Every Artist Has A Calling - Dr. Ken Atchity

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In this Film Courage video interview, author/producer Dr. Ken Atchity shares how every artist has a calling.
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[@lindam.mccullough9100]

I liked the line: "If you're not doing your art then your not doing what you were created for and you're letting down the Universe." :)

[@filmcourage]

That line is powerful.

[@sesamreinhart]

I had to stop the video because of that line. I felt deeply connected to that responsibility and clarity of it.

[@josephcusumano2885]

No truer words have ever been written..

[@phatato]

I recently had a friend say to me: "why are you not sharing your art with more people? That's actually super selfish of you." It really was a great slap in the face actually to think about it in such a different way.

[@TrueNorth1987]

Loved it!! ❤

[@ryandulaney509]

" Your job as artist is not to beleagure others opinions now or future, but to make art to the best of your ability at this time".

[@alexsideris7487]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@reginalgreen]

Couldn't have said it better mate ...

[@Tvrz]

Yavol und comandant... heels clicking together and standing straight und errect...😘

[@mickierat]

This dude just consistently drops the most powerful, inspiring knowledge. Whenever I need to feel justified about the creative things I do, I think about the stuff he says. Thank you Ken.

[@Nosleepsusan]

When he said "A lot of people are not prepared to be themselves, they're nervous when you do it and try to keep you from doing it bc they really wish they could do it. They don't have the courage to do it bc there aren't any railroad tracks that mark it out clearly." Also when he talked about failing the universe by not living out your dream and failing the people you may have influenced by living out your dream, that part really spoke to me.

[@dancespav]

Couldn't agree more

[@raphaelsaili8166]

YESAI JAHBLESS

[@peesukarhu_OFFICIAL]

Your username really spoke to me since it's 2 am and I still can't sleep

[@KenTeel]

Yes, but remember that the competition is fierce for slots like being an actor. Just because you want to be an actor, and may even be good at it, doesn't mean that you'll have great chances of making a living at it. Some artistic fields are highly impacted. It's just a reality. However, if you do your art an an avocation (channeling Herman Melville) you'll get to do what you want to do, when you're not capitulating to pay the bills with a day job. Do what you love and the money will follow... well.... not necessarily. Keep your day job, yes, your bills will be paid.

[@damncidd]

Para phrasing: "If you're going to feel guilty either way, than follow you dreams and deal with the guilt (if there is any)."

[@trublgrl]

Nicely put.

[@inkwellflood8276]

Im 38 and just now becoming an artist - after years of self abuse, echoing a traumatic child hood in a loop. I know i can do this now. 🌱🌳💚✌🏻 if i can anyone can. x

[@stellaq3306]

inkwell flood Bravo to you. And yeh, you can! Cos, what is there to stop you? Big fat nothing! ✌️

[@inkwellflood8276]

@@stellaq3306 thank you so much, im finally out of my own way. 🌱🌳💚✌🏻

[@luisgregoryhinojosa]

inkwell flood I’m 40 right now. I wanted to be an artist myself when I was a child. I swallowed a lot disapproval & nonsupport during my educational years. Ever since I took the route of being an productive adult I been battling with it everyday. Bravo to you at 38. The videos & comments like yourself will give me the drive to even pick up a paint brush in so long.

[@inkwellflood8276]

@@luisgregoryhinojosa please do captain, ive honestly struggled, from suicidal to this over years, meditation - allan watts - positive music, any tool i could use to get going, if its what you love go for it, art truly sets you free. 🌱🌳💚

[@beefandbarley]

Similar story here. Best of luck; you'll learn things that you could never imagine, and you'll confirm things that you already know. Stay away from negative, envious people. Cheers and courage!

[@prabhdeepsingh5642]

His thoughts on being selfish is 100% right. Some people spend their whole life tending to needs of their family. Being a good husband, dad, mother is virtuous but there has to be a line drawn. Finally it comes down to making choices which truly matters. Sometimes you have to say no to your loved ones and just be selfish and do what your heart desires.

[@ronaldolamont]

Amen to that!!

[@attheranch873]

Prabhdeep SinghI’d call it self caring rather than selfish.

[@ronaldolamont]

@@attheranch873 I like that!!

[@acharich]

💯💯💯

[@chrisharrell5945]

Prabhdeep Singh exactly

[@kevinreily2529]

Einstein said "stay away from negative people, they have a problem for every solution". Most people are too damn lazy and spend their life making excuses instead of pursuing their passion or dreams. If you choose not to decide, or take action, you still have made a choice.

[@MichaelReed609]

If you make a choice and others judge you for it, that's on them--not you.

[@asynchronicity]

Einstein didn’t say that, but yeah.

[@albertthecur48]

Right! We shouldn't waste time with people who have basically given up on themselves instead of looking for their own buried treasures.

[@brenttaylordotus]

Rush

[@acharich]

@@albertthecur48 💯🎯💯🎯💯

[@ebonyhyde1169]

“Your joy and mission in life is to do the creative work.”

