not exercise in the traditional sense. The Series is designed to redesign how you create. Specifically, these 25 minutes will pull your attention from your […]
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