There’s that whole saying: “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” I never really liked that saying all that much because — even if I love what I…
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Ikigai: Finding Your Life’s Purpose
In my travels along the Internet, I bumped into this lovely concept called ikigai (your purpose, essentially) and of course shared it at our Facebook group. It was a big hit there. So… let’s take…
iCloud Stole My Data: A Lesson in Starting Over
Lesson number one: Never trust the cloud. Now, I already knew this. I don’t *do* cloud computing. I do not use Google Docs, I only grab something from Dropbox if someone requires me to do…
It’s Not about Hustle; It’s about Aligned Hustle
A theme has been emerging in my Self-Management for Actors mastermind groups lately. Doesn’t matter if it’s an actor, a writer, a producer, a director, a fellow casting director, or a creative entrepreneur in the…
Cheap, Fast, or Good
There’s this theory that there are three components to any project: price, speed, and quality. You get to pick excellence in TWO of those, but never all three. So, you can hit McDonald’s drivethru and…
One Little Decision That Forever Changed My Life
So, this isn’t news. We are constantly making little decisions — choices — that are creating shifts in who we are or whom we will become. Constantly. It’s overwhelming if you really think about it….
5 Tips for Surviving Small Business Growth
Once available at Biznik (R.I.P. 12/31/14), I’m now featuring my article Make It or Break It: Five Tips for Surviving Small Business Growth here. Check it out at the Internet Archive for all the comments…
Feedback on Incorporate
This week’s Your Turn is all about last week’s column: Incorporate. Bonnie, Oh-em-gee. LOVED your articles on the incorporating and receipts. I went off and bought the book you suggested to us in class and…
Incorporate
Every year, I receive thank-you notes from creatives who heard me talk about the value in incorporating, looked into it, did so, and immediately started saving money. Every year, I also hear from folks who…
Receipt-Free
Okay, so here’s the post in which I explain our decision to go receipt-free in 2011 and why I still contend it was a really great decision. [Disclaimer: I am neither a lawyer nor an…