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Finding Joy in The Work
What role does joy play in the creative process? This is something worth asking yourself, as it allows you to access more of the truth of the creative work you partake in. The reason I bring this up is that this is a principle that I’ve been experiencing a lot of lately in my own…
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Don’t Stray from Your Vision
We’re going super short for this week’s blog. I just want to get this message across. “Don’t stray from your vision” is what someone told me on a film shoot about a month ago. He told me he made a feature film and he’s screening it around New Jersey now. I asked him for advice…
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Just Write It
Preparation only takes you so far. And this is definitely a message for myself, specifically when it comes to writing my screenplay which I’ve been working on the past few months. I’m about to move into my 3rd draft after tending to my outline for weeks and weeks. And right now, like right this second,…
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Be a fool
Every fool’s breath draws them closer to where they need to go – down the path of the unknown. Be a fool. Don’t be afraid to not know everything. Advance despite this. When you push yourself into territory where the mind starts to doubt, and you don’t have it all figured out, that’s exactly where…
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Your creative craft has purpose
Listen, I know it may seem like at times that there’s no direction or point to the things we’re creating and putting so much time into, but this can happen when we focus too much on the outcome and product, and not the process itself and ultimately what we’re feeding within ourselves You gotta realize…
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Good days have come, and good days are coming
I find it so fascinating how we can have an incredible day or experience where we feel so happy, and excited, and joyful whether it’s because of the people we’re with, the series of events that transpire in the day, the things we’re doing, or the celebration we’re having, and then sort of forget it…
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The Worker’s Bench
I want you to picture a worker’s bench in a garage during the nighttime. The garage is lit by red and blue neon signs and lights decorating the walls. There’s tools, wires, gadgets, pencils, and other gadgets surrounding the area. And a stool for the worker to sit at. And you are the worker. And…
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Art in every breathe
A reader flips a page. A dog perks its ears. A mother holds her daughter’s hand. A father prepares scrambled eggs and sausage for his two sons as they get ready for school. They have to eat the food in the car, so he puts the eggs and sausage in two red solo cups. He…
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You’re not productive because you’re not present
In my experience, sustainable and consistent productivity emerges from an ability to remain present throughout the day. Think about some of the behaviors that distract you from being productive – maybe it’s consuming content, playing video games, scrolling, watching something, or social media surfing. A lot of these activities actually take us out of the…
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Guard the Mind
I really want you to reflect on how you are choosing to consume information everyday. And also, if that choice is as intentional as you believe it should be. I feel that our human race takes for granted the type and speed of information that constantly floods to our eyes and to our minds. And…