Today was hard. Not all of it, but parts of it. Tensions with the hubs as we talk through tech upgrades. Miscommunication with the extended team. Vendors showing up with too little too late. โ …
A Breakthrough About Our Enoughness Project
Ahh… I feel like I can exhale. ๐ I’ve been facing mad resistance as I build the enoughness curriculum. Not because I don’t know what I want to teach, but because there’s so. much. of….
Actors, Artists, Writers, Creatives Are Leaders, Like It Or Not
One of the things I teach in our outstandingly badass 100-day membership program is that we — artists, creatives — are leaders. Look. I know “leader” is a word that makes some people cringe. Especially…
Montessori, Music, and Expectations
Hello beautiful people! It’s Superpower Sunday! ๐ This is all about how we can implement wee changes that can turbocharge our *existing* superpowers so that we don’t dim our own lights due to inertia, stress,…
Closeness Is Not a Requirement for Loving Someone
I called my 85-year-old daddy today because I’m a good girl and I call my daddy on Father’s Day. โ๏ธ โ That was true even in those years that we weren’t speaking. Or rather, when…
Don’t Invite Suits to the Writers Room
Hello you beautiful people! One of the major players in our month of free Self-Management for Actors training we called “SMF-mAy” was the concept of your true north. If you don’t know what I’m talking…
The Work: Ep. 1017 — Leadership Is Lonely
Thank you for joining us for Episode 1017 of The Work. Download Here! Leadership Is Lonely: In our season 10 finale, Bonnie Gillespie discusses the harsh truth about being successful in any business; it’s not…
A Childhood in Two Parts
This is a favorite photo of mine. I’m 6, hard at work on something brilliant. Unlikely homework. Far more likely I’m rewriting a list of characters for a play I’m creating. ๐ค โ That actually…
Woo-Woo Wednesday: The Days of the Week
Happy Woo-Woo Wednesday, expectant people! It’s time to dive in on the woo behind the days of the week. That’s right! Each day of the week is ruled by a different planet and therefore has…