Beyond the Rhetoric

“Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.” Continuing with my journeys through Europe, I have now departed from the Netherlands (last week’s Sunday Snippet featured a Vincent van Gogh quote) and am currently [...]

“Some people get into this business and they’re so afraid to lose anything. They try to protect their position like clinging to a beachhead. These actors end up making really safe choices. I never wanted to go that route. If I go down, I’m going down swinging.” In light of the recent tragedy at the [...]

Just as I do on every Wednesday, today I’m doing another speedlink. This is when I share a handful of blog posts that I thought were worth reading for one reason or another. Most weeks, these collections are eclectic in nature and this week is no exception. First, we have Buzz Bishop with his submission [...]

“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” It was once said that waiting for inspiration was only possible for people who had the luxury of time. It was also said that the most inspirational thing in the world is a looming deadline. When your livelihood relies on your [...]

There is nothing wrong with having dreams. In fact, it’s important to have a strong sense of ambition, because you don’t want become stagnant in your life. It’s about progress and it’s about bettering yourself in every way that you can. There is certainly a fine line between ambition and greed, but it is perfectly [...]