“You know, I looked at my face in the mirror this morning, and I like being old. My face has more content and when I train in the gym now, I am not training to be strong or handsome – just better than I was yesterday. These days the race is just against myself.”
~ Jean Claude van Damme

Do you know Jean Claude van Damme?  I knew him, as this article says, as the “Euro-trash version” of a Stallone or Schwartenegger.

But his new film, JCVD, is taking everyone by suprise.  In it he plays a washed up action star, and in a brilliant blending of fact and fiction, he turns in a compelling performance.

This quote is not from the film but from an interview, and it struck a chord with me about how often our focus changes as we grow older, from measuring success  as external glory to listening more carefully to an internal beat.

==> What are you training for?

==> What does “better than yesterday” look like for you?

Then this short and brilliant movie will help.

I’m very excited to be running the first *Find Your Great Work* workshop in London.

All the information is right here – including the early bird price (ends Feb 7) and the “bring a friend for cheap” price.

Please consider joining me for a fun, provocative and useful day.

I can’t think of a single good reason to post this, other than it’s pure joy.

Scott McCloud’s books are a thing of genius – they’re about comics, but they’re really about space, life, understanding, design, impact.

His TED talk – which is on vision and eventually on comics – is equally good. The title from the blog is just one of the great points he makes.

(Ironically, I don’t seem to be able to embed it in this blog, so you’ll have to click on this link to follow up).