Every Process eventually reaches an impasse where the values, goals, and visions get reexamined. At this point, the person or group behind the Process can decide which of these to keep, which to modify, which…
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How To Engage
A couple of blog posts ago, I defined the Impresario as someone who engages with life. It can really be anyone, regardless of whether that person identifies with herself as an “Artist” or not. If…
The Secret to Life
Here’s the secret to life: become world class at everything you do. I big problem I’ve faced in the past is being overwhelmed: looking around at everything I not only need to do, but want…
The “Craft”
In the last entry, I discussed the two ways that Impresarios relate to their audience and to each other: 1) sharing and collaborating in Art, and 2) relating. I focused more on the second way, “relating,”…
A New Word For The Same Feeling
From time to time, when thinking and writing about the kinds of things I like to think and write about, I encounter a serious challenge. That challenge is, “How do I describe a feeling without…
“Dirty Laundry” Or Scented Sheets?: A Personal Life in the Artist’s World
In a conversation with a Duke University PhD student a few days ago, I brought up the question of the importance of a Personal Life in the Artist’s world. I was espousing that nowadays, the Artist…
The Woodchuck Game
In my last post, The Other Fifteen, I promised I would go into some examples in my own life where experiencing Resistance pointed to the thing I most needed to do. In War Of Art, Stephen Pressfield…
Daily Blogging: Dream or Discipline?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the term “impresario,” and what that means in today’s culture of web 2.0, social media, and hyper-connectivity. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, an “impresario”…
The Magic Of “Who Gives A Fuck?”
Since my third move back to Nashville, Monday before last, life has been more or less a nonstop adventure. True, logistics have occupied much of my days – driving back and forth between here and…