Jan
02
Are you someone with so many competing interests and ideas, you're not sure where to focus or how to build these passions into a single career? You're not alone. This week I'm diving into two questions from the community. The first question explores this very popular question. I deconstruct how some of the top performers have built unconventional paths to shape their passions into successful careers. The other is about how to transition from one...
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Dec
28
Stress - we've all felt it, and in today's day and age, it's just a fact of life. But just because it's seemingly unavoidable doesn't mean you have to give in to it. Learning ways to manage and cope with stress is essential for a healthy and balanced life. This is something I spoke about in-depth on my latest podcast with Dr. Elissa Epel, an accomplished Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry...
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Dec
21
While many may recognize his name and face from the hit series 'Entourage' or 'The Devil Wears Prada', Adrian Grenier is more than just an actor. He is a passionate investor and environmental advocate who has begun a journey to make a positive impact on the world. From leaving the bright lights of New York City for a 25-square-foot trailer in Texas, to working with environmental innovators and starting his own media company, Adrian's story...
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Dec
19
Certainly I’ve made a career in awareness as a photographer — finding moments or, arguably, the beauty in things. But more important than that, I think awareness (not just of beauty but of things – but awareness in general, internal states, etc) is a powerful tool — one that gets us all out of your head, into the present moment, and more connected to the world around us. In fact, when people are early in...
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Dec
14
Here we are at the intersection of our creative work and our ability to use technology to scale. This is where we find our place in the creator economy. The big question so many of us have is, now that we’re here, what habits help us create success? Creators want to know how to go from monetizing their creative work to building a personal brand, legacy, and multiple streams of income. It turns out,...
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Dec
12
The world is crazy sometimes. Getting crazier with tragedies, war, politics, and more. But we can also find moments of reflection, of empathy, and gratitude for what we DO have, even amidst the loss, fear, and stress. These kinds of events can also serve as wake up calls for life…what are the things we’re supposed to be doing in life. How should we “be” in the world? How can we love more…love ourselves and love...
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Dec
07
Dr. Nicole LePera is a trained clinical psychologist with years of experience through Cornell University, The New School for Social Research and the Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis. While extremely passionate for her field, she found herself frustrated by its conventional limitations and sought to expand her career in search of new solutions to mental wellbeing. Dr. LePera invested immeasurable amounts of time and research into writing her first book, 'How to Do the Work',...
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Dec
05
I’m a huge believer in making art for art’s sake. Taking photos that no one is going to pay you for. Shooting films that aren’t commissioned or funded. Writing words that the world may never read. I’ve said before that doing and making always trumps talking about it, but there’s also a difference between the doing and making that pays the bills and the doing and making that brings joy, that hones craft, lights creative...
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Nov
30
Neil Pasricha is the product of a Kenyan mother and Indian father who immigrated to Canada in the late 1960s. He and his sister were born and raised in Toronto to what he describes a "very, very lucky childhood", his parents working hard as a teacher and accountant to provide for them both until his early twenties. It wasn't until later in life, in his later twenties, that Neil experienced a crisis that would ultimately...
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Nov
28
If you’ve been a long time listener of this show, you’ve heard me say “you can’t stand out and fit in at the same time. If you never make anything, if you make only what you’re comfortable making, or if you are making but you never share, you’re hiding. Once you start hiding, you stop growing. Part of you goes to sleep. Even as I reached what I thought was my creative zenith, it took...
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