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I recently woke up from a dream in tears that was so vivid I swore it was real. And in a way, it was…

If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, then you probably already know that last Friday marked the 20th anniversary of my first day working in Hollywood (technically Santa Monica, but you get the point). When people tell you “it goes by fast” you have no idea how fast until you’ve been here for twenty years and you wake up with a house, a wife, two kids, and a puppy by your side as you write.

In order for me to be in a position to cure your Case of the Mondays, I had to address my own first. Here’s the story…

Given the rapidly devolving chaos in the world right now, a question I’ve pondered repeatedly not just for the last two weeks but frankly the last several years is: “Why is it that we don’t learn from past history?!”

No matter where you live in the world right now, no matter where you stand on the political spectrum, if you have an internet connection…boy has it been a week. To be honest…the last two years has frankly been the longest week ever.

I don’t believe there is any more basic, fundamental, or necessary area of your health to prioritize more than your mental health – especially when your livelihood and your ability to support yourself (and your family) depend on your ability to be creative.

This week I want to discuss what I believe is the most important, vital, and cutting edge “biohack” to optimizing your creativity, your mental health, and your overall well-being – SLEEP.

This week’s interview one of those special conversations that might help you realize you have a lot more to accomplish in life than you thought.

This week I’m sharing the #4 of my top 5 podcast interviews that relate to setting goals, creating a plan, and making things happen!

This week I’m sharing the #3 of my top 5 podcast interviews that relate to setting goals, creating a plan, and making this happen!

Of the hundreds of personal development books I’ve read I can confidently say that Greg McKeown’s book Essentialism is in my top 5 game changing books that have transformed the way I prioritize my life.

If you’re not deliberate about defining what’s most important to you, the world will do it for you…and you simply become a part of someone else’s plan.

Let’s be honest…is there anything that we as creative professionals hate more than networking? Wouldn’t it be awesome to just do awesome work all the time and the right people would just magically discover that we are in fact awesome?

I believe that if the goals you’ve set don’t require support from a mentor, then you’re probably not setting big enough goals for yourself.

Today I’m sharing my story of failure on American Ninja Warrior for the first time publicly. I hope it inspires you to continue pursuing your dreams, because the only way you fail is by giving up.