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.
Please note: As of January 2022, we are no longer doing up-to-the-minute updates to this post. You should always use Google to cross-reference pretty much ANYthing you get off the internet, just to be sure…
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…
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…
What Do YOU Most Need to Be Best You in 2020?
A few weeks back, I surveyed the fine folks in our Self-Management for Actors Facebook group about some free training I’d like to create. Obviously, “How to Stop Wasting Time in Your Creative Career” won…