Let’s break this fortune down into its two parts. Part 1: Do not hesitate to look for help. Trying to succeed purely on your own is not only unnecessarily prideful, it’s downright foolish. Practically nothing in the history of the world was created in isolation. Everybody gets help somewhere, whether it be a shared idea,…

So many creatives and would-be entrepreneurs are on a seemingly endless quest to create something the world has never seen. And this can be a worthy pursuit. The downside, however, is this can create enormous pressure to deliver, resulting in performance anxiety and often, paradoxically, the opposite result of what we seek. Instead of innovating,…

“Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.” This line, made famous by Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II, provides a keen insight for improving our art and our lives. Too often we wage war with the parts of ourselves we do not like. We want to conquer these perceived weaknesses. Blow them to…

In what is now known as the House Divided Speech, Abraham Lincoln stated that, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Although he was referring to the conflict surrounding slavery in the United States at that time, I think his statement holds true today in our personal and creative lives. Think of yourself as a…