[@SJtheMFZB]

"Mediocrity is a retroactive judgment." Profound.

[@vsmoonchildmahir283]

When I'm not writing I just feel so irritated and sad, but when I write I just have this warm feeling that i don't want to be doing anything else

[@ReezyRaichande]

"You have to be willing to be yourself" and "The universe did create you and if you're not doing the thing that you're dreaming of doing then you're failing not yourself but the rest of us..."

[@filmcourage]

Powerful statement.

[@sesamreinhart]

Love it!

[@otismadeit777]

“You have to have a healthy ego to truly not care what others think about you” It’s funny how the Universe works I’m going through a spiritual awakening and I’m at a stage called The Dark Night Of The Soul. It’s like a snake shedding his skin. For me it’s simply getting rid of my old ego and creating a new one. I’m starting to follow my dreams and it feels amazing. When he said the word “ego” it hit me and something told me to check the time and it was 05:05am, which is a synchronicity from my higher self. Everything happens for a reason

[@3DBLOWUP]

That’s a song from Philip Wesley, Dark Night of the Soul…..you might like it

[@nickpastorino5370]

"I think there is an element of selfishness in creativity." I'd prefer to think of it as self respect and a refusal to blindly follow the crowd like a push over.

[@Freespiritedqueen]

YES!!

[@eyesofthefox]

It's all about consistency. If you produce enough of whatever you do eventually people will have no choice but to notice the compound effects. You can do something new and unique but it will take a lot more of it than what is trendy. But the payoffs will be far greater to the future societies..

[@icawimpey]

"You're not allowed to judge yourself. That's not your job. Your job is to do art, the creative work. Do as well as you can at the moment, the best you can. Strive for excellent. And then everybody else make up their mind."

[@Waxadisc]

That was way better than all those inspiration videos with the dramatic music in the background. Really powerful stuff..Enjoyed this very much .

[@marilaucher9989]

Background music and pop ups make me click the exit button instantly.

[@acharich]

💣💣💣

[@javiceres]

Mari Laucher Dito

[@Jsuarez6]

Exactly! Too many videos with that music that just distracts from the message.

[@peace7482]

Exactly. Nice polite interview is way better than those fucking self proclamed enlightened life coach gurus on stages with dramatic music, copy paste inspirational messages and teachings. Hate those fuckers.

[@pawkyyy]

“If you do something creative, focus on that, and it’ll make sense out of the rest of your existence. That’s all anyone can manage, their own existence.” riveting

[@bobwes57]

a great tidbit of wisdom I should reread every day...

[@terryblanchard5842]

Well said!

[@nileashton9077]

The only thing you can really manage is your own existence

[@markcgonzales9569]

"Your joy is to do the creative work."

[@andreaandrea6716]

I did the selfish thing: Went to Paris when I was 24 ... to study Art.

[@nicklang6798]

"people love, some hate you, but most don't care" Love that

[@InaDanu]

"Your job, your mission in life is to do the creative work. And that's all what you have to worry about."

[@thedashes6854]

Fucking AWESOME interview Film Courage. When he said, "Do the work, let everybody else make up their mind", something just went off inside my head. These were the words i needed to hear. Thank you...

[@stellaq3306]

Bancroft Boreland yeh, another stand out for me too! All the best on your journey ✌️😬🎉

[@stellaq3306]

My stand out line was when the Uncle said, “Just remember that nobody is really thinking about you most of the time… …so relax’. When I had the same thing pointed out to me (some decades ago) it was I think, the most freeing thing I’d ever heard. I was able to stop being so self-conscious and just be more ‘myself’. 🤘😬✌️

[@smedmark1]

So relatable... "If you believe in any sort of a higher power, the universe did create you and if youre not doing the thing you're dreaming of doing, you're not just failing yourself but the whole universe as well." Lmao. It's almost as though he understands the gravity of the situation.

[@JDubeta]

I resonated with that as well. Have felt the sting of it first hand from not telling a story that's wanted to be birthed into existence for a long time, but I am going to tell it now - it's my work for 2020. When we withhold our true gifts from the world, not only do we suffer as artists, the whole world suffers because we've withheld something that could have made a positive contribution.

[@cosmicman621]

@@JDubeta ...whatever your doing or not doing..it’s all good..be happy with what’s going down NOW...you automatically are ..doing or not...according to what the creator deigned for you...this and YOU..are IT.....no add ons..no subtractions...

[@codacreator6162]

Work is life. The most successful people on the planet understand this. There is only work-life balance for those who work purely for sustenance and attempt to build happiness after they've punched out. Dividing yourself into parts destroys your integrity. No wonder depression is on the rise. Fulfillment, people, is everything. Do what you are and integrate it into your entire existence.

