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in The Actors Voice on February 13, 2012 August 14, 2025

Bonnie, I just read the Pick Your Hard article, and I must say, you are as inspiring as ever. I was just back in NY for my younger sister’s wedding (which was a blast), and…

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Merger Advice

in The Actors Voice on February 13, 2012 August 14, 2025

Listen. Everyone is talking about the merger. SAG and AFTRA are working together to create this new mega union (I really wish they would call it The Mega Union; has a certain ring to it,…

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BonBlast: Blame Hollywood? Nope!

in Self-Management for Actors on February 6, 2012 August 14, 2025

Original emailed version = here! Check It… or Maybe Not. While working on a major project (say, the new edition of Self-Management for Actors and its accompanying app), I limit myself to one check of…

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Don’t Micromanage Your Agent

in The Actors Voice on February 6, 2012 August 14, 2025

I just set up an appointment with my agent for tomorrow at 1pm. I want to propose to him my willingness to come in a few hours a day (for free) to be there to…

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Serenity

in The Actors Voice on February 6, 2012 August 14, 2025

It was time for our weekly group phone call for one of the classes I facilitate. Email had gone out. Questions were coming in. Actors were probably putting on their headsets and dialing in. And…

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in JFDI Entrepreneurial Mastermind on January 31, 2012 August 14, 2025

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…

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Thank You for Pick Your Hard

in The Actors Voice on January 30, 2012 August 14, 2025

Hi Bonnie, I just wanted to let you know your last column “Pick Your Hard” actually brought tears to my eyes. It is what I needed to hear at the time. In fact my daughter…

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When to Walk Away

in The Actors Voice on January 30, 2012 August 14, 2025

I’ve talked about When To Say NO (several times), but there’s a conversation going on over at PARF (Professional Actors Resource Forums) that has gotten very specific about walking away from a role, and I…

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Does a Canadian Actor Need a Showfax Account?

in The Actors Voice on January 23, 2012 August 14, 2025

Hey, b, I didn’t know if this is appropriate for the Get A-Listed board or where it might go :), but I’m trying to figure out what the difference is between Showfax and Actors Access….

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Pick Your Hard

in The Actors Voice on January 23, 2012 August 14, 2025

“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The HARD is what makes it great.” — Jimmy Dugan, A League of Their Own So, I had already chosen this week’s…

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