Sometimes on social media I notice things that make it clear that *my* relationship with social media is not typical. I see posts about comparison. I see comments about how people should be kinder to…
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Why It’s Hard to Get Projects Going Sometimes
One of my favorite things about working with you beautiful creatives is my ability to get something that looks or feels impossible come into sharper focus. To clarify the next steps you need to take…
White Privilege Means Having OPTIONS
I’m supposed to be going live right now to close off the SMFA Summit, remind y’all the free replays are available for a few more hours, announce the WINNERS of all our drawings (so! much!…
Creatives Create
HOW KEWT ARE WE?!? I don’t know when this photo was taken, but I’m gonna guess 2010? When we launched Somebody’s Basement (our distribution entity) at Hollywood Happy Hour (our networking behemoth)? Here’s the deal,…
Always Bank on the More Creative Choice
During last week’s livestream on the joy of fitting out, I was asked about “the end of the co-star level role” in light of new health and safety requirements on set, as production (and everything)…
Should Actors Submit to Agents Right Now?
We had our free quarterly SMFA Tune-Up call on Saturday. We’ve been doing these free calls since early 2014 when the 4th edition of Self-Management for Actors was fresh from the printer and my goal…
Moving to LA? Keep This List Bookmarked. You’re Welcome.
First, download my SMFA Hot Sheet (PDF) on the LA Reconnaissance Mission. You’ll love it. (For way more SMFA Hot Sheets — all free — head over here.) The best thing you can have going…
When Habit Becomes Identity
This is gonna be a quickie. It’s super basic, but big. There comes a point at which our habits become our identity. Meaning, we do certain things so much, habitually, that we go from being…
Bonnie Gillespie’s Recommended Books for Actors and All Creative Leaders
Y’all know I *love* to read. I’m super passionate about recommending books that have had a positive effect in my life or the lives of those I’m lucky enough to jam with every day. That…
Freebies from Bonnie Gillespie
Hello you glorious creature. 🙂 Last week I asked you to share some specifics with me about what it would take for you to be your best self for 2020. I showed you the results…