[@Jenkinsjournal]

“No one is really thinking about you”

[@PavelRadu]

that part is probably worth watching every morning :))

[@alexbernal7303]

And that's not a bad thing

[@bobwes57]

“Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best. Don't think about what you want to be, but what you want to do. Keep up some kind of a minimum with other things so that society doesn't stop you from doing anything at all.” ― Richard P. Feynman

[@Freespiritedqueen]

@@bobwes57 nice and I love this sir!👍🏼✌🏽

[@Emiliapocalypse]

That’s very freeing :)

[@GailDeshawnda]

I can't wait until I can do the creative work I want to do full time!

[@camillem4749]

2:57 made me realize that i am failing myself for not doing the thing that i like the most: writing

[@Iris_Pirus]

What he said is so true. He is self aware and understands that you need to choose how to prioritize not only your time but your mental space. I don't believe he is out of touch. He speaking to people who are in a position to make these changes but refuse to see them through. This really resonated with me because I have been guilty of several things he touches on.

[@faceinthecrowd5810]

Yup. I’ve been a productive artist for over 4 decades. I have piles , stacks, volumes, and a’m still creating….more. I am unknown, I am un famous, I must believe in who I am and pursue my own shit till I have nothing left to create. I have battled every sort of mental and emotional demon that has stood in front of me, but the hardest suggestion I have needed to come to some sort of peace with is that I will possibly never receive back from the world what I have put in. For me, being part of the greater whole of artist people, those like me have gotten little back, so to speak, that gives me my “people”, my fellows, my strength . I am not here for “you”, I am here for “us”.

[@enixanne8146]

Wow. I'm really glad I found this. I found peace hearing all the wisdom he shared. For a very long time I've had my own battles in pursuing creative work. The loneliness, the guilt, the selfishness, the ego. But I've always believed that there's always a price to pay, and that whether my work is appreciated or recognized is well beyond me. My job is only to create and move on. Thank you for the wisdom.

[@karaokeduncan]

Not from this particular video- but an anecdote Ken recalled: At a party, a little known actor was asked to recall the biggest thing she was in- she replied "The pacific ocean"

[@PurpleandBlackNails]

'Guilt is imaginary' hit me like a fucking truck. Thank you

[@rjreddenbaker4351]

I just put a sticky note on the top left corner of my desktop (supplanting one with my work hours) that just says this: ""YOUR JOY AND YOUR MISSION IN LIFE IS TO DO THE CREATIVE WORK." - Dr. Ken Atchity - It will be a great reminder to start and finish each day. Thanks!

[@nathananderson8720]

This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my KZbin channel 11 months ago about self development. Now I have 2,077 subs and > 2k hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.

[@cutwir3317]

I love it when creative people talk to each other like this. I can watch this all day

[@369jwillow]

You are doing the universe an injustice if you don’t follow your calling

[@Freespiritedqueen]

YES!!!!!💯🎯

[@obaiman123]

Agreed. It took me twenty years to transition to an Artist. I feel much better now. I hope you’re doing want you love. Live and keep going!

[@CreolePimp82]

Work is what you do when you're not living🙌🏾

[@KimMayroze]

The acknowledgement that artists are "selfish" is reassuring. There is so much scorn associated with that word, but the truth spoken about here is that artists are involved in "self-expression" and it is that quality that makes them unique.

[@filmcourage]

Thank you for watching, Kim. We appreciate the comment. :)

[@Freespiritedqueen]

Yes!!!

[@calvancandy8384]

I was having some mental health issues I was out of work because of it (I’m a graphic designer) I decided I was going to study the origins of stigma and use other people’s stories as inspiration for others to get help. I decided to make a book and no matter what came at me I would finish it and I did. I also got counselling which was great and a couple of publishers are interested. My point is get off your f&@“ing ass and do it. That’s the best advice and don’t give up. It’s gonna be hard yes but it’s worth it.

[@filmcourage]

Hi Calvan, thanks for the comment. Love to hear that you have rebounded from a low point in your life. Congrats on finishing the book and on not staying down. We're pulling for you.

[@calvancandy8384]

Film Courage thanks very much appreciate it. Keep doing great things wishing you all the best.

[@Shermar]

"If you do something great focus on that and it will make sense out of the rest of your existence."

[@amandasoberano548]

I do believe that I was born to be an artist, but I had not finished a painting in over 10 years until last week. It felt great to sign my work signifying that it was done. I don't want to let the universe down! This guy's perspective on creativity is very inspiring!

[@LuckyDogProductions]

This is a great conversation for any artist. The MOVIE business, is very relationship driven, takes a lot of people to build it, and amazing artists can fall by the side due to lack of connections, BUT that should not keep the artist from creating or have to wait till an EXEC gives them a BIG BREAK or believes they can make money with you. If you make or are able LIVE your dream, you should be able to move toward it with out someone financing it. Make your own thing if the Movie business will never make the effort to know you, if you keep waiting for others to give you permission, you could miss your life dreaming and not DOING.

[@Freespiritedqueen]

YES!!!

