People who most inspire me. All of them aren’t afraid of hard work. They weren’t born on third base; they hustled their asses off to get there on a blooper…
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The Long Haul
As he notes in his first line, I’ve been trying to get my partner Erwin More to contribute to this blog forever. He’s one of the most important characters in…
How to Focus Your Attention
Focus is a skill and it’s a more complicated one than you might think. I have a wandering mind that never quits, so learning how to focus has been crucial…
Lessons on Creating a Fulfilling Career from Sarah Wayne Callies
Please refrain from rolling your eyes when you read this because I know what you’re thinking. Generally speaking, I like to avoid the limelight. I know that’s hard to square…
How to Find Your Way From Chaos to Calm
When isolation orders went out and people were forced to work from home, most of us assumed this would be a strange few weeks but the world would be back…
The Habit That Shapes My Life
Whenever I meet a new potential client, I ask, “What’s your story?” Everyone’s life is impacted or guided by the stories they love; be it characters in movies, lyrics in…
Your Career Is Like Betting on Horses
If you stop and think about your career as a series of horse races, a few things are going to happen. You’re more likely to get where you want to…
How a Great Collaboration Comes Together
I talk a lot about the compounding nature of things. About transforming individual moments into a cascading momentum that turns into more good things. Of course, the path to getting…
Hollywood Quarantine: A long, deep breath
Tucker Dog making deliveries during this ruff ruff time The world is facing challenging times. The coronavirus pandemic has affected our global society in a way not seen since perhaps…
What The Oscars Taught Me About Jealousy And Admiration
The Oscars are a state of the union for our industry. The show itself is a conduit for analyzing the past year while the media fervor around it helps to…