I’m currently focused on small victories, allowing yourself to tackle your accomplishments one small bit at a time, not get overwhelmed and overburdened with saying yes to everything and doing too much. Defining yourself not by what you do but by who you are. Our society and culture always default to the question "what do you do for a living", "what are you working on?" and we often draw too many conclusions by the answer. It's amazing how many things you discover from your co-workers, acquaintances, strangers when you dig in a bit deeper. Championing what happens outside of my career and my work is very important because that's how you connect to real people, and for what you'll be remembered by.

I've known my friends Nicos Kennedy and Bonnie Baxter of the band Kill Alters (and many other projects) for the past 20 years, and played, performed and was part of the scene with them for a while. I always appreciated how dedicated to their craft they've been. They're committed to their passion and being active participants in the scene.  Also they are the kindest people around. That to me is very honorable and important, and it's great to appreciate and celebrate people like that. True artists, great people, I look up to them and everyone else who lives a nice balanced lifestyle.