In this video William Reed interviews Kristin Newton about Drawing in the Liberal Arts, as an antidote to digital overwhelm, and with specific advice on how I can apply drawing in each of my Liberal Arts classes at iCLA 

This is the Message that I created for the students who are graduating this month from the college where I teach in Japan, the International College of Liberal Arts (iCLA). I painted the character meaning to Fly, to Soar like a Bird, and...

Tomorrow is Daylight Savings Time for many people in the United States. The clocks don’t change in Japan, but it got me thinking about how much we have been conditioned to organize our lives around clocks and calendars. In this video we look at...

In this video we take a passage from Miyamoto Musashi’s BOOK OF FIVE RINGS, comparing the same short passage and key phrase from several English translations, and considering what Musashi actual meant when looking at the actual words he wrote...

There is something magical about the Number 8. This is the 8th video in this ongoing Passion Pathways Series, and it features an event that happened 8 years ago in 2012. It is a visual story of a collaboration I did with Nagomu Kato, a Master...

You can often find your passions in the back story rather than the headlines. This video gives one of the backstories behind a book I wrote in Japan  on World Class Speaking, which became an Amazon bestseller, but the back story tells of how...

Passions can be found in photos, memories, and back stories. A single photo taken 8 years ago triggered memories and an unforgettable tour inside the Japan Air Force Self Defense Forces Agency, including the site of the Tokyo War Crimes...

This video introduces one of my passions, the Samurai Code of Bunbu Ryodo, Mastery of Sword and Letters, by Introducing my Sensei of Mugairyu IAIDO Hogyokukai, Master Takeda Hogyoku, Chaitman of the International IAIDO Organization Hogyokukai....

This video is about paul reps, one of my early favorite American haiku poetry painters. He wrote unorthodox haiku poetry paintings with a simultaneous sense of humor and profundity. Although I never met him, he was definitely one of my mentors...

Have you ever had a recurring dream?

Well I have, and it started about five years ago when I first moved from Tokyo to Kofu, in Yamanashi Prefecture.

In my dream I would visit a secluded sacred spot that was surrounded by rocks, or...

If your energy and engagement in your work is low, then it is time to reflect on what are your top passions in Life. Your Passions is a free Microdegree on GeniusU, which you can take simply by registering your e-mail and setting your password...

If your energy and engagement in your work is low, then it is time to reflect on what are your top passions in Life. 

Your Passions is a free Microdegree on GeniusU, which you can take simply by registering your e-mail and setting your...

In this series we look at how Passion leaves traces, hints, and pointers to help keep you on its Path. In this video we look at a quote from Deepak Chopra’s book, The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire: Harnessing the Infinite Power of...