CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST We have more freedom than at any time in human history. But the majority of us do nothing with this freedom. Instead, we impose constraints on ourselves, despite fighting so hard to remove these constraints. We decide what’s possible and enforce artificial limits on our lives. We do this…
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST Moonlight. Ladybird. The Disaster Artist. A Most Violent Year. It Comes at Night. Spring Breakers. The Lobster. The Florida Project. Amy. Supersonic Ex Machina. Almost every movie that has meant something to me over the past five-plus years has been made by A24, an independent film company started in…
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST When I was first appointed chief marketing officer of a hotel company, I was presented with an interesting situation, one I’m quite sure many marketing professionals have experienced in some form over the last five to ten years. It was Fashion Week in New York City, and we’d allotted…
In the Jewish religion, a bar mitzvah is the ritual induction of a boy into manhood at the age of thirteen. It’s recognized as the time when he, not his parents, becomes responsible for his actions. Ronnie Fieg took this transition quite seriously. Fieg’s first cousin is David Z, a legendary sneaker and sportswear retailer…
In early 2013, Kanye West asked legendary producer and Def Jam Recordings cofounder Rick Rubin to help complete his new album, Yeezus. With only weeks to meet West’s deadline and a rough cut of sixteen unfocused and unfinished tracks, the task appeared nearly impossible. West couldn’t seem to create the sound he’d imagined, and his…
Founded in a small store located in downtown New York in 1994, James Jebbia’s independent label Supreme has become one of the foremost underground streetwear brands, boasting a cult following eager for it’s coveted range of tees, footwear and branded miscellanea. Produced in limited editions, Jebbia regularly collaborates with mainstream brands such as Comme des Garçons,…
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa in 1564. His father wanted him to become a doctor and sent him to study medicine at the University of Pisa. While there he discovered a natural talent for math, and eventually left medical school to pursue mathematics. In 1609, Galileo learned about the spyglass, a new invention helping…
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST We have more freedom than at any time in human history. But the majority of us do nothing with this freedom. Instead, we impose constraints on ourselves, despite fighting so hard to remove these constraints. We decide what’s possible and enforce artificial limits on our lives. We do this…
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST Moonlight. Ladybird. The Disaster Artist. A Most Violent Year. It Comes at Night. Spring Breakers. The Lobster. The Florida Project. Amy. Supersonic Ex Machina. Almost every movie that has meant something to me over the past five-plus years has been made by A24, an independent film company started in…
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST When I was first appointed chief marketing officer of a hotel company, I was presented with an interesting situation, one I’m quite sure many marketing professionals have experienced in some form over the last five to ten years. It was Fashion Week in New York City, and we’d allotted…
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Click Here to Listen to Podcast Sharing puts the audience first, while advertising or marketing in the classic sense of the word is selfish—it puts the needs of the individual or organization first. To be a great creator, to share yourself or your ideas effectively, you must share them without selfish inten- tions; you must…
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST In the Jewish religion, a bar mitzvah is the ritual induction of a boy into manhood at the age of thirteen. It’s recognized as the time when he, not his parents, becomes responsible for his actions. Ronnie Fieg took this transition quite seriously. Fieg’s first cousin is David Z,…
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LISTEN TO PODCAST Ted Williams was an exceptional baseball player. During his nine- teen years playing for the Boston Red Sox, he made seventeen trips to the All-Star Game, was twice named the American League MVP, was the batting champion six times, and won the Triple Crown twice. At the end of his career, he…
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CLICK HERE LISTEN TO PODCAST EPISODE Step #3: Build Your Product & Storefront The ultimate step in your manifesting process is to take your brand and turn it into a product and your storefront(s). Your product is a good, idea, method, information, or service created as a result of a process that serves a need…
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Keeping our bedrock principles of manifesting in mind, now let’s get into some practical information, starting with a step-by-step look at how to manifest your ideas. Step #1: Define Your Concept The first step when manifesting an idea is to marry the emotional and practical elements of your idea into a defined concept. If you’ve…
Read moreCLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PODCAST Manifesting starts with believing. Pablo Picasso’s mother said to him, “If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.” Instead, he became a painter, and eventually became “Picasso.” But he wasn’t anointed Picasso when he woke up one…
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