[@nicklang6798]

Yep. Took me 15 years to learn how to write. Going to workshops, exc. Now I'm an author.

[@nicklang6798]

Oh yes, I had a point. My friends were busy working but when they got done working they just watch TV or whatever and ask me if writing ever got boring. Now I have extra money and they don't 😁 and I help out but we won't get into that😂 learn today so you can live tomorrow 😁

[@KimTownsel]

Dr. Atchity provides more excellent perspectives on not only writing but how to live our own best personal lives.

[@hugolemoine100]

The part about failing yourself, others and the universe really got me. I have been,for the past several months, doing nothing. I live at home, I help my folks sometimes with some stuff, such as picking up my siblings from school and that s it. I wish to pursue a career in the arts, maybe not as a writer although, I'm leaning more towards directing, but this still got to me profoundly. I have been lazy and making excuses and I realize that now. I'm starting to hate myself and want to end it all, but I won't because these videos give me back the courage I need.

[@lglp3]

||-// wish u luck fren

[@hugolemoine100]

@@lglp3 thank you

[@JayLangly]

Dude. A lot of people get lazy or lose their way. People fail. That's how we learn. Back in '89 I was depressed and slept til noon, 1 o'clock. Every day is a new day. Get up in the morning and start something- however small. And read- read a lot! In your spare time if you're working. Not just online stuff but actual books. The act of checking out a book at the library and turning pages is something a lot of people don't do. Keep a journal and write about it. Write about your thoughts, ideas, etc. Believe me- I'm a slow as hell reader myself- but you'll make connections to stuff in life that will trip you out. Just whatever you do- don't turn to drugs. The people that have to have them (medical) have no choice because they're fighting cancer or Parkinsons disease - fighting for their lives and didn't ask for it to begin with. You know Rodney Dangerfield right? Dude was Fug-ly! He didn't care- he used self defamation and pointed all his jokes at himself. He was (and still is) funny as hell. Dated beautiful women and had Johnny Carson falling down laughing. Do you know when he started his routine? Age 40. Some people start even later than that because they have collected enough life experiences and want to talk about it! And Richard Pryor. His life was HELL. But he reached out and made EVERYBODY LAUGH. Carson, too. Stay positive, yo!

[@walglezar1066]

paradoxically the beefed up ego is the one that makes everything personal, "oh what would they think of me if i do this" while, as he said, few people truly care about you, on the other side our existence and what we do is only to make a self sense out of all this chaos and share so maybe someone can relate

[@jennw6354]

At the end, when he mentions a lot of people out there don't even know who you are. I also find that comforting, it does make it easier to put my work out there, takes some of the pressure off.

[@ElliottNest39]

Like another commenter, I found this extremely inspirational. I’m amazed that someone else sees much of the world the same way as me.

[@LeonBelmont1000]

When Ken talks about guilt or being afraid with pursuing something, this reminds me of how my parents were so persistent in discouraging any kind of artistic endeavor. They would constantly mention how I would turn into a starving artist, and live on the streets because they dont make that much money. Even to this day, I ruminate on how things could have turned out had I just been given a little push towards an interest rather than away. Probably too old to do anything about it now, very thought provoking video, well done.

[@filmcourage]

Our best to you!

[@l.w.paradis2108]

No you are not "too old." I can give you some realistic advice. I don't know your preferred art form, so I'll just launch in. Begin by observing the artists you admire without allowing judgments to chatter in your mind. If you observe without preconceived notions, chances are you will notice MANY things about them that you never noticed before. Allow yourself to be intrigued by that, and try to keep judgment at bay. Now consider this: at what age did artists in various fields do their best work? Very rarely has a dancer done their best work at 40, and no figure skater has at 30, but plenty of novelists did their best around 60. Poets tend to be younger, but no other writers are. The benefit of starting young is the chance to grow into it, and build wisdom and craft, and meet good people -- which may mean no more than a lucky break. Pianists have given their most moving performances late in life; violinists, not usually. Picasso painted the morning before he died. Sophocles wrote throughout his 80s. If your art is in one of the areas where the finest have excelled or continued to excel late in life, then what is stopping you now? It is completely realistic to pursue it now. Also, the arts are approached so differently in other cultures compared to our own. I find that emotionally, I am too dependent on approval, but intellectually, I know that is SO wrong. In Europe, it is relatively common for parents to try to dissuade a budding artist -- not in order to stifle them at all, but in order to provoke them to rebel. Rebellion is considered a necessary step on the path to profound art.

[@LeonBelmont1000]

@@l.w.paradis2108 I'd probably have more of an internal battle of if what I was making was just mediocrity. We're all our worst critics. There is also an oversaturation of creative endeavors across the board. I think the only path to success would be to fill a niche or something interesting outside of what most chase in mainstream. I did hear from a writer (forget who said it) where it went "nobody should be writing books until they're 40" or something along those lines, and I can understand why that would be. The perspective of youth or early adulthood is still relatively sheltered until they reach a burgeoning of some kind with enough experience or exposure to life. I've heard of the concept of people killing their muse if they dont sate their creativity, which is a pretty scary thought.

