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…
Posts tagged confidence
How to INSTANTLY Become More Castable, Hireable, Magnetic in LIFE!
Hello you glorious creature. Good headline, huh? Yeah… who WOULDN’T want to become *instantly* more attractive in all the right ways? Earlier this year, I hired an SEO expert to analyze what brings people to…
Using Numerology to Your Advantage
Well hello you beautiful people. Not gonna lie, I’m nervous putting this one out there. That’s not because I don’t quite know what I’m doing in this area — oh, believe me, this is something…
Confidence As Enoughness
I’m fairly confident that all successful entrepreneurs have this in common: We’ve found a way to “do it scared.” See, we all feel the fear. From an evolutionary perspective, we’re wired for safety. So, being…
Star Quality Starts with Enoughness
Hello beautiful people! I saw a wonderful play this weekend and here’s what made it wonderful: Donzell Lewis. Yes, I’m biased because, yes, I’ve adored Donzell since the inimitable Quincy Cho brought him into my…
Acting While Black and Gay: A Story by Donzell Lewis
As I shared in this week’s BonBlast, Donzell Lewis is the personification of charisma as Goldie in the world premiere play, Dope Queens. When I told Donzell I wanted to write about him — and…
Performing Arts Camp Is Where Your Enoughness Can Shine
I’ll never forget when I first heard of the Atlanta Workshop Players. It was 1985. I had a massive crush on Gary Martin. He rushed up to me after final bows in the school play…
Believe the People Who Believe in You
In 2002, I nervously entered Du-par’s to meet the legendary author of Acting Is Everything, Judy Kerr. She had reached out to tell me she was a fan of my weekly column in Backstage. I…
A Breakthrough About Our Enoughness Project
Ahh… I feel like I can exhale. 🕊 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…