In March of 2013 — fresh off my life’s first major surgery — I sat in the speakers’ lounge at SXSW and checked my email. One of my Self-Management for Actors students offered me tuition…
Browsing Category Mindset
Never Less Push, Only Different Push
The other day, one of the glorious SMFA Ninjas typed the words: I have so many new lessons and approaches on my plate since meeting you. I’m amped to see my time be spent on…
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…
My Success Sketch
So, here’s a story I’ve never told. A couple o’ years ago, I was helping someone launch her business of drawing “success sketches” for people. The concept was that you’d fill out this questionnaire about…
Fear of Success Is Actually Fear of Change
While I was in New York last month, I conducted a master class with SMFA alumni. It was like a mini-SMFA Escape. It was epic. Laughter, tears, breakthroughs, tier-jumps, epiphanies. Awesome stuff! One of the…
Less Judgment; More Appreciation!
I keep a journal. I have since the age of 8. I’m not consistent with it. It’s taken on many forms in all these years. But I always have some notebook in which I’m writing…
Surprise Me
One of the themes of this trip to New York and London has been that of surprise. Let me back up. I’m not a fan of surprises. Perhaps because I’m a control freak, motivated by…
Last 100 Days of 2015
Assuming you’re reading this within a day or two of my having written it, there are 100 days left in 2015. Heck, whenever you’re reading it, you’re just 100 days away from major changes, should…
Dealing with Loved Ones as You Become BETTER YOU
One of my favorite things about growth is that it *will* ruffle the feathers of those who are used to us being a certain way. When we grow, we’re actually changing the rules on our…