Nelson Alexander

As the old saying goes: “The Show Must Go On”. Cliches are cliches for a reason. And in this case, sometimes you just gotta do it (no Nike pun intended). We played a show on 3/30 with The Richlands and…

Sometimes it’s the smallest, mineal, tasks that you can learn the biggest lessons from. The other week, I was doing one of the most tedious tasks associated with running an Art space, spackling, repairing, and painting the literal thousands of…

3 Step Centering Exercise to put yourself back into you.

*All steps should be done with purposeful intention and mindfulness*

Step 1: Centered

• Sit in your "Good Posture" Position
  • Sitting up in your chair (or on ground) straight backed (not…

Life ebbs and flows. And even further, each aspect of your Life ebbs and flows. And just because one aspect of your life is in flow, it doesn’t mean that all of your aspects are in flow. Things can be…

From Bears, Bees, Bats, Squirrels, Insects, Plants, Trees, Bacteria, to Creative Minds. Winter Hibernation and Dormancy happens to them all. It’s only natural. And after “Waking from hibernation, the hard work of spring begins… and after spending a season in…

The more people I talk to, it seems like this time of year is filled with change and transformation for just about everyone.

Whether it be the weather and leaves changing with the seasons, a new school year starting (/now…

There’s only one way to accomplish your goals and execute your visions and dreams.

And that’s simply to do it.

And there’s only one place you can start when you start to do it.

And that’s at the beginning.

So…  

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I just got back from an impromptu four day road trip around New England. From Brooklyn, through New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Upstate New York and the Great Lakes (Erie and Ontario) and Niagara Falls. Then over through Vermont and…

Jay-Z (regardless of what your thoughts are on him as a person) just recently hit $1billion net worth (Forbes). 

First off, that’s just damn impressive. From the Marcy projects to a billion before the age of 50. 

Nuts.

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Gino Wickman’s (Entrepreneur, Author, etc.) 6 traits of an Entrepreneur:

1. Visionary
2. Passionate
3. Problem Solver
4. Driven
5. Risk-Taker
6. Responsible (Takes Responsibility)

If these adjectives/personality traits fit you, chances are, you might just be an Entrepreneur (or at least one in the making). 

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“The more you know, the more you don’t know” 

          - Dave Chappelle (and a lot of other people with various phrasings)

I’ve recently been enamored with the idea that the more you know, the more you realize how little you…

Momentum is an amazing force. When you are able to ride the wave, stay in the flow, and continually build upon the work you are already doing, that’s when your goals and dreams actually feel (and are) accomplishable.  

It’s when…

This is one of my favorite terms and I’m very proud to say that I have to give a big shout out to my mama (shellienelson.com) for coining it.

Transformation Amnesia, is a relatively self explanatory idea. But essentially it…

“Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it’s a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe”. - Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman Lex Luthor)…

I recently played a show in Saratoga Springs, NY. It was the first time I had ever been to Saratoga. Which had been described to me as “a small town with a swanky college and known mainly for its’ [horse]…

Quote from Brene Brown.

Simply put. And not only true, but also a very valuable lesson (one that I’ve been working on unknowingly for awhile now, but am actively working on intensely right now and forever). 

I’m a (recent) huge…

“If you’re dreams don’t scare the shit out of you, you’re not dreaming big enough” 

                  - a lot of people

I first heard this quote at a Creative Mornings talk (https://creativemornings.com/) in Oakland, CA a few years back…

Just like Sleeping, Eating, Working, Exercising, etc. We all have our own Creating schedule that we operate best at, and that is specific to us. 

Creativity ebbs and flows. When you’re “in the flow”, ride it out. Keep the momentum…

Sometimes less is more. Or at least more impactful. 

A piano has 88 keys and you have 10 fingers. Yet the loudest sound you can make only takes 2 fingers on 2 keys, and you playing the shit out of…

Why can’t you do your 10 year plan in 6 months? It’s an interesting question to ask yourself. And an even better question to ask yourself when you come from a place of serious contemplation.

Is your 10 year plan…

1. Inertia - An object in motion will stay in motion and an object in rest will stay in rest (unless otherwise acted upon)
2. Force is equal to the change in momentum per change in time. And that: Force = Mass…

One of my least favorite stereotypes/ideas/ideologies/philosophies/things associated with the Art and Creative world is the idea of “The Starving Artist”. In that it’s okay (and arguably encouraged) to sacrifice eating food and just food in general “for your Art”. Or…

Plato’s The Republic, and specifically “The Allegory of the Cave”, (ca. 380 BC) is objectively one of the greatest writings of all time. It’s been interpreted and dissected in any number of ways, it is ~2400 years old afterall.…

Termed by Seth Godin (in which he writes and talks about it a lot, but I first found the term in his book This is Marketing (2010)). The term is pretty self explanatory, but it essentially speaks on the idea…