The King of Perfectionism, or How Not to be James Cameron

OSCARS

The Terminator 1&2. Aliens. The Abyss. Titanic.  These are just some of the blockbuster movies created by Writer/Director/Producer/OCD Control Freak, James Cameron.  Now, there’s Avatar.  Fifteen years in the making, and with a $300 million price tag.  For that kind of cash, it better be a masterpiece.  And the early reviews seem to indicate that it [...]

How to Kill A Great Idea

Broken Bulb

The creative process can be summarized in these three words: Conception. Creation.  Evaluation.  I am not just talking about art.  Whether it’s business, athletics, finance, medicine…whatever.  Forging your own path, capturing your calling, and chasing your passion is, at it’s core, a creative endeavor. When you check out the fist thing ever created, namely the [...]

The Enemy Within

Alarm Clock

“The Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” -Jesus Here’s the scene. The disciples are hanging out with Jesus for one last night. He has already told them that he would be betrayed, and that things were going get rather uncomfortable. So, he makes just one request…stay awake, and pray. But the dudes can’t [...]

Radical Civics: Episode 1

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Crossing the Chasm

Chasm

The way life is supposed to work is we stumble upon our passions in our youth, we develop them, and deploy them into our vocation, and spend our adult lives living out our calling.  Sounds great, huh?  All we need to do is look around and see  that is not the story most of us are [...]