In general, adults have the awareness that we will have to disappoint in the micro in order to serve the macro. Meaning. Saying no to the inner voice demanding a cookie creates a better long-term…
The Critic Spot
Hello beautiful people of Expansive Capacity! It’s time once again for Superpower Sunday! 🙂 As always, this is all about how we can implement wee changes that may turbocharge our *existing* superpowers so that we…
Worry O’Clock
If you’re like any artist, creative, actor, singer, dancer, writer, storyteller on the planet, you FEEL acutely. You pick up on the emotions of the world and you turn those strong feelings into art. THAT…
The Part of Your Brain That Is Panicking Is NOT WRONG
The other day, when the hubs and I were walking around our little beach ‘hood here in Santa Monica, I said something that actually punched me in the gut as I said it. Like, I…
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…
How to Get the MOST from Your Online Course
Something I had to come to grips with when we first started offering online courses more than a decade ago (yes, really; we were *so* early to the party!!) was that no matter how hard…
Energetic Hygiene Triangle
In addition to letting you know that I’ve ended my all-sugar diet (it was fun; I sleep better when I’m “running clean” though), I wanted to share a tool that I’ve been using for a…
Jupiter in Our Charts
Hello beautiful people of Expansive Capacity! Happy Woo-Woo Wednesday, boundless ones! This month, we’re gonna hang out with Jupiter… the planet of fortune, luck, abundance, and gifts. (Because who couldn’t use a little more good…
3 Zones: Fear, Learning, Growth
The other day I saw this awesome graphic by Mary Kokinda out there online. It depicts the fear zone, the learning zone, and the growth zone. Specifically, it lays out behaviors and mindsets that live…
The Real Enemy
In what feels like my elevendieth Zoom of an endless March-long day, I was sharing some methods I have found helpful in lowering the amygdala’s deathgrip on decision-making and stress regulation. (Specifically, EFT tapping, bilateral…