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Why Living Like You're Dying is Bad Advice
I think if I really chose to live my life like every day was my last, I would be a complete jerk. Maybe that says a lot about me, but I have a feeling that everyone would be more or less the same. Think about it, if this is your last day, and nothing follows, then...
Why You Should Live a Small Life
Too often we try to live our lives in such a grandiose way, dreaming such big dreams. But how many of those big dreams are only in our minds? How often do we satisfy ourselves with the dream and not the realization of the dream? So we dream big, higher than we can...
What If Your Story Feels On Hold?
We've all been there. Those times when everything should be working out but it's just not. Greatness seems right around the corner, only to be delayed by yet another roadblock. What do you do? You wait, and wait, and wait... But waiting is so boring. Most stories deal...
Story, Your Life, and A New Step
Your life is a story unfolding, deal with it. Dismiss the idea all you want but it doesn't change the reality of the fact. You are living a story. Does that sound too far-fetched or abstract? It's not. Imagine your life right now as a movie or book, would you want to...
4 Easy Ways To Know Your Art Is Good Enough
Imagine a little girl making a painting or putting together a macaroni collage. As she happily toils away on the kitchen floor, her Mom comes up behind her and says, "Oh how nice, Dear. You're doing so well!" How do you think that girl knows if her Mom is telling the...
Why Your Soul Is Slowly Dying
My guess is that your life is not what you want it to be. The good news is that there are probably only one or two things you need to change in order to have the best life ever. The bad news: those things will be the hardest in the whole world to change. Which is why...
The One Secret of Successful Artistic Entrepreneurs
Too many artistic entrepreneurs try to get away with boring stories. Of course 30 years ago that was how you found a mass audience, you appealed to the largest group possible. But those were also the days when there were only 4 channels on TV. Today, you can't be...
How to Sell Art Your Way (Why Your Art Should Be Sold)
I've received some flack for being a salesman. They don't mean it in a good way either. If you read anything I write, you would know that the typical "salesman" with his focus on the transaction and just "getting the sale" is the farthest thing from what I advocate....
The Power of Swimming Ducks and Getting Attention
Imagine you're on a lake, watching the ducks glide across the surface of the water. The picture looks serene and peaceful. What you don't see is the torrent of movement underneath the tranquil body of each duck. The webbed feet are paddling like crazy, propelling the...
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