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…
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Why You Pretty Much HAVE TO Be a Leader
Recently, an actor tweeted me to ask how to stay focused on her goals and dreams when every day it seems as though another person she has admired in this industry is revealed as being…
Asking for the Sale
Y’all. I did it. I asked for the sale. I never, never, never do this. I would usually answer this question with the first part… then stop. Because the question was, “When are you coming…
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…
Artificial Wins Twitch’s First Emmy
A little over a year ago, I pulled up in my classic car to Emmy winner Bernie Su‘s badass compound in the Hollywood Hills. I remember it distinctly because it was the first time I’d…
When Your Business Feels Inconsequential
I highly recommend you look at Tara McMullin’s What Works Network. (Yes, this is the same Tara who’s producing the Candid Confidence Project I keep promoting. It’s great. The network is great. Tara’s great.) What…
Your Problem Child May Be a Leader
I had spent six years in a Montessori school. Starting from the earliest age they’ll start a child (2), I was learning how to learn. Learning how to lead. Learning how to explore whatever I…
1000 Days Sober
If you knew me before October 16, 2016, you would describe me as someone who could really hold her liquor. A power drinker. A good ol’ gal who knew how to have a good time….
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…
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. ⠀…