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Progress Beats Perfection Every Time
Write a Crappy First Draft Perfectionism kills more dreams than failure ever will. Why the messy first draft — in writing, business, and life — is the only way forward.
Read on Substack →Why You Haven’t Hit Your Goal. Yet
What I Learned From Kevin Hart in a Bowling Alley
Read →My First Rejection
A story about show business, family, and rejection. This week I'm sharing a story about my first acting job, a 1983 commercial for Little Shop of Horrors on Broadway, and the direc…
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Be a Professional
A friend called me last week. One of the 1,000 people just laid off at Disney. Fifteen years at that company. Consistent. Reliable. Good at his job by every measure. And then ̵…
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Eddie Ankin Book 6 Title Reveal...THE SHIELD
Here’s the thing about justice—nobody tells you the price.
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The Ghost of the National Typewriter Company:
Why the Fall of Bad Robot is Hollywood’s Detroit Moment
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Rocky III — Listen to the Doubters
Paulie: “Don’t listen to ‘em, Rock.”
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Movie Life Lessons: A Few Good Men — DON’T BE MARGINALIZED BY YOUR OWN SUCCESS
“So, this is what the inside of a courtroom looks like.” — Lt. Daniel Kaffee
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The Witch In The Bathtub (and why I deleted my book)
Introducing "The Clover Experiment"
Read →MOVIE LIFE LESSONS: WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP - The Meritocracy of The Rock
Upending Limiting Beliefs and the Cost of Deception
Read →January 15th - Quitting Time
January 15 is the day 90% of people give up on their New Year’s resolutions and goals. Here's why you should keep going...
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THE MOVIE METHOD: 28 DAYS LATER — A NEW ERA
Creating the First AI Television Series: A production diary from ideation to distribution.
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