Prayer and Meditation: The Self-Care Advantage for Artists & Creatives.
In the weeks following the roll-out of shelter-in-place mandates toward flattening the curve against COVID-19, the practice of self-care...
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- Feb 2, 2020
- 2 min
The Path to Creative Transfiguration.
Most artists and creatives carry a natural desire and ambition for the spotlight--and in turn to have their work appreciated at scale....
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- Nov 17, 2019
- 2 min
Navigating the Valleys of the Creative Career.
Career silence can be an intimidating prospect for artists and creatives weathering high levels of success or relative obscurity. As with...
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- Sep 28, 2019
- 2 min
Maintaining Artistic Independence in a Creative Career.
The road of an independent artist is often romanticized for its bureaucratic freedoms and creative control, but it is a difficult and...
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- May 4, 2019
- 3 min
Working the Weight of Circumstance.
Jazz master and saxophonist, Wayne Shorter once stated: “Your humanity is your instrument.” In parallel, an artist’s body could be...
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- Mar 30, 2019
- 3 min
The Creative Palette of Light and Darkness.
The collective use of light and darkness within an artist’s palette adds depth and clarity to an artist’s vision through the use of color...
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- Jan 12, 2019
- 4 min
Traveling Light Through the Work of Self-Love
Romantic love can become complex and weighted, when diluted with fear, dysfunction and self-serving motives--causing a considerable...
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- Jan 5, 2019
- 3 min
Patience: The Producer's Mindset.
Inevitably, as the first week of January passes, it becomes evident that vision boards and inspirational mantras will only go so far in...
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- Dec 29, 2018
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2018: An Overview.
The week before the New Year ushers in a Judgment Day of its own with the passing of another year. Questions arise in the overview of our...
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- Dec 22, 2018
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Self-Care During the Holidays: Eliminating the Need for Escapism.
Saxophonist Wayne Shorter once stated: “Your humanity is your instrument.” For artists, that metaphor can be extended to the care of the...
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- Dec 15, 2018
- 2 min
Prayerful Composition.
Prayer and meditation are both an effective means of navigating worry and negativity in the face of personal challenges and trials on a...
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- Nov 25, 2018
- 3 min
A Festivus Perspective: The Power of Words.
I have always loved the concept of the Festivus holiday for its candid catharsis and bizarrely comedic properties. The holiday, as...
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- Nov 10, 2018
- 3 min
Self-Love & Fourth-Quarter Forgiveness.
The last months of the year are typically accompanied by a time of self-reflection, where the facts of our lives serve as headline copy...
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- Oct 6, 2018
- 3 min
The Backflip: The Laws of Physics and Self-Care.
Hip-hop artist and recent Pulitzer Prize honoree, Kendrick Lamar posted a series of vintage, on-the-road video vignettes on Instagram...
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- Sep 22, 2018
- 3 min
The Courage to Let Go.
Courage is a trait that is mostly associated with the confrontation of fear, injustice and immediate physical danger. But there is a...
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- Sep 1, 2018
- 3 min
Hope: The Safety Helmet of Mindset.
The importance of mindset has become a key talking point within startup and pop culture—the power of which is rarely ever fully explored...
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- Aug 11, 2018
- 3 min
Environmental Protections: How to Survive the Toxicity of Your Environment Throughout Your Career
Environment is generally defined as the elements and surrounding space in which one lives. Your principle power as an artist lies in the...
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- Jun 22, 2018
- 3 min
Faith x Mindset... Plus One.
About seven years ago, I found myself falling further into a depression that originated from a growing anger and frustration with a...
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- Jun 15, 2018
- 1 min
The Finer Things
I was house-sitting in Burbank for a friend back in 2006 and was charged with watering the front and back lawns and the backyard floral...
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- Jun 4, 2018
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Under the Influence: Thoughts on Depression
I was thinking this morning about what to blog about and the topic of depression came to mind. It is something I've struggled with and...
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