Imagine if you experienced joy and the vitality of life each and every day. To experience that life, you first have to know what you want. — Drum roll please…. I’m excited to share with you something that’s been on my heart for quite a while. In October of 2020, I published my very first book, The Creative Impulse: Answering the Highest Calling of Your Heart. This was an endeavor that was 12 years in the making…

The Creative Impulse is that inner nudging inside of you, a yearning, a creative spark that’s calling you forward. — What is the Creative Impulse, and how does it show up in your life? [Note: This article is based on an excerpt from my live workshop “Activating the Creative Impulse,” based on my book, where I talk about the Creative Impulse that lives inside each of us.] Years ago, I…

In any situation, you have an infinite field of possibility where you get to decide where you place your attention and focus. — It’s been over two months now since my partner Richard and I, along with over 700 of our fellow neighbors, evacuated from the high-rise building we live in downtown Los Angeles due to an explosion and fire. Since then, we’ve moved to five different places while extensive repairs and inspections…

There’s a uniqueness about you that, when unlocked, gushes forth an aliveness for life. — Imagine a world where everyone and everything was average… …where food doesn’t taste particularly delicious, but it doesn’t taste horrible either. …where relationships are ho-hum, not very vibrant but not destructive and conflicting either. …where your work isn’t exciting, and it borders on the monotonous. …where your body doesn’t feel…

How you see the world influences how you experience the world. — Most people experience life through a filter. You can think of it like wearing a pair of special glasses. Some people wear rose-colored glasses, meaning you look for the good in the world and approach life with a sense of optimism and possibility. On the other end of the spectrum…

Reflection is a powerful spiritual practice for your own growth — Life is like a garden, and reflection is like fertilizer for plants. Your insights about you and your life provide nutrients for your own growth. You also get to decide what in your life you want to nurture and grow. As we say goodbye to 2021, here are 10 questions…

Here’s a helpful exercise to get you started. — Usually around this time of year as December rolls around, I start the process of reflecting on all that’s happened in the past year. But this time when I opened a blank word document to start typing, I stopped and thought to myself, “What exactly did happen for me this…

Have you ever wanted to change something so bad that you just went into action mode? Taking action for action’s sake, without taking a… — A few years ago, a potential client approached me, telling me that she hated her job. She described a toxic work environment, where co-workers distrusted each other, the boss undermined employees, and everyone was expected to work day and night. She was exasperated.

Have you ever had a brilliant idea or inspiration come to you when you were taking a shower? Why does this happen? — Why do the best ideas come in the shower? The other day, while I was taking a shower, an idea popped in my head for a new course that I could teach. I felt so excited and inspired that I wanted to jump out of the shower and grab my…