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in JFDI Entrepreneurial Mastermind Mindset on July 20, 2017 August 15, 2025

I was going to write about self-care. Specifically about how unapologetic those at the highest tiers tend to be about self-care. About how leaning into unapologetic self-care *before* you’re at the highest tiers is required….

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Becoming a Two-a-Day Badass

in My Hot Bod on July 18, 2017 August 15, 2025

I remember getting up every morning to walk during my first-ever 100 day challenge. Oprah had done her book and video series with Bob Greene and in it was this great phrase I used to…

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Emmy Nominated Kim Estes

in Self-Management for Actors on July 14, 2017 August 15, 2025

That’s forever his title, now. Y’know, ’til he wins. Then it’ll be “Emmy winner Kim Estes.” Then on to the rest of the EGOT, of course. 😉 I first met Kim in 2004. I went…

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The Sum of All Years: 46

in The Sum of All Years on July 11, 2017 August 15, 2025

I learned the difference between abstinence and sobriety. Whole30 kickstarted the most significant shift in my life. I began vibrating at a frequency so high that lower-tier behaviors, beliefs, and relationships could no longer exist….

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The Work: Ep. 0906 — Going Fishing

in The Work Podcast on July 10, 2017 August 15, 2025

Thank you for joining us for Episode 0906 of The Work. Going Fishing: You’ve seen famous actors’ names in breakdowns. Sometimes, we’re not just looking for a particular type of actor; we’re going fishing! Learn…

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Redefining Failure

in Mindset on July 7, 2017 August 15, 2025

So, one of the things I notice is that creatives tend to be REALLY hard on themselves. (Yes, I'm leaving myself out of this by using the word "themselves" instead of "ourselves" even though I…

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When You Know Better…

in Mindset on July 4, 2017 August 15, 2025

I heard a saying recently (not for the first time, but for the most recent time) that hit me differently than it ever has before and it kind of pissed me off, because we're so…

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The Work: Ep. 0905 — Age Range

in The Work Podcast on July 3, 2017 August 15, 2025

Thank you for joining us for Episode 0905 of The Work. Age Range: Knowing your age range is helpful when submitting to casting notices… but most actors miss the powerful data at their fingertips. Run…

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Same Goals NEVER

in Self-Management for Actors on June 30, 2017 August 15, 2025

I was in the waiting room between my Somadome session and a visit with my naturopath (OMG, I’m so freakin’ LA) and I spotted this brochure. Obviously, it’s a brochure from the end of last…

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SMFA-U: Meet the Profs!

in JFDI Entrepreneurial Mastermind Self-Management for Actors on June 27, 2017 August 15, 2025

Have you ever known people who have so much talent and so much natural ability to simplify something others find confounding, that you feel like a whole bunch more people out there need to know…

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