There’s a pattern I’ve noticed — in my life and in the lives of those brilliant creative storytellers I surround myself with. And it goes like this: ~ have a recurring hiccup in a particular…
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Worst/First
Whether I’m working with actors, writers, or small business entrepreneurs, there’s something everyone seems to have in common. We don’t want to put ourselves OUT THERE until we get everything *just* right. And I say…
Does Altruism Exist? TRANSCEND Homework
“When free of anxiety, fear, and guilt, most people tend to not only move in the direction of the realization of their unique potential but also of goodness.” — Loosely quoted from p. 264, Principle…
Are You Living the Live You Want to Live?
My phenomenal team and I were having a convo recently about a client who is using her life as an excuse not to show up to do the work of improving her life. Sound familiar?…
Next, build THIS!
Thread: For 10 days now, I’ve been undergoing an experiment. I do whatever the fuck I want. Let’s back up and let me provide context. I don’t remember a time — like, maybe back when…
Circles of Safety
In our Expansive Capacity meeting today one of the beautiful masterminders asked, “How do we give ourselves permission to be our fullest selves in a world where there are people who want us dead because…
Lean into Your WEAKNESSES
I was watching a very cool documentary over the weekend about a famous feature film and there was a whole segment that got me fired up about what a freakin’ great idea this is. It’s…
Getting Ready to Be Ready to Be Ready
Hello beautiful people! Today’s BonBlast is gonna be brief. (If you’re desperately craving more words from me, last week’s book-length post is here for you.) (Oh, and on that, THANK YOU for all the spectacular…
Creating the Hollywood We Want
Hello and welcome to all the new-to-the-Bonnie-Gillespie-experience folks (seems there’s something called “The Ava Effect” and our uptick in numbers (all over social) mirror the timing of getting regrammed by Ava DuVernay over in those…
What Actors Need to Know about Diversity in Casting
Let’s talk about STOPPERS, y’all. In showbiz, there are always stoppers: convenient ways to hand you your NO when the gig is not yours. We’ve heard them forever. “You’re too old,” “You’re not SAG,” “We’re…