Can we just chat about THE BOOK you want to write? But first, lemme share how we got here… I started noticing a pattern among my coaching clients. They’re writing books, editing books, contributing to…
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Bonnie Gillespie’s Recommended Books for Actors and All Creative Leaders
Y’all know I *love* to read. I’m super passionate about recommending books that have had a positive effect in my life or the lives of those I’m lucky enough to jam with every day. That…
Self-Care Is Another SHOULD
Hey. I’ve been checking in daily with a group of folks who agreed to join me in a June Enoughness Commitment (you can start getting these text messages here; or just text #enoughness to me…
Cleaning Up Before the Maid Comes
Let’s dig in on this “stop stopping” thing we ALL tend to do at one time or another. I call it cleaning up before the maid comes. I remember the first time I hired someone…
Bonnie Gillespie on Episode 23 of The Ash Taba Show
Y’all. I do a lot of interviews. A. Lot. I’m ridiculously enchanted by this one… a deep, meandering, brainy convo with longtime SMFA ninja Ashley Tabatabai, an international client who has put is money where…
How Liz Gilbert Kicked My Creative Butt
Well hi there. I’m back from Fiji. 10 glorious days offline. No TV. No social media. Nothing more than the sound of laughter and acoustic music and nature on an island in the South Pacific….
Unfuckwithable Enoughness
I remember in early sobriety hearing something about how people begin to trust us more when we’re sober. I didn’t really understand that — or I thought it didn’t really apply to me — because…
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…
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…
Free Actor Training from Bonnie Gillespie
Y’all. Bookmark this list. 20 years ago, I started in on a journey that would lead to this moment. Me, showing up in your life, sharing a list of all the free training we’ve done…