[@steveharrigan7811]

These are wise words indeed. I grew up in a small village in New Brunswick. There was never any work, the little that there was, paid lousy. But at 16, I had been drawing and sketching for about 7 years, I loved it, but it always had to take a back seat to basic survival. I didn't attend college. My parents couldn't afford it. I moved to Alberta, and worked in several blue collar jobs,( forklift, warehouse, heavy industrial wire and cable, etc.) I was always really tired after work, but still managed to pull off a few pieces. I was not happy. I was working my ass off, and just barely keeping my nose above water. Then, at 60 yrs old, I had a revelation. Stop Working. It was the best move I ever made. My wife and I arrent old enough to collect the old age pension, but we get something called CPP. I get $545.00 per month, my wife gets just over $100.00. Social services pays the rest. We usually run out of food before the end of the month, both of us smoke, so we raid local ash trays for butts, that we re roll into cigarettes. It is definitely not "ideal" but for us, it is. Before I would get up at 5am, get to work by 6:30, work 8 hours and come home exhausted. My wife is the same age and she was working part time at a sub shop. We both stopped. Now I get up at 7 or 8, and start my day watching cartoons, or whatever. Then I have the day to create. Yes we had much more money before. But now we are happy, and I do as I damn well please. And my artwork is getting better all the time. For us, this choice was a no brainer. It might sound cliche but, JUST DO IT!!

[@petercharland3358]

"So what that tells you is that the artist can't think about things like that. You can't think about whether what you're doing is excellent or not. You have to strive for excellence, cuz if you don't strive for that you'll never get anywhere near it. But you don't judge yourself based on any of those criteria cuz that's not your job. Your job is to do your art, and do that as well as you can at the moment... and let the world judge it. Or not judge it. Who cares? Your job and your mission in life is to do the creative work, and that's all you have to worry about... The strength to do that means you've got to have a sufficiently healthy ego... to truly not care what other people think... Most of the people out there don't even know who you are. So relax... If you do something creative, focus on that and it will make sense out of the rest of your existence." Dr. Ken Atchity

[@1Juansfield]

This why I’m still pushing towards my dream of being a great actor

[@mickeyaugrec7560]

'Work is what I Get to Do When I Get To' - what a terrific thought!

[@racheldeschaine]

Wow hearing this man talk just calmed me down so much😂 so wise

[@Jkove]

"The people who love their work, the Type C personalities (like Alison Monroe), their life is their work. It's like a calling. And if you don't do it, you're not living. When you are not doing it, you are alive, but if you are not doing it on a regular basis then you are not living your life, you are living someone else's life or you are living anyone's life. But the artist is someone who lives their life - their own specific life, that she shaped for herself." I cried when I heard this. I have never felt so deeply recognised in one sentence.

[@SmokeeWhine]

The line that jumps out to me most is, " That's all that anyone can manage is their own existence."

[@310.raised]

i never thought writing a book would be such a challenge and so much typing and editing, and especially lonely; sometimes I feel like im missing out in life too, and there is a whole world out there and it fucken sucks seeing people traveling and partying and having fun, etc. while im living the artist/writer life. I'm not envy, it just because i Sacrifice a lot, and mostly time i cant get back and having the thought of "Not really sure if I'm going to make it" but still willing to do it until the end. is not easy. I've had my bad, sad, and good days; but that's history. . . But my Brother-in-law told me once ... if your having a hard time staying dedicated to your goal/project. Pray to have the strength to have patience because its going to be worth it. #Hussle #And #Motivate

[@icawimpey]

"If you're not doing what you're dreaming of. You're not just failing yourself, but the whole universe. If you're a story teller and you're not writing because you're afraid to start, then you fail those, to whom your story might be life-saving and the funniest story they ever heard." Damn, Dr...

[@kimatlastlooks2915]

Dr. Ken with tough love and kick in the pants. Thank you, sir.

[@itsnlee]

Much of the things mentioned resonated with me. The part of being selfish, and failing the universe if you don’t do what you dream of doing. To not care what others think. I come back to listen once in a while as a reminder. Thank you.

[@moniquevamado]

So many lines from this jump out. I love interviews with Ken. Thank you for introducing me to him through these videos! So much wisdom.

[@caiquecontri7616]

The whole thing, very accurate.... God knows how much I needed to hear that right now. It's more about the walls I'm bringing down than the things I'm building up. I sometimes get lost between what I like and trying to please audiences ! Thank you so much for that.

[@bluecreationsart]

Some very liberating and empowering thoughts here. For me, I appreciate his perspective on simply doing what you want to do and not worrying about what the rest of the world thinks.

