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The journalist and sociology researcher, Malcolm Gladwell, does a lot of interesting stuff. His best-selling books explore cultural phenomena, the science behind social shifts, and how our environment shapes and influences us in innumerable ways. He also might be the best acting coach anywhere. This is because his work illustrates the mechanics and science ofRead more

A student of mine said recently that while she’s driving around town she often asks herself, “What am I doing with my life?” We can all relate. But when we ask ourselves that question, we often do it out of panic and undermine how much we’ve actually accomplished. We beat ourselves up for where weRead more

Why do we run away from who we are? Well, it seems pretty obvious. We feel we lack his charm, her looks. His intelligence, her sexiness. We erroneously think that the qualities we possess are inadequate and unlikable. And we judge them. But something you might have discovered about life is that no matter howRead more

  I was asked to be a presenter at this year’s Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment (GATE) Conference this past weekend. Some of the other speakers included Jim Carrey, comedian Louie Anderson, filmmaker Tom Shadyac, and many other inspiring artists. I wasn’t prepared. That can be a very sobering realization when you’re about to speakRead more

  I think part of the challenge of being on a spiritual journey is that sometimes we can get all “Lama-Dama-Ding-Dong” about it. We think enlightenment is serious or we express these platitudes of love and peace and Kumbaya – when in actuality, real transformative, spiritual change occurs by getting into the nitty-gritty of itRead more

We live in three different realities. Or another way to think of it is that we allow three different narratives to run our lives. What if we became more mindful of which narrative we spent the most time? The first reality is simply the nature of the 3-dimensional reality we’re all living in. It’s ourRead more

We hold back for all sorts of reasons. We think we’re going to be too much. We’re scared we won’t have enough if we give it all away. We believe that others will judge us and we’ll look stupid or weird or crazy. We don’t trust that if we really stopped holding ourselves back thatRead more

Sometimes radical shifts in our perspectives of how we see ourselves and our world require major, dramatic openings. Sometimes they happen slowly over time – like adaptation – which is the process of natural selection that ensures a species’ survival. And other times, the shifts occur suddenly. Like a lightning bolt from the sky. EitherRead more

I can’t believe it’s been an entire year of creating. In many respects, a year means so little in the enormity of our lives and how they unfold. The things we make huge dramas about, or the things we become consumed with or fret over, ultimately work themselves out and a year later we canRead more

What will happen if you let yourself go? What will happen if you have more fun? What will happen if you truly commit? The fears in our heads are always louder and bigger than the actual experience of them in reality. In fact, once we face the things we are most scared of, we realizeRead more