What is Signal?
In a recent interview I was asked what I mean when I say “Everything Is Signal.” I replied that for the last few years, I had begun each New Year on January One with the maxim, “Less Noise, More Signal,” … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Daily Meditations
Regarding Reverse Competition
Lately in queries and interviews, and particularly within a small group of responses to Drawing Out The Dragons, I’ve been seeing a great deal of Reverse Competition invoked. Everyone knows about the parables of the lobsters in the bucket, clawing … Continue reading →
On Expectations
Most people who don’t succeed at what they attempt to do fail because they didn’t expect to win. They expected obstacles; and opposition; and perhaps a massive struggle. They expected it to be hard — and here is part of … Continue reading →
Regarding the Topic of My Hair
At the recent private reception with the Ambassador of India to the U.N. which I attended through the good graces of my Book Babe Donna in Utah, she wrapped up the event by saying “Mr. Ambassador, before we go, I … Continue reading →
Only You Can Decide
I’ve read a lot of well-meaning posts and essays lately by people trying to point out that not everyone is cut out to be an Artist-Author-Astronaut-Fill-In-The-Blank, and that it would be a kindness, an act of decency, to convince those … Continue reading →
On the Making of Miracles
Asking for and listening to the advice of those whom you trust is wise; but in the end, you have to follow the path you see before you, even if it isn’t visible to anyone else. Experts make mistakes; experience … Continue reading →
On Not Judging Others
A friend recently asked me if it was possible to lift people up, to be open to helping everyone you can, without risking getting hurt or burned or brought down by those who for whatever reason seem too damaged themselves … Continue reading →
On the Value of Choosing Lines
One of the reasons I show people how to draw a Dragon starting with only four lines is because putting four lines in the proper places to start drawing a Dragon is incredibly difficult to do badly. The more slowly … Continue reading →
On the Value of the Right Focus
As I was preparing to come to the Studio this morning, something sparked a memory of a time nearly a decade past – and the memory wasn’t entirely good. Still, for whatever reason I allowed it to grow stronger in … Continue reading →
On the Value of Having a Bigger Vision
Sometimes, to achieve your greatest goals, to make happen what you really want to make happen, to take another step towards living an extraordinary life, you have to be willing to have a bigger vision than everyone around you – … Continue reading →