[@debbiethompson14]

GOD, so many lines jumped up at me. I sent it to my granddaughter that's 25yrs. Old too. She was a worried about what people thought about what you was doing her life and she was getting very depressed. I had told her to forget about what people thing and to just be yourself and do the things that she enjoyed doing and look for her calling. She started doing that a couple of months ago and she seems to be a lot happier. Thank you for your video I'll send it to her to reiterate my point. At the end of the day, no one cares about what we do in our lives. We just think they do!

[@filmcourage]

Beautiful comment Deborah. It's wonderful that you have used this video in a loving way for your granddaughter. Sending you both our best. Keep creating!

[@rob-robi]

He's so right about creative narcissists, damn i've known way too many of them. They are like a virus - best avoided 99.9% of the time.

[@c.sexton4819]

I think I'm in love with this channel. Didn't expect this. #motivated

[@jeremiahaondoakaa5077]

So much truth in 13 minutes

[@isobignugget7497]

This is a wise man. I enjoyed the interview.

[@jmdfineart]

I once had a great chat with a native Hawaiian on the island of Kauai. We talked about this very thing - missing out on life if you're too busy with work ... and he said something profoundly poignant. ... He responded to me by stating: .... "What you focus on in life, determines what you miss" .... to this day, I have never forgotten his quote. --- Thanks for sharing this video - I need to hear this

[@pennykent5687]

Thank you. Yes. "You have to truly not care." (What others think, within reason). Yes, Totally agree. As artists, I think many of us worry to much about "What will they think of me if I....". Then there's the opposite who NEED to be in your face about it.... and that can be offensive.... Basic point, as we've all herd before is so true,.... -Just to relax and be yourself.☺️♥️

[@jonathantrauner3742]

"Whatever the piece of art is, whether it’s music, literature, film … if it speaks to me, then I want to have a deeper connection with it." - Regina King, 2019 Oscars Academy Awards Night Quote. I could have never become the global citizen of love, kindness, compassion, and gratitude without you all inspiring me to never give up, through the mediums of film and cinema. Last week, as a present Kol Haneshama Jerusalem synagogue member and Israeli citizen of almost three years, I had the esteemed blessing of attending the Jerusalem Cinematheque film screening of Above and Beyond directed by Mrs. Nancy Spielberg; I loved watching the film so much, and it inspired me beyond words; Film will always be a part of my heart and soul. On May 15th 1994, I was born on the Upper West Side of Manhattan New York City, and had been bullied my entire life for my mild High Functioning Aspergers Syndrome. Even though I had endured adversity, while going through occupational speech therapy classes, due to my inability to verbally speak before the age of three, I never let adversity and my battles with anxiety define who I am. During the fourteen years that I had spent living in Westchester New York, I had, at the age of ten years old earned a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts by breaking a board on fire, and overcoming Bear Mountain State Park's black ice covered hiking trail in Upstate New York. I have been Jewish my whole life, since my mother's parents originally from Mosul Iraq and Jerusalem Israel were also Jewish by birth. Even though I had received a second degree burn, as I broke through my karate fire board, and even though I had fallen countless times on black ice, I never let the fear of failure define who I am. Following Elementary and Middle School, and my graduation from Elementary and Middle School, I would graduate from the North Miami Beach Florida RASG Hebrew Academy High School, and never let my Autism disability inhibit me from inspiring my current life heroes. In May 2016, I ended up going on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and the Liberal Arts from Baltimore Maryland's Goucher College; In late May 2016, I took my Israeli immigration flight from New York City's JFK Airport to Ben Gurion's Tel Aviv International Airport; As my JFK-Tel Aviv flight crossed over the Atlantic Ocean, I screened from beginning to end Mr. John Crowley's Brooklyn film starring the phenomenal Ms. Saoirse Ronan; Home is where the heart is; In one of the final scenes of Saoirse Ronan's Brooklyn film, she reached New York City and Ellis Island, an place so close to my birthplace home of Manhattan and the Upper West Side New York. Once I had landed in Jerusalem, I had already volunteered for Volunteers for Israel Sar El, The Israel Museum of Jerusalem's Photography Department with MASA Israel for six months, and with Jerusalem's National Library of Israel and The Central Archives of Jewish History of Hebrew University Givat Ram Jerusalem Israel, and with Jerusalem Israel's largest archaeology site Givati Inc; led by Bar Ilan University and Hebrew University Archaeology professor emerita instructors Dr. Doron Ben Ami and Dr. Yana Tchekanovets. In Jerusalem as an Israeli, I ended up evolving into an film education equity access supporter and film directing education patron and Annenberg Inclusion Rider International Movement ambassador after I had viewed the films Wonder Woman, The Battle of the Sexes, La La Land, Lincoln, Above and Beyond, The Shape of Water, The Secret, Glory Road, Secretariat, Rudy, A Star Is Born, Lady Bird, and Newsies. From January 2018 through July 2018, I trained to join Mobileye Intel Talpiyot Jerusalem's newest computer data algorithm correction department and QA data labeling department. By last summer, and last July 23rd 2018, I overcame all odds and all adversity placed my way, and as an Israeli American citizen (that previously lived in South Miami Florida from 2008-2016), Mobileye Intel granted me the wonderful opportunity of joining Mobileye Intel's Har Hotsvim QA Data Correction Department HQ Team, and I know that, for life, I will always be proud of my dual Israeli American citizen identity of Jerusalem (where my real mother lived for over thirty four years, and where her late mother lived her whole life before passing away almost three years ago in Jerusalem; Her love and kindness giving spirit is in my heart and soul every day of my life. Never ever give up. My life's greatest dream come true is to win an Oscar Academy Award at Dolby Theater in Los Angeles California, and thank my life heroes in person for just how much they have inspired me in life to never give up, in the pursuit of my making my impossible dreams in life, a reality. I also live by Mrs. Anne Hathaways' beautiful quote, "I live my life with love. I live my life with compassion. I live my life hoping the best for absolutely everyone, no matter how they feel about me. When you live that way, it is amazing how beautiful every day can be." My entire life, I have always been inspired by life’s greatest superheroes. I love my beloved inspirational heroes and role models beyond words can express. Someday before I die, my beloved inspirational heroes will know that I love them with all the love, gratitude, thankfulness, joy, happiness, and kindness in the universe. “To dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe, to bear with unbearable sorrow, to run where the brave dare not go, to right the unrightable wrong, to love pure and chaste from afar, to try when your arms are too weary, to reach the unreachable star. This is my quest, to follow that star, no matter how hopeless, no matter how far. To fight for the right, without question or pause, to be willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause. And I know if I’ll only be true to this glorious quest that my heart will be peaceful and calm when I’m laid to my rest.” - Joe Darion.

