Sexual discipline. I covered the topic briefly in my last post, but it’s so important that I need to address its biggest threat: Pornography is a temptation many men (and women) know all too well. Besides being immoral, porn threatens your sexual discipline, which in turn can ruin your focus and prevent you from Going … [Read more...]
Every Artist’s Worst Fear (And The Simple Way to Face It)
You know what my biggest fear is? Bees. I can’t stand 'em. Bees and pollen are the two reasons why I’d rather freeze in winter than delight in the warmth of spring. Sure, there’s always the threat of being stung by one, but my phobia stems more from a history with these winged creatures of death. It all happened … [Read more...]
How to Break Through a Creative Wall (A 2 Phase Strategy Guaranteed to Work!)
You’ve been thinking about it all day. From the minute you clocked in at work, grabbed a donut off the commons table, and then plopped into your ergonomic yet somehow still uncomfortable chair, you were desperate to get back to your own project. Instead, you sifted through email after email, went to approximately 3.5 … [Read more...]
The Two Words Every 18-Year-Old Needs to Hear
If I could deliver a message to my younger self—no, scratch that. If I could only deliver two hand written words to that guy, these would be it: Care more. Care more, care more, care more. Every blog post I’ve written, every job I’ve worked, every exam I’ve aced, every hole I’ve escaped from, and every person who’s … [Read more...]
How to Stay Hungry in a World Chained to Comfort
Wanna know the quickest way to fail at anything? Only work when you feel like it. That right there is how you fail every…single…time. But it’s what most people do every day. You're probably guilty of it yourself. Out of the 40 hours you work each week, how long do you actually spend doing don't-bother-me-right-now type … [Read more...]
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