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…
Posts tagged embracing change
Pushing Through Upper-Limit Problems
Today was hard. Not all of it, but parts of it. Tensions with the hubs as we talk through tech upgrades. Miscommunication with the extended team. Vendors showing up with too little too late. ⠀…
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….
A Childhood in Two Parts
This is a favorite photo of mine. I’m 6, hard at work on something brilliant. Unlikely homework. Far more likely I’m rewriting a list of characters for a play I’m creating. 🤓 ⠀ That actually…
Self-Management for Actors: AMA with Bonnie Gillespie
Self-Management for Actors: AMA with Bonnie Gillespie Join Bonnie Gillespie as she jams with showbiz creatives in this 68-minute long AMA — and of course the announcement about our scholarship winners for 100 days of…
It’s Time to Hit the Gym
Hello you beautiful people! Let’s talk about working out. I *regularly* talk about our work in the world of Self-Management for Actors and Enoughness from the perspective of a workout. We’re building muscles. We’re getting…
Reclaiming Our Inner Artists
If I wanted to do the math on how many SMFA ninjas typing exercises I’ve led over the years, I’m sure the number of actors involved would be up around 2000. Heck, if we count…
The Evolving Dinner Party
Just an a-ha moment thanks to a client… thought I’d share it (to mark it in my own mind and in case it helps anyone else facing down the daily-more-terrifying experience of expanding beyond an…
Preparing for Success 🌱
If there’s anything I’m passionate about (Oh, who are we kidding? There’s a LOT I’m passionate about), it’s growth management. It’s success stacking. It’s identifying a goal, laying the groundwork for success in achieving that…
Mixed Messages
Ever have that feeling that something’s blocking you from your potential? You say you want to succeed at something but find you always fall short somehow? We’ve all been there and frankly it sucks. So…