I’m showing up to the keyboard not sure what’ll end up here. That’s not typical. I have a very well-developed muscle for churning out thousands of words and knowing precisely what I plan to say,…
Posts tagged embracing change
Fixing Money Anxiety
I know. You’re already thinking, “Yeah, right, Gillespie. Like YOU’RE gonna fix my money anxiety. Pff. Okay.” Go with me a sec, wouldja? See… after a convo with Ramit Sethi (yes, that Ramit Sethi), I…
But I Want to Change More
Do you get fired up and take action or get fired up, lose your enthusiasm for that fire, go back to "normal," and bitch about the way it is. Here's what I mean. The last two…
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…
Why Formulas Don’t Work (for Long)
Let's talk about why formulas don't work for long. We're innovators. We're creators. We're dealing with buyers who are looking to populate their storytelling landscape with our brilliance. All that. And as soon as something…
How Are You Different from When You Were a Kid?
I saw a roundtable with showrunners in which the host asked each, “How are you different from when you were a kid?” Like with most brandprov prompts, I asked myself the same question. I came…
Are Reps Starting to Play Small?
I have a concern about agents and managers. It comes from a disturbing trend I keep hearing about. Agents and managers are providing their clients with a list of CD workshops the actors must hit,…
A CD Workshop Caution for My NY SMFA Ninjas
This post is a caution to my beloved New York-based Self-Management for Actors Ninjas and their friends. And a call-to-action for the leaders among workshop facility owners there. As y’all know, the casting director workshop…
Tony Robbins’ 6 Human Needs
In March of 2013 — fresh off my life’s first major surgery — I sat in the speakers’ lounge at SXSW and checked my email. One of my Self-Management for Actors students offered me tuition…
Fear of Success Is Actually Fear of Change
While I was in New York last month, I conducted a master class with SMFA alumni. It was like a mini-SMFA Escape. It was epic. Laughter, tears, breakthroughs, tier-jumps, epiphanies. Awesome stuff! One of the…