[@howardhoward7518]

I remember someone saying this I can't remember who exactly but they said, "Imagine you're on your deathbed and every single thing that you didn't create were circled around you and telling you what could've been." And that has always stuck with me more than anything.

[@blackhagalaz]

I really needed this today, thank you. I have OCD so most of the time my thoughts just keep spiralling. Guilt and failure is the most comon feeling I Feel because I have learned my whole life to cater to the needs of others. So... no matter what I do I never feel enough. When someone sais "You are such a good person", I just dont believe it. The thought makes me happy for a moment, and then the Doubt and Guilt is back. Guilt that I let my condition consum me. Guilt that I am to exhausted to bend over backwards for my family. Guild that I dont enjoy my Job. Its like this every day. But when I am making art i just feel light and free, and I honestly do feel that my creativity is the reason that keeps me alive. The thing the universe wants from me. Its so important to me that I refuse to take antidepressants, because they have fogged my brain and drained me of creativity in the past. I really want to make more time in my Life to do art. Maybe even make a career out of it. So I think What Dr. Atchity said about a healthy amount of "selfishness" and just not caring, is something that I should really apply in my life going forward. Because there will always be something holding me back, if I dont start and make this my priority

[@EdwardAMG]

7:47 "If you're not doing the thing that you're dreaming of doing then you're failing not just yourself but the whole universe."

[@AndreaMagdalenaKosha]

Each answer is packed with wisdom, practical advice, and encouragement. Some of my quick notes, not exact quotes, during the interview: 1 Work is what you get to do when you are not living. If it weren't for work, life would just swallow you up and spits you out at the end of the day. 2 If you are not doing the thing that you are dreaming of doing then you are failing the Universe, your dream, yourself and the rest of us too. 3 What is guilt? Isn’t it kind of a mental thing, isn’t it kind of imagery? Isn’t fear and guilt also imaginary? If you can't think your way through that you should stay home and do the job in the grocery store. 4 Mediocrity is a retroactive judgement. You can't make that decision until it's all done. (Sometimes even after.) 5 When you are an artist you can’t think that way. (Mediocrity) You have to strive for excellence. Do the best that you can at the moment and let the world judge it or not judge it. Who cares? Your joy and mission in life is to do your creative work. The STRENGTH of doing that you have to have a healthy ego. Not a huge ego or a little ego, which causes people to become egoistic but to truly not care what other people think. Great interview, Thank you!

[@MichaelHensen]

Dr. Ken, Lov these videos and I really appreciate your sharing of professional life, and work / life balance. Lots of nuggets here! Thank yoU!

[@brandonandovic3141]

Wow. Man I can't even put into words how this is really hitting me. Time to take life back into my own hands.

[@fedoradrummer]

"Your joy and mission in life is to do the creative work and that's all you have to worry about. Let everyone else make up their minds." And, "...The only thing that people can manage, I think, is their own existence."

[@BenOnuMuDiyorum]

7:30 What a great approach. And his interpretation of humane things is so exciting, pretty simplifying and relaxing.

[@seemsfamiliar3888]

That last answer was perfection.

[@properpsychology1276]

“One central need in life is to fulfill its own potential.” - Rollo May

[@AntonyHarePI]

Just wanted to say how much I love this channel. Thank you!

