OK, I have an assignment for you. Close your eyes and think about where you were 10 years ago.

Where were you in your life? What were you happy about and what were you trying to change? What was motivating you? What was going on around you? And, what is the correlation to what was happening ten years ago and where you are today?

For me, this is a profound exercise because we launched One River School in Englewood, New Jersey in September 2012. After a year of planning and preparation, we ripped the Band-Aid off and went to work trying to create “the coolest art school in my community“. The first year was so much fun and like any new business venture, there was a lot of learning, but it quickly became apparent that we were filling a void and there were a lot of great people that wanted to join me in this endeavor.

Over the balance of this year, I’m going to devote my Monday Thoughts to talking about things I’ve learned and experienced that may be able to help you. Whether you are an artist, student, parent, entrepreneur or are simply interested in personal growth and development, I hope that I can share some things that you find interesting and helpful.

And, join me in thinking and dreaming about where we will be ten years from today :-). We all have the ability to create the future we want.