How do you determine your worth? Does it come from within? Does it exist irrespective of specific conditions? Does it peak when your coach gives you excellent feedback on your work in class? Does it…
Posts tagged mindset
Dip Management
This time of year (yes, just a couple of weeks into it) tends to correspond with a dip in energy for a lot of folks. Resolutions have been broken, best intentions have been derailed, old…
Better You
It’s no surprise to regular readers that I’m not a resolution kind of gal. I prefer the 100-Day Challenge, the birthday goal-setting, the random “Today I’m gonna make a change” type stuff. But because it’s…
Feedback on Dinner Party
Super fun “yes, and…” action from last week’s Dinner Party column and the homework assignment I laid out for y’all. 😉 Glad to know you didn’t mind this particular style of homework and in fact…
One Little Decision That Forever Changed My Life
So, this isn’t news. We are constantly making little decisions — choices — that are creating shifts in who we are or whom we will become. Constantly. It’s overwhelming if you really think about it….
Gear Changes
I remember my first bike. My first “real” bike. (I remember my first kid bike too. It was a gorgeous pink Huffy Sweet Thunder with a banana seat.) My first real bike was a ten-speed…
Your Biggest Fan
Last week, as a recurring guest speaker at the SAG-AFTRA Conservatory at AFI, I told the story about my old MySpace profile. You remember MySpace, right? There was that lovely little sidebar in which we…
The Queue Line
Ooh, I love it when patterns present themselves so clearly! Lately, I’ve been overrun with emails from, calls from, and coaching sessions with actors who left the business and are now coming back, ready to…
Actor with Impostor Syndrome
Hi Bonnie! I’ve been a follower of the column for about two years, and I’ve always greatly appreciated your advice, and I thought it was time to finally write in with my question. This latest…