Ah, there’s nothing worse than a RULE shared far and wide with actors (or creatives of any kind) that serves no purpose other than to: ~ exacerbate the power disparity between buyers and artists ~…
Posts tagged actor busy work
It’s Not Your Problem; It’s Your Filter
I love it when I get questions that apply to ALL of us. Y’know, sometimes a headshot question is gonna yield an answer that only applies to actors. Sometimes an astrology question is best for…
Lower Your Standards
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…
Freebies from Bonnie Gillespie
Hello you glorious creature. 🙂 Last week I asked you to share some specifics with me about what it would take for you to be your best self for 2020. I showed you the results…
What Do YOU Most Need to Be Best You in 2020?
A few weeks back, I surveyed the fine folks in our Self-Management for Actors Facebook group about some free training I’d like to create. Obviously, “How to Stop Wasting Time in Your Creative Career” won…
The Work: Ep. 1007 — Actor Busy Work
Thank you for joining us for Episode 1007 of The Work. Actor Busy Work: Are you engaging in actor busy work? How can you know for sure? Hollywood casting director Bonnie Gillespie walks you through…
How to Know if It’s Actor Busy Work
The past two Sundays I've had speaking engagements. The 22nd was at Theatre West — a theatre at which I was an apprentice member nearly 20 years ago. The 29th was at the SAG-AFTRA Conservatory…
When You’re a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail
Funny thing about advice we get, mentors we seek out, classes we take… We *think* we know what we want to be told, so we gravitate toward those who will take care of that need….
The Secret Language of Casting Directors
Today I’m gonna do a little demystifying of “the secret language of casting directors.” (If you missed where this convo started with talent manager Anna Lewkowska last year, catch up with a click here.) One…
Don’t Change ALL the Things
Do you remember that game Mastermind? It’s a strip of wood or plastic with different-colored pegs, obscured from view and lined up in a certain order by one player. The other player tries to line…