The problem, I am starting to realize, is that I am focusing too much on answers. I wrack my brain trying to come up with answers, and most of the times I can conjure some of them. But I’ve lived 4+ decades and there are some places where I remain …
This is a paradigm change that occurred to me very recently. I’m still exploring what this means but let me share with you my thoughts thus far. A few weeks back I came across a video on Facebook, where a former TV newscaster who went through a personal tragedy (I …
I come from Japan, where they value hard work and diligence more than Americans do. I have been to a number of countries but I haven’t seen a culture with more rigorous work ethic than Japan. But I say that with mixed feelings because I don’t believe that all that hard work …
That question was one of the biggest takeaways from my session with coach Tom Volkar. It is a powerful question. It stops negative judgments on its track. With this question you open the door to possibilities that negative jumping-to-conclusions would have shut out. In addition to asking that question, the …
Predictably, the end and beginning of a year is a time of reflection. A lot can happen in a year. In my 2016, here are some of the things I went through with my artistic pursuit. I started releasing singles as Aristotle’s Hope. I released two extended songs, “If I …