Just kidding. Actually, I’m not. I find advice is overrated. It’s a sure way to learn someone else’s limitations for the situation YOU are facing. Someone without your resources, without your wit, without your smarts,…
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Today Sucked
Today sucked. I’m not gonna lie. It flat-out opened wide and SUCKED hard. This mind-body work is amazing and I’ll look back on today as a turning point, but right now my face is swollen…
Sal Viscuso: A Pace Car for SMFA Ninjas
I love Instagram. Let me clarify; I have a very one-sided relationship with most social media. I use it when it serves me HOW it serves me and otherwise don’t feel very connected to it…
How to Get Your Self-Published Book into Stores: Reverse Shoplifting
A few hours ago, my beloved partner and I walked up the Third Street Promenade after a lovely dinner, headed home for him to host his weekly writers group. Even though I had heard the…
It’s What You Do with the Space Between that Matters
Kirby Smart is a spectacular coach. Anyone who endured the Mark Richt years knows what a welcome relief this is, and not just because the Georgia Bulldogs won the Rose Bowl a few hours ago…
What Are You MISSING?
Consistency. It’s probably THE number one secret to success in most things. Think about it. Showing up for the work is quite different from all the other (sometimes bullshit) stuff that surrounds the build-up of…
ACTORS! Your Type and Brand: REVEALED!
One of the number-one most popular functions of our badass Self-Management for Actors Facebook group is the crowdsourcing that comes so freakin’ easily when you’ve got an audience of 13,000+ people who’ve gathered with the…
Getting Stuff Done
One of the more fascinating things about creatives is how we choose this life of ours with no rules, no bosses, no timeclock to punch, no deadlines… and then we crave structure. Ah, yes. We’re…
Data Never Lies
I was speaking to a class of undergrads at UC Irvine on Tuesday (this is one of my very favorite things to do, BTW, travel to a college campus, sit up on a stage in…
Becoming a Two-a-Day Badass
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…