[@filmcourage]

Thanks Antony! We appreciate the love.

[@1LeeCarter]

Thanks, really appreciated this. His uncles comment resonated with me. Everyone has their own inner GPS and you can lose years if guided by the opinions of others!!🤗

[@assafshibolet4220]

Great video ! It was so easy to relate to, I think because it was so honest and real. I took August of from my work as a child therapist , to write some of the amazing stories that happened at my outdoor art studio . I'm excited and scared It won't come out as wonderful as it is in my memory and imagination. I guess that's the risk I need to take to make the fantasy evolve into something with more life in it. At 47 , I now know I'm more an artist then anything else. Knew it all along. But had to heal from my own chaotic traumatic early years. I tried to paint at my twenties and felt the art flowing like when I was a young kid. Full of colours. But it brought up too much pain at that age , and I didn't have a chance to work it out then. But art was always their. Now , I need to agree to except all the time it took to heal and be back in my truer self. If not, bitterness will grow. Not taking anymore clients . I'm from Israel and going to Berlin for a mounth to write and paint. try and make that bridge into creativity... Good luck to all of us who know why they watched, and know why they are here ...

[@editnagy4834]

Im just blown away that these videos even exist. I'm taking it all in.

[@mrceo7448]

If you don't have a clue what your calling is then the best act is to be nice and treat others how you wish to. The hustle is real and hope is the new drug. If we followed the golden rule then the world would be a lot better shape than it is currently

[@MamaRavensCreations]

The line that stuck out to me was the line about failure. And if you don't act on your dreams not only are you feeling yourself but you're failing everybody that you could have helped. I've been going through a spiritual awakening this last year and a half and that line really struck my heart. I've always battled with fear of being in the spotlight and putting myself out there. Coincidentally I just published my first book on Amazon and I've been frozen in fear to go out and pursue more. I have paintings collecting dust and I had full of stories of pain and gratitude that I want to share to those who listen but being scared s******* has stopped me. What he said about failure gave me a new perspective and gave me a vision of a shadow world without my light... And it sounds so selfish and conceited to say but I feel like I need to exude my light and tell my story and share my heart but I feel no one will give a s*** and I feel it would be a wasted time but I also know that's a lie and don't know what to do. Your channel has helped start the decimation of my wall of fear. So many of your videos have struck chords within me that I never knew existed. Struggles as an artist that I didn't know literally EVERY artist struggles with. You and your guests make me think beyond the realms of my usual thoughts. Shining light on shadows I assumed were just stains on my soul and irreversible. You are helping me heal so much and helping me see how literally nonsensical it is to not pursue my dreams as an artist, author, speaker, and beacon of truth, love, compassion, and light through whatever means I'm drawn too. I e considered myself a "Jill of all trades. Knowledge to lots, master to none" so I constantly experiment with different mediums but have never pursued it full force as a career due to fear. I put into the universe, I intend to overcome my fears, anxieties, self doubt, and lack of motivation and pursue my dreams and truest path. I am willingly open to this is whatever form and will no longer limit myself and no longer exclude myself from what I think I don't deserve. I appreciate you and this channel more than you'll ever know. You're definitely doing what you're supposed to be doing. Best interviewer ever. Thank you for being such a good example on respect, composure, and intelligence. You're changing lives.

[@meg-k-waldren]

6:16. MAJOR FACTS.

[@sujanithtottempudi2991]

I really like ....missing out on life....not really...because this IS YOUR LIFE...yes...I personally feel true............I have a day job....I do art as hobby, look after family and its issues.......however, my ART is my purpose and prayer in life.....Its so meditative..... brings me to that inner silence even for few moments...its bliss...I m lucky that I dont have to create art for feeding myself!

[@richardedward123]

the idea that the rest of humanity, past, present and future, will never know I ever existed. i find that comforting in a sense.

[@arzabael]

Another really great one. Its all about the big picture lessons

[@marty.l]

Wow! This is inner eye opening! Soul unlocking.

[@meshap.8713]

This is probably some of the best advice I’ve ever heard for creatives and artist. God bless you!

[@indozeapparel2045]

There's always been the problem of not making enough money as an artist, It's bizarre now that some young artist's are making a fortune, while others are still stuck in situations to make the rent.. regardless of talent....some really good artist's still are not able to pay the bills.... most of success and ability to cover your expenses is still all about being in the right social circle.......you gotta know some wealthy individuals or networks...otherwise you're just lost in the milieu....regardless of how good your art is or how many followers you have on Instagram...

[@justinfalzon6854]

Ah, a kindred spirit.

[@queentantrumofficial]

This is a great channel. As a full-time musician my whole adult life (and playing since I was 3yrs old), I can relate to everything discussed here in these videos. Thank you! :)

[@SpookyMingo]

these videos need millions of views these are way too overlooked and mindblowing. seriously it grounds me so much and motivates me in a way that i can't even explain. sharing this.