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Steven Barnes is a NY Times bestselling author, personal performance coach, and martial artist. He has lectured on creativity and human consciousness at UCLA, Mensa, and the Smithsonian Institute. Steve created the Lifewriting system of high-performance living for writers and readers. Learn more at www.diamondhour.com
SHARE Wednesday, October 23, 2013 Ten Secrets of Hatha Yoga
Ten ideas to take you beneath the "surface" of your yoga practice.
SHARE Friday, October 18, 2013 Why I Stopped Using NLP
NLP is a phenomenally powerful set of tools, but as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, September 28, 2013 Thoughts on Mastery
As a boy I wanted to master martial arts & writing, & the art of loving and living with another human being.
To do that, I had to define what "mastery" was. Tricky subject, because of the media images we accept in such arenas. Having been around people considered in the top .1% of various fields, people totally committed to their crafts, people who other experts consider "masters" I began to compare what they were saying
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 5, 2013 Movie Review: Django
This, the ninth film directed by Quentin Tarantino, and a doozy. In order to discuss this, I have to look at it from two different positions: as a movie separate from cultural context, and then, as a cultural artifact.
SHARE Monday, November 9, 2009 Human Adulthood PART ONE
Ancient cultural patterns point the way to future success for any human being willing to mature to full adulthood.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, October 26, 2009 Daddy? When Am I Ready To Have Sex?
Parents need a darned good answer to this thorny question. Here's one that has worked for hundreds.
SHARE Thursday, June 1, 2006 Surviving A Good Review
Critical review of your creative work can be both valuable and devastating. One artist's reflections on the science of surviving critics.
SHARE Wednesday, March 29, 2006 Escaping the Matrix
A spiritual view of racial and other issues in America
SHARE Monday, February 13, 2006 The Magic of Balance
Addressing "balance" in our lives can greatly multiply the effectiveness of our intelligence and emotions
SHARE Thursday, February 9, 2006 Zen And The Heart of Writing
Life's "messiness" is not an obstacle to creativity--it is the very source and substance of it.
SHARE Tuesday, February 7, 2006 The Golden Hour
Just an hour a day can anchor your health, your success, and your spiritual growth.
SHARE Monday, February 6, 2006 No Time For Exercise? Try This?
Even five minutes a day can make a big difference in your fitness level--if you know what you're doing!
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, January 12, 2006 Human Fallibility and Torture
Those who think only the "guilty" will be tortured are deluding themselves.