Are you feeling stuck? Like you’re living the same day on repeat. (like that movie Groundhog Day?) You wake up. Go to work. Pretend to be productive. (while scrolling social media) 8 hours of unfulfilling labor. You go home. Sit in traffic. Eat a boring dinner. (also while scrolling social media) Watch Netflix. Pass out. […]
You know that little voice in the back of your head? The one that says, “I don’t have what it takes. Success is for someone else.” Yeah, that voice is lying to you. And here’s the truth: You’re good enough. Right now. I’m not talking about some motivational fluff or fake positivity. This is real.
Wanna to know the #1 secret to getting people to go NUTS for your brand? To get people to rave about your stories? To get them to tell everyone they know about your films? Here it is: Make your films REMARKABLE. That is—make them worthy of RAMARK (being talked about). People can’t help but tell
Ever find yourself juggling ten different goals and getting nowhere? Here’s a method to tackle that—one I call the 1-1-1-1 method. It’s designed to help you focus on one thing at a time and actually finish it. Here’s the breakdown: Step 1: One Macro Goal Pick a single macro goal to focus on for the next three months.
What does “cinematic” mean? Does anyone actually know? That word has been thrown around so much lately it’s beginning to lose its’ significance. Cinematic stems from the Greek word kinēma, meaning “movement.” This nod to motion is embedded in cinematic. Even though today we mostly think of it as a stylistic term for film. In
Are the things that happen in your life innately good or bad? I recently heard a fable about a farmer, his son, and their horse and it changed everything for me. The fable A farmer and his son had a beloved horse who helped the family earn a living. One day, the horse ran away
My hands were sweaty, my heart pounding out of my chest. I knew that my family was depending on me. My reputation was hanging in the balance. My bank account was quickly shrinking. I clicked “Send” and waited with bated breath. It was up to fait now to determine whether I was going to find
It’s not your gear, it’s not your skills, and it’s definitely not your passion that’s holding you back from making real money in video production. The real problem is that the typical advice you get from the “gurus” on buying courses and acquisition tactics — misses the point. In this edition of First Five Seconds
Photons I remember when I was about five or six years old we had an east-facing window in our bedroom. The window, covered with curtains, let a few sun rays escape and pierce through the cracks. I was fascinated by this phenomena. I would put my hand in the way of the light ray and
How Things Work One of my earliest memories is taking things apart like TV remotes and electronic toys. I wanted to know how things worked. The strong desire to understand how things function overtook me. To this day I’m deconstructing things, taking them apart, and putting them back together. Although, my focus certainly shifted from
