I’ll be speaking more about my weekend with the BKF, but some thoughts about being in the presence of Sijo, being acknowledged as the first “Icon” of the sixty year old International Karate Tournament, one of the oldest and most honored events in the world of martial arts. I’ve always…

Recently, I had an old friend ask for help in gaining clarity on his life. He wasn’t getting things done, and not spending time on his art. We Zoomed, and he had a yellow pad filled with notes and observations — an externalization of his head. No, I didn’t want…

BREATHE! “When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.” -Socrates. There is a story about a young monk who asks the abbot of his monastery: “when will I achieve enlightenment?” The old abbot asks if the young man…

So back to examining my daily schedule and program for optimal efficiency, effectiveness, and joy. Whatever happens next with these opportunities, I insist on bringing my absolute best to the game. I’m leaving NOTHING in the locker room. Skin and blood in the ring. Good evil fun. So I’m identifying…

August is going to be an amazing month. We have about 10 different projects swirling about, two of them already contracted, maybe three more VERY likely, and the other five at different levels of “damned good chance.” So I’ve spent a couple of days just thinking through how we can…

When I was about seventeen, I wanted to go to a party on Saturday night. I had not done my chores or homework, and Mom said: “No.” I argued and pleaded and brought tears to my eyes, and probably put bass in my voice in an attempt at intimidation. And…

I’m looking at a HUGE load of work barreling toward me, so the most important thing I can do, now, BEFORE the pressure hits, is to define the amount of work that must be done to stay on track, and to find ways to do it with elegance, power, and…

The M.A.G.I.C. formula is on one level one powerful approach to organizing yourself for success. But there is a “hidden” aspect to using “Map, Action, Gratitude, Intention, Confidence” It is connected to the “a watched pot never boils” notion. Other ways to look at the same notion is “When you…

Jordan Peele is playing a dangerous game. He is combining popular genre entertainment with DEEP emotional subtext. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS did it. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD did it. The classic monsters: FRANKENSTEIN (and yeah, he was the monster, “from a certain point of view”) DRACULA, etc. …