I don't know what it is exactly, but with creative ventures, there are a lot of things that come along and try to deflate whatever it is I'm doing. Maybe you don't have this problem, but I know that I do. It could be some comment online, a piece of advice, a bit of...
"Fucking disgusting." I read that comment on one of my online posts and thought about it for a moment. It didn't bother me, but I was legitimately curious as to why someone might have that type of reaction to my work. See, I've never really cared what people thought...
No new products to announce today, just speaking and catching up. Earlier this year, I got the news that I'd have to shut down my art studio. Just recently, it happened, and I moved out. My paint and canvases into storage. I wasn't completely bummed out though....
After a lifetime of adjusting my time management / organization / planning options to fit the current vibe, I have taken one step back and fallen into the arms of on an old friend that I thought was long gone...the plain paper wall calendar. Yep. This tried and true...
(This is to the best of my recollection. I've never put these thoughts into words until now. If you were there at 3DO and have more to add or suggest, let me know. Also, I might update it slightly if things don't read properly. Thanks.)It was the morning of September...
This Labor Day, I decided to get up and get to working on something. I started off the first couple hours by doing some writing for Transcendent Press. (I'm still not in the habit of daily writing, but I'm getting there.) Then I did some light stretching. Next I...
This is what happens when you let them get you off your game. That's the only thing I can say to describe what happened. I was working with some people, and I got frustrated. Usually I'm focused on the task at hand, but this time, I was caught off guard. My mom used...
I was playing this chess game on my phone, and I got into a funk where I was continually losing. It had gotten past the points of frustration and disgust. I was getting bit turned off by the idea of playing. And on a deeper level, I was starting to have thoughts that...
I was at an art fair, and I was showing my new zine to some people. A group of kids stopped to ask me, "What does 'Transcendent' mean?" I smiled and said, "In the business of rising above." They nodded in satisfaction with my response and continued their day.Just to...
I was recently reminded me of the time I heard the phrase "Constant and Never-ending Improvement (CANI)" from Tony Robbins. That was over a decade ago, and I have constantly gotten. While that had stuck with me. While I had never really done so, it's not hard to...