Stop. Stop everything. And just feel. Feel grateful. Feel love. Feel the joy of being alive. You have family. You have friends. You have possibilities. Connect to yourself. Where you put your attention is where you put your energy. Take … Read More
What’s the Worst That Could Happen?
It was 2014, and I sat in my car nervous and scared, fretting, picturing every conceivable outcome. Would it be a success? A failure? I called my friend Sam and asked for his reassurance. “Brother, I’m about to pull the … Read More
17 Questions to Help You Grow as a Human, an Achiever, and Entrepreneur
Every morning, I like to sit and think as part of my routine. And without the aid of specific questions, my mind races along with the gottagottagotta stuff. Below is a list of questions that I have compiled over the … Read More
Where Will You Put YOUR Acorn?
I grabbed some string and tied it around its base, then hung my acorn from my rearview mirror, and now I see it every day. Booyah. Wait, what? An actual acorn? Yep! It swings and dangles as I drive, and … Read More
Community and Rituals. This Quarter, I’ll Focus On These Three Things.
New Years, it’s my favorite holiday! So much NEWNESS! New month, new year, and this time…new DECADE!!! Welcome to the new 20’s! Interestingly for me, on the first day of the year, I woke up with an accidental mantra in … Read More
The Struggle Is Real
Every so often, I hear this from a parent: Master Alley, he loves it when he’s here, but sometimes it’s a struggle actually GETTING him here? What do I do? You bring him to class. “But I don’t want to … Read More
5 Powerful Discoveries from Reading a Book Every Day
Even now, I can hear my instructor berating us in staff meetings: “What are you reading? Readers are leaders! Do you want to influence your students? Make sure you’re feeding yourself!” And he is absolutely right. You may not be … Read More
Sit at the Feet of the Greats!
I am a firm believer that reading plays such a vital role in our personal growth. When we read, we get to sit at the feet and listen to great women and men talk about their experiences, their stories, their … Read More
12 Things I Learned in my First Acting Class
I remember my first acting class like it was yesterday. Because it WAS yesterday. And it was awesome 🙂 At the beginning of the class, I had my journal handy, but felt nervous about taking it out and taking notes. … Read More