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We experience our lives initially through our senses as a series of sights, sounds, smells and so on. Later we recall and modify the memories that were created by our senses. Together, our senses and ...
Have you ever been so sad that it felt like a physical pain, like you couldn’t breathe? Has someone betrayed you so thoroughly, so unexpectedly that you walked around in a daze, thinking, “How did I n...
Chances are good you are reading this on a backlit electronic screen. Chances are also good that this article isn’t the only thing that has been presented to you on that screen today. In fact, you hav...
If you’re reading this, chances are you know the feeling. You want a better life, and you’re willing to put in the extra work. So you have a side hustle, something that excites you enough to put in th...
We’ve all seen the headlines: “Have ChatGPT write a best-selling book for you in seconds!” “I make $100,000 a month from one post written with ChatGPT!” Unless you are very young or very desperate (or...
What does it mean to be “high-functioning”? The term applies to people who set and achieve their goals at a very high level. These people do not necessarily have less challenges than the “average” per...
Welcome to my 48th article this year and the last of 2023. The end of the calendar year is as good a time as any to take stock of the last 12 months and make new plans. Time to start again.
There are t...
The quieter you become, the more you can hear. - Ram Dass
Here I sit in a coffee shop, attempting to write. This has to be one of the loudest environments around. I can barely hear the scream of the st...
The smell of the polish, the feel of the wood; after all these years it still brings me pleasure and no small amount of comfort to perform my ritual of preparation before I step on a stage or hit the ...
At the end of the day, it’s what we actually do. Professional creators in any field must contend with a dizzying array of support tasks. But the care and effort we bring to our craft is what sets us a...
My wife, Jenn is a creator of the fine art persuasion. She draws and paints and many of her creations are stunningly unique. At one point early in our relationship I commented, “Wow - that’s really ou...
This article is dedicated to all the creators out there working their butts off. All y’all (that’s Southern plural) creating content, watching trends, crunching numbers, tweaking marketing and all tha...
As an existentialist, I don’t believe that we are born with a pre-defined destiny. Consciousness does not come with a road map, so you are free to choose your own self-meaning. Let’s take a look at wh...
A message for my creative friends, borne of love and compassion:
There are many thoughts and behaviors that impede our progress and make it more difficult to achieve our goals. What appear to be unrela...
Practical Existentialism is a term I use to describe the theoretical and clinical foundation of my work. It is a particularly effective mindset and operational strategy for creators.
Practical existent...
