I keep promising myself I’m going to write the dang “how to prep for a move to LA” column and I keep not doing it, because the task is somewhat overwhelming. I mean, the easiest…
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Thinkin’ Lincoln
Tim Dunigan shared the simplest savings plan in the world with the audience of Your Actor MBA on July 17, 2010 (tape day for this particular episode). On that day, I started Thinkin’ Lincoln and…
Book the Room
I was listening to a lovely and talented actor friend talking about some good news. She had just come from a fantastic audition. As she gushed about all the prep work she had done and…
Cross-Pollination
I keep a folder. Well, I keep two. One is the “What were you THINKING?!?” folder filled with the worst, most bizarre, beyond ridiculous submissions I’ve received since going into casting. I’m not going to…
Your Show Bible
I spend a lot of time talking about the importance of the understanding that this is a business built on relationships. I also spend a lot of time talking about the importance of doing research…
High Self-Esteem, Low Ego
A couple of months ago, I traveled back to my alma mater to give a talk about “Living Plan K.” I’ll get to a description of that talk’s content at the end of the piece….
Feedback on Time Management
Hey Bon, Wow. What a great article this week! One of my biggest problems (seeing as how I am “in between jobs” right now) is time management. Great ideas and I can’t agree more with…
The Power of Google
You already know that Google is a great search engine. Its maps are pretty cool too. But every time I do a speaking engagement and talk to actors about setting up Google Alerts for the…
Ready, Fire, Aim.
Oh, lordy. This one’s feeling like a rant. I’ve noticed — as pilot season comes to a close and agents are more open to taking meetings with actors to discuss possible representation — that many…