Rock n Roll Is an Ideal
In which I explain what rock n roll means to me. Rock n roll is is a state where you’re so full of life that it overflows.
Category: Ari’s Diary
On Being an “Artist”
In which I share my thoughts on what I call “artist” — a particular kind of creative who has a strong and constant urge to create new things.
Emotions Are Like Muscles
If you watched the movie Inside Out you’d notice that of the basic emotions inside your psyche, there was always one emotion that seemed to be the leader. I learned that this is based on real studies. Each of us has our most dominant, or favorite, emotion.
Core Values: Here Are Mine, What Are Yours?
A few years ago I worked with a personal transformation coach for those who want to start a business, Tom Volkar. In one of the exercises he read a long list of descriptive words, and picked out the ones that resonated with me. Then I wrote them down in small …
My Formative Years
Teen years are important time. I was living in Brazil, attending a Japanese-speaking school and I got exposed to rock music in English, probably around 14-years old. I was always good at music, but until then I thought nothing of it. My mother made me take piano lessons starting at …