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I have trained in the art of “Getting Out Of My Head”, which is the art of reacting in the moment. If your mind is filled with things to do, worrying about what you look like, or what funny thing happened on TV last night, you cannot be optimally ready for dealing with an […]

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Students Wear Pink to Send Bullies a Message - This is the ultimate example of Yes, And. A student was bullied when he wore a pink shirt. So instead of never wearing pink again, he said “Yes, And” got half of the school to wear pink the next day! And then […]

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It’s very easy to get discouraged when you plateau: when your learning slows to a crawl, and there doesn’t seem to be very much growth. But did you ever stop and think why it happened?
Skydivers aren’t afraid of skydiving because they’ve done it many times before. A lot of performers don’t have stage […]

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What is Waffling?
Waffling is when you stall or post-phone an action instead of just doing it. It is talking instead of doing.
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An article I wrote, titled “A Formula For Telling A Good Story” just got published over at DumbLittleMan.com. The article talks about using a 6 part formula to create and tell a story with an effective arc.
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When one thinks of taking a “risk”, it’s often along the lines of death.
When I think of risk, I think of uncharted territory.
Risk shouldn’t be a fearful concept. If you look up the word “risk” from dictionary.com:
“exposure to the chance of injury or loss”
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