Y’know something I don’t mind much? Being different. Thinking differently than those around me on certain issues. Having a superpower for “reframing” (seriously. Try me. I can rewrite any script, self-talk loop, headline, whatever). Based…
Saturn in Our Charts
Hello beautiful people of Expansive Capacity! Happy Woo-Woo Wednesday, certain ones! This month, we’re gonna hang out with Saturn… the planet of destiny, responsibility, rules, reality, and our biggest challenges in our life’s contract. (These…
It’s Time to Get CURIOUS
I was interviewed for a podcast last week (my dear friend Steph Gaudreau’s Listen to Your Body podcast — the episode will premiere later this month) and the convo turned to one of my favorite…
Micro vs. Macro: The New Rules
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…