So, one of the things I notice is that creatives tend to be REALLY hard on themselves. (Yes, I'm leaving myself out of this by using the word "themselves" instead of "ourselves" even though I…
Browsing Category Mindset
When You Know Better…
I heard a saying recently (not for the first time, but for the most recent time) that hit me differently than it ever has before and it kind of pissed me off, because we're so…
Do You Put an Expiration Date on Trust?
I was jamming with one of my brilliant Self-Management for Actors mastermind groups this week and the issue of trust came up. I asked this simple question: Do you put an expiration date on trust? And now…
What Words With Friends Has Taught Me
If you’ve never played me in Words With Friends, you should. It can be a religious experience. I was in the midst of another of my elevendy games going at once (while doing what you’d…
Building Patience for a Creative Career
This week has been peppered with sessions in which I've gotten to jam with my absolute favorite coaching clients. The patient ones. (Now you know better than to think I *actually* play favorites. Besides, I've…
Creative HEARTBREAK
I know, this is already weird right out the gate with that subject line. I'm not usually one to focus on heartbreak or sadness or the pain of being a creative. But I *am* a…
Turn Your GRRRR into Grrrratitude
So, earlier this month when we were prepping with the participants of our SMFA Retreat in LA, one of the new ninjas mentioned that she was too early in her acting journey and felt maybe she should wait for…
How Storytelling Heals the World
I have approximately four hundred and seventeen things to share about these life-shifting few days I've just spent in Canada. I mean, whoa. This soulful entrepreneur retreat was everything I had hoped it would be…
Reframing Forgiveness As Freedom
One of the decadent self-care practices I absolutely adore indulging in is a lush bubble bath (more specifically, a LUSH bubble bath) complete with a seriously awesome playlist of all my "five-star soothes" including a…
Why FOMO Is So Real
Have you ever felt FOMO? That’s the ol’ fear of missing out, of course. It’s used a lot in sales because if you can be made to feel as though you’re missing out on something…