“Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change – it can not only move us, it makes us move.” ―Ossie Davis I like to write and share things that will have impact over a variety of disciplines and are not time-dependent, meaning that no matter what afflicts […]
What drives you to do better? It’s not enough to show up every day and go through the motions. The motions are easy, and they will only take you as far as the motions have gone. And easy won’t take you as far as you can go. You have so much potential. You are so […]
“Fixation is the way to death, fluidity is the way to life.” — Miyamoto Musashi The quote is perhaps only nominally misleading: fixation under particular circumstances can pave the way to fluidity. The main idea, to be immobile is to come to ruin, however, is yet further nuanced. You can look at fixation and fluidity […]
“Too much action with too little intent makes for wasteful exertion of energy and the confusion between movement and progress.” ―Steve Maraboli Movement for the sake of movement has its own benefits. But it generally won’t get you anywhere. Just showing up may be all you can do at times, and it’s something. But to […]
“To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little.“ –Criss Jami Who inspires you? Have you given thought to why they inspire you? What is it about them, about what they’ve done, or who they are, that lights a fire […]
“Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.” —Vaibhav Shah A common thread among those learning new skills is frustration and impatience. Simply put, the frustration stems from the impatience that the skill is not acquired quickly. You decide to become an artist; purchase […]
“If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary.” –Jim Rohn The usual is comfortable. The usual is familiar. The usual is common. The usual is mainstream. The usual is normal. And because the usual is all of these things, the usual is easy and it is […]
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” ― Mark Twain There will never be a time when fear has made its permanent exit. There will always be something new around the corner to give rise to fear and anxiety. This emotion, fear, is like any other emotion: it comes […]
“The beginning stages of anything are the hardest and it’s where most people quit. The beginning is when you find out those 5 simple steps are actually built out of 50 other miniature steps. It’s where you realize just how much work, time and energy it’s going to take.” — Pariss Athena Everyone starts at […]
“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” –Dwayne Johnson A friend made the jest about quitting her day job to work on a particularly challenging movement skill. It’s a nice consideration, being able to drop everything to work on that one thing you want to […]