The recording booth and the press box
My professional life plays out on two extremes. In the morning, I record audiobooks. In the evening, I am the PA announcer for a baseball team. There could not be a more vivid study in contrasts.
Taking the cigar out of your mouth
Unlike like Groucho Marx, I have trouble taking the cigar out of my mouth.
The joy (and pain) of gain
How is it that each incremental improvement in my performance skills causes me to see just how much farther I have to go?
The audition I didn’t get
This week, after two-years of doing-the-things-that-need-to-be-done I was offered the opportunity to audition for a book that would move me into a new stratum of recognition.
Learning about tough lessons
Narrating non-fiction audiobooks provides a benefit I hadn’t counted on – it’s an incredible learning experience.
The book I am currently narrating will be my 20th non-fiction project. My first was the memoir of a philanthropist in Portland, OR who started a very successful program for kids who were born into situations that unequivocally guaranteed them […]
The world doesn’t owe you sh*t
Be so good they can’t ignore you.
DIY vs "Call a guy."
One of the smartest things a person can say is, “I don’t know how to do _____ and I’m going to call someone who does.”
It beats the crap out of saying, “I don’t know how to do _______ and I’m going to poke around for hours (or days) and end up with a final result […]
I write to challenge assumptions
Beliefs exist as elements of thought. They’re not real. You can’t touch a belief or capture one in a jar. While there may very well be some basis of fact or reality surrounding a belief, what you believe about the world around you is nothing more –or less– than electrical brain […]
Navigating the Cul-de-sac
Circling feels good. It gives you the perception of forward momentum. It can sustain your need for progress. But you aren't going anywhere.
Clip Your Wings and Soar
Sticking to a resolution made on January 1st quite often requires you to do things that are counter to your nature; to swim upstream against your native instincts. That's the problem with resolutions: they generally demand that you to do less of what you love, or more of what you loathe.