Your mind may be terrified about what might happen if you experienced every sensation that came along. Your mind might tell you that you would be out of control. That you would be inappropriate. Truth is, you would only be out of control from your mind’s point of view. But you would be in complete […]
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I gotta show ya this
Let me indulge ya for a sec. I got this email from a tremendously talented author, Kristin McCloy. It reminded me why I teach, and why I wrote Lose Your Mind. I wanna be a catalyst to light people up with their own power. When that happens – I get lit up too. And this […]
Continue ReadingAre you malleable?
We put a lot of energy into constructing what we call our identity. Having an identity gives us a sense of security. This is who I am. However, it is worth pondering if the identity we’ve constructed could possibly be limiting us. Like a snake shedding its skin, there might be parts of ourselves that […]
Continue ReadingRemember this when things get wild
Wild times, my friend. Uncertainty abounds. Truth is uncertainty has always been with us. But today it is in full manifestation mode. What we must remember as artists and entrepreneurs… Bracing AGAINST uncertainty causes the body to CONTRACT. Having a contracted body hampers our creativity, generates pain, and keeps us listening to our mean chatterbox. […]
Continue ReadingIs there a problem? (Not really.)
What’s up with problems? Ya know what I mean? This is a problem, that’s a problem. What if there’s another way to look at them life “problems”? A way that keeps us out of angst and misery. I don’t know about you – but every now and then my mind takes me on a spin […]
Continue ReadingIf I Could Just Be Confident I’d Have A Great…
I’m happy to report my book is completely done. I recorded the audio book last week. The cover is done. I’ve received beautiful endorsements Edward Norton, Kris Carr, Parker Posey, Keri Russell, Molly Shannon, Jeff Daniels, and a bunch of other fabulous creators. But I wanna talk to you today about the concept of CONFIDENCE. […]
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Ya ever ponder how seemingly minor events end up completely altering your life’s trajectory? A conversation between me and my dad when I was 6 years old led me to be a steadily working actor and founder of Committed Impulse. You could even say this father & son conversation actually led to the connection between […]
Continue ReadingThe way of hard work.
I’ve been writing the Committed Impulse book very steadily. And enjoying it. Interesting thing though… I can’t tell you how many people have laid out a certain message to me after I got my deal with Penguin Random House. Things like, “Writing your book is going to be like climbing a mountain.” Or… “Getting the […]
Continue ReadingFind Your Type
Should you find your type? Every so often a brilliant actor who is in CI tells me they’re trying to figure out their type. At first I think they are asking for dating advice. Which I happen to be quite good at, by the way. But, no, that’s not what they’re asking for. They […]
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