The Pendulum Effect: Why Progress Looks Like Repetition

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There’s a moment on every growth journey when you stop and think:“Wait… haven’t I been here before?” You’ve already done the work.You’ve had the breakthrough.You’ve learned the lesson. And yet — here it is again. Same emotion.Same fear.Same story. It can feel like failure.Like all the effort didn’t stick.Like you’re

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You Don’t Need Permission to Move Forward | James Barbour

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You Don’t Need Permission to Move Forward It’s easy to fall into the trap of waiting. Waiting for the plan to be perfect.Waiting for someone to give you the green light.Waiting until the timing feels just right.Waiting for permission. But here’s the truth: You don’t need permission to move forward.

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The Artist’s Survival Guide

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You can make money with your art even in the hard times.

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The Art Of Happiness

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This is the title of a book written by His Holiness The Dali Lama (pictured above). What I love about this book is its simplistic approach to being happy. Click the image above to grab a copy. Yes, we face challenges and obstacles and all sorts of crazy things in

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Yesterday

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How often do you focus on what happened yesterday? “Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.” – Gautama Buddha Are you holding onto things in the past and allowing them to influence your decisions of today? Learning from the past is

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Some Good News

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I think it’s time we start spreading some good news don’t you? Help is a super simple concept yet sometimes hard to do and moreover to accept. Things get in the way of helping, lack of time, lack of money, fear and even pride. But help is something I think

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Christmas Music 2020

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Nothing I love better than the spirit of the Holidays. For some reason, no matter the situation, even now as we face the Covid sitaution, people are coming together (albeit virtually) to share in the warmth of the Holidays. Since 2008 I have been presenting an annual Holiday concert and

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The Starving Artist

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How often have you heard the phrase Starving Artist? I know I’ve personally heard it hundreds of times. Throughout my career there were people who used to throw that phrase at me. Upon meeting me they’d ask what I did for a living. I would respond “I’m an actor” and

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Intention

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How many ideas do you have? How many multi-million dollar ideas do you have sitting in your head, spoken to a friend about, planned to do…but in the end did nothing so they just sit there waiting for you to make them happen? I’ve got plenty myself. Tons of ideas

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A New Day

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Remember one crucial thing:The past is the past. Yesterday no longer exists. Today is the reality of you.  So if you hit a barrier yesterday look at today and start again. Getting up after a fall is the test of your inner fortitude.  Succeeding in the face of adversity is

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