The way the story goes, as a child I would gleefully say “When July comes the 11th, I will be X” (where X is whatever age it was I was turning that year). When July…
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How Liz Gilbert Kicked My Creative Butt
Well hi there. I’m back from Fiji. 10 glorious days offline. No TV. No social media. Nothing more than the sound of laughter and acoustic music and nature on an island in the South Pacific….
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…
Free Actor Training from Bonnie Gillespie
Y’all. Bookmark this list. 20 years ago, I started in on a journey that would lead to this moment. Me, showing up in your life, sharing a list of all the free training we’ve done…
It’s Time to Hit the Gym
Hello you beautiful people! Let’s talk about working out. I *regularly* talk about our work in the world of Self-Management for Actors and Enoughness from the perspective of a workout. We’re building muscles. We’re getting…
Self-Management for Actors: Data Never Lies
Self-Management for Actors: Data Never Lies Join Bonnie Gillespie as she jams with showbiz creatives about wrangling data to get ready for TARGETING! Your show bible, tiers defined… it’s getting good, y’all! This is day…
The Energy Has to Go Somewhere
Within hours of my writing this, the hubs and I are flying to Salt Lake City. The SLC airport is where we first met in person nearly 18 years ago. We had started an online…
The Work: Ep. 1006 — Are You Sure It’s Impossible?
Thank you for joining us for Episode 1006 of The Work. Are You Sure It’s Impossible?: Kim Estes won an Emmy and he knew it was gonna happen. How did he know? His friend and…
Executing a Brand Pivot: Crutch vs. Cred
One of the things that’s been interesting about my career recently is that it’s been branching more and more away from my niche. As one of my mentors recently said, “You’re hitting your edges again.”…
Expansive Capacity Enters Beta
I’m writing this from my hotel room in London. It’s a glorious, gorgeous day that had been predicted to be quite rainy and grey. Nope. Sun is shining, streaming through, and I’m sticking to my…