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WHOEVER TOLD YOU TO STOP daydreaming as a kid got it all wrong.

Take it from the son of a mortician.

They were dead wrong.

We are not going to our graves with unfulfilled dreams.

You are not “just” daydreaming.

You are here to daydream.

You are...

One of the greatest obstacles to getting after and accomplishing our dreams is buying into the lie that says, “I could NEVER do that.”

This simply isn’t true.

My friend Sue is an amazing chef. She is one of those rare, gifted people with culinary c...

Do you listen to your critics or to your passion? Passion is the fire in your belly that fuels your desire to fulfill your dream. No one can create this passion for you. It must come from you. Your passion must flow from within. 

Critics and whiners...

This is hard. This is difficult. This is challenging. This sucks.

If your creative dream isn’t hard, it’s probably not worth pursuing. If it isn’t difficult, how will you be forced to excel at your craft? If it isn’t challenging, why are you doing s...

In a very unexpected way, a personal crisis led me to step across a new threshold. It was and still is one of my life's greatest transitions.

Last November, I decided to resign from my position as executive director of The Grove Center for the Arts ...

Among Kings

Chapter One

The Congo – 1880

The iridescent full moon reflecting on the Congo River faded against the brilliant morning sun rising in the east. Beneath the dense jungle canopy, fast hands slapped tight animal skins in a distinctive ...

If you missed the first installment of Why I Wrote Among Kings, please read Part 1 on the previous blog post. Enjoy the new Among Kings book trailer above.

Despite the initial excitement of winning awards, the screenplay project languished for the n...

It has often been said a writer doesn't go in search of a story. The story comes in search of the writer. Truer words cannot be said of this book.

My journey into the Congo began twelve years ago when my brother-in-law, Ken Straw, asked me, “Have yo...

By Joey O'Connor

Friends, let me ask you a simple question...

What are you cultivating?

It's a question I often ask myself. 

But if I'm honest, perhaps not often enough?

Like it or not, things are always growing in the small gardens of our lives...