Doing Whatever It TakesA Sudden Decision Revealed His Destiny “There’s a spiritual element to expression in a kind of a Sufi, Dervishy way that connects you to something bigger. And there’s where the joy enters into it…Also, I learned my morality from movies and literature. So in carrying on the tradition…if I can be a […]

Following a DreamMaking the Most of Your Resources ”You cannot wait for a solution to fall on top of your head. You have to make sure that you are out here and are exhausting the resources that you have. You can’t wait for somebody to hand you these resources. You have to exhaust them yourself, […]

Off the CliffWhat Happens When You Don’t Have a “Plan B“ “…It’s okay to throw everything you have at trying to pursue the thing you dream of because even if it shifts course or it doesn’t come exactly true, you’re never going to regret what you learned in the absolute throwing yourself off a cliff […]

How To Follow Your HeartHard Work + Goals + Determination = Success “Eli [Wallach] taught me, you never, ever, ever phone it in. You set foot on a stage, you set foot on it prepared, and you give your all to the other people that are there.” American actor, David Alan Basche, was 11 when […]

The Power of StorytellingUsing Television To Tell the Stories of Our Lives “I was always writing, and…I was writing stream of consciousness writing and…that was my unwitting training as a writer because I wasn’t judging myself, I wasn’t writing for anyone else, but it was just developing the muscle of writing many hours a day […]

The Power of Self-BeliefWhat Can Happen When You Ignore the Doubters Carly Chaikin grew up playing sports, outwardly showing almost no interest in an acting career. However, she knew from an early age that she would become an actress. On revealing her plans to family and friends, she was met with numerous doubts and many […]

The Gift of Childhood WoundsHow the Darkness of Childhood Depression Shaped His Career “In some ways, I think the way I felt inside my skin was somehow the fuel that was burning to follow an artistic path because I always felt like I wanted to be heard and I think that’s a common feeling for a lot […]

On Saying Yes to EverythingHow a Willingness To Try Anything Changed His Life “My goal in everything I do is to be better than what the author had in mind. That’s my goal for life.” Richard Kind is an American actor who grew up believing he would follow in his father’s footsteps and take over […]

The Heart of an ActivistFor the Love of Justice The world is far from perfect. There are injustices and inequalities everywhere we turn. Some of us notice this more than others, even at a young age. Such was the case with actress and comedian, Kathy Najimy, who was still just a girl when she “found […]

The Unexpected HealingPursuing a Dream Becomes a Healing Journey “Every single moment of my life, I ask, ‘Why is this happening right now?’ And I don’t ask it from fear; I ask it from love. ‘What can I learn from this moment right now? What is my suffering teaching me?’ And then that is the […]