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Archive for July, 2006

Playing too small

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

T. Harv Eker, founder and president of personal development company Peak Potentials Training, comments in his book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind:
“What I have witnessed is too many people playing far too small, and too many people allowing their fear-based ego selves to rule them. The result is that too many of us are not [...]

Comedy and depression

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

Asked by interviewer Whoopi Goldberg [Interview mag., July 2006] if she was a “relatively happy person,” comedian Amy Sedaris said, “I am. I only say that because other people have said that of me. I’m drawn to depression. It’s what inspires me. But I’m pretty content and good natured myself.”
[photo at right from her film [...]

Visualization

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

Creating images and ideas of what you want to accomplish can be a powerful strategy for achievement, affirmed by many writers, coaches and artists.
Dennis Haysbert [left] has portrayed a variety of dynamic characters in film (such as “Jarhead”) and television, including “24” and “The Unit.”
“I visualize the roles that I want,” he says. “If I [...]

Creative choices

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

In an HBO documentary about making movies, Charlize Theron notes, “There is no formula that works. There is no guarantee. But as far as making choices on material, I just kind of think, well, it has nothing to do with me, so why not just go for it?”
She adds, “That’s why, when people say, Why [...]