Much like every other holiday undertaking, my annual planning and goal-setting exercises have ratcheted up to Griswold-Level insanity in recent years. Five years ago, I started a ritual of completing Brian Tracy’s 25-page Ultimate Goals workbook in its entirety. I would complete this (fairly sizable) task sometime between Christmas and each New Year. Every chapter [...]
As I’ve gotten older and had my own kids, I’ve started to notice what an anxiety-laden mess the holidays can become. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no Scrooge. I love this time of year. I often break into “It’s the MOST! Wonderrrrrfullll Timmmme of the yearrrrrr” without any notice, in the most awkward, inopportune times. [...]
Fellow travelers, seekers, & believers: Greetings from gorgeous Akron, Ohio. “Where dreams take FLIGHT!!!” On November 20th, 2012 we quietly started a movement with the release of a free, multimedia document called The Framework Manifesto. The Framework is the culmination of my personal inner, and outer journey over the last 11 years. It’s designed to [...]
For this, & other inspiring episodes Subscribe HERE on iTunes. To hear PART 1 (30-minute, in-depth interview), please visit HERE. KC: When you were in the whirlwind of your early twenties, did you have time to think about what was working, and what wasn’t? Ani: No, thank goodness, No. Fuck that. CLICK TO TWEET THIS [...]
I’ve been fortunate to work with a diverse mix of brilliant creators. These are people whose creative output can literally knock you over with visceral honesty, aesthetic beauty, or raw power. They could be authors, rockstars, C-level executives, or technology developers. The stages they perform on could be whiteboard walls in an office loft, [...]
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I have mad levels of Gratitude today, and so much of it pertains to YOU, (kickass) YOU… Thanks for helping me launch The Framework out into the world this week. I posted this video on Facebook yesterday afternoon as a quick little (3:50) THANK YOU. Much love, -kc ____ The Framework Manifesto [...]
For this, & other inspiring episodes Subscribe HERE on iTunes. >> To hear PART 2 please scroll down, or visit HERE. KC: Your guitar sounds bigger than most full bands. Where did that evolve out of for you? Ani: When I was coming up I was a vehemently…ENGAGED person. KC: Oh really? I never picked [...]
Every time I’ve expanded my family or deepened my responsibilities as a Dad, I get advice on how to “place my dreams on the back burner”. I don’t know about your Dream Stove, but mine only has front burners. When I moved back from L.A. to get married in 1999, fellow musicians mourned the tunes [...]
In chapter #01 (of 12) from The Framework Manifesto, we make the case for living an integrated life. Full multi-media document available for *FREE* preview & download here: http://www.thisepiclife.com/manifesto . All content (c) 2012 thisepiclife.com