Rise to the Role

“What got you here may not get you any further!”

Our childhoods are never far from our consciousness, even a lifetime later. We remember where we grew up, every suffered injustice, every insult, all the injuries and upsets, every slur. And even though we grow, move away, become more comfortable, and perhaps respected; we might

Imposing Limits

“I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline.”
— Duke Ellington
American jazz pianist, composer, conductor
1899 — 1974

Pope Julius: “When will you make an end?”
Michelangelo: “When it’s finished!”
Excerpted from The Agony and The Ecstasy

Ever noticed that writing, drawing,

Structured Listening

“Listen! Or your tongue will make you deaf.”
— Cherokee Proverb

It’s a random world! It seems there’s a flood of randomness in the universe just now, with things, feeds, channels, e-mails, tweets, Instagrams, messages, texts, documents and calls coming at you from all sides on all subjects. And you live in a random

Fixing a Whole

“I’m fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go…”

Fixing A Hole: The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
1966 Apple

“So,

We Call it Signature!

“It’s easy! Get the ball through the zone. Avoid the bat! But some guys make it beautiful!”
— Rollie Fingers

So, this guy throws his leg way up high in the sky. As it comes back down, he transfers the momentum and muscle tension to his core, then the waist turns, then the opposite arm uncurls down through the