“ Tell me your company , and I will tell you what you are .”   🎤That’s some wisdom drop, Don Quixote ! (Cervantes wrote that little ditty four centuries ago!)   The idea that the company we keep is a reflection of who we are, is not new.   For artists who are working hard on becoming more of who they really are , the company you keep can make or break your efforts.   It takes a massive amount of courage to take the professional risks you, First name / my friend , want to t

I wait all year to stuff my face with miniature Snickers🍫 bars.   And by golly, I did it!   I spent $75 on premium minis— for the children , of course—and sat on the stoop to indulge my long-awaited sugar binge.😋   The next morning, deep in a candy hangover, I got invited to a screening of the new documentary America Is Burning by David Zmick.   Some might argue it’s not the best post-Halloween hangover activity—but I went anyway.   It sobered me up pretty quick. The film

✋ You can't enter.   This isn’t for you.   This is my territory, get lost.   You don’t belong here.   You’re not talented enough, well-known enough, cool enough, relevant enough.   You’re not serious enough.   You don’t know the right people.   There isn’t room for you.   Who are you, again?   AAAAAACK‼️   These are some of the real messages I’ve heard this week—from clients and from colleagues.   Some of those messages where spoken out loud, others insinuated, and the res

Mornin' Brave Creator !   We are always practicing something.   For years, I practiced a belief that I didn’t have enough money. That I didn’t deserve to earn big money.💰   That it was dangerous to believe I could.   That practice was mostly unconscious. And it created a contraction.   It showed up in so many thoughts and moods that kept my energy for money trapped under the weight of fear.   It showed up in my choices — to shrink into the background, dim my light, and pla

I'm working a program.   Naomi Vladeck is working a Million Dollar Mastermind program.   Not your first guess, right?   Pause for a...

Whatever success looks like to you—do you really want it?   It’s a bigger question than it seems at face value.   Because wanting...

I found out that Jimmy Kimmel Live! was returning to ABC when a member of the synagogue I attended Monday night whispered it from the...

The dreaded question:   “Hey First name / my friend , so . . . what are you working on these days?”    [Pause…]   🔥 Can you feel the...

Last night, I went to hear author Elizabeth Gilbert speak at Cooper Union for the launch of her new book, Take Me to the River.   She...

Why do so many of us turn a blind eye to our calling?   On paper, I looked like the obvious choice to become a coach, teacher, or...

On Sunday, I stood at the edge of a small dock that hovered just a foot above the dark waters of a tiny pond.   My boyfriend and I had...

I’m writing from the great state of Alaska.   Yesterday, my son and I saw several massive glaciers, glacial waterfalls, and a phenomenon...

Ever have one single, blessed 💫synchronicity💫 occur in your favor?   An invitation, a surprise meeting, an “ah-ha” moment — something...

I had a vision last week that I'd build a soap box to stand on and practice speaking.   A soap box like the Little Rascals 🐶 used at...

I met my fan girl (Hi Meghan!)   Meghan is already in this community, but I hadn’t met her—until Thursday, at a Zen Monastery of all...

A few months ago I was introduced to Barbara Bennion .   Barbara danced for the Martha Graham Company and is currently a playwright.   ...

“Going Up the Tube” sounds like a 🧪 science experiment gone terribly wrong.   Maybe it does describe a botched experiment? 😬 IDK, I am...

Feeling shell-less?   Imagine how a hermit crab feels, moving along the shore, naked.   Inching sideways, feeling for a new home. 🏡 Not...

At Thursday’s Creativity Conference in New York, I had the privilege of hearing speaker, spoken word performance artist, and producer...

🙏 Bless the Jury Duty gods this week: I cleared my schedule and haven’t yet been called to serve!   Last week, though, I was cursing...