Y'know who gets it right? Voiceover artists. Specifically, audiobook people. Here's what I mean: Say you're thinking about getting into voiceover. You'd like to give audiobooks a try. You've been told you have the voice…
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Building Patience for a Creative Career
This week has been peppered with sessions in which I've gotten to jam with my absolute favorite coaching clients. The patient ones. (Now you know better than to think I *actually* play favorites. Besides, I've…
Let’s Say You HAVE to Deliver. NOW.
Y'all know I'm a research junkie. (If this is news to you, okay. Now you know. I'm a research junkie. I would stay in grad school forEVER if I didn't have this li'l empire to…
The Work: Ep. 0901 — Pick Your Hard
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0901 of The Work. Pick Your Hard: Bonnie Gillespie defines the vocab of Self-Management for Actors in this ninth season of THE WORK! Enjoy these quick trips through…
Turn Your GRRRR into Grrrratitude
So, earlier this month when we were prepping with the participants of our SMFA Retreat in LA, one of the new ninjas mentioned that she was too early in her acting journey and felt maybe she should wait for…
Reframing Forgiveness As Freedom
One of the decadent self-care practices I absolutely adore indulging in is a lush bubble bath (more specifically, a LUSH bubble bath) complete with a seriously awesome playlist of all my "five-star soothes" including a…
Why FOMO Is So Real
Have you ever felt FOMO? That’s the ol’ fear of missing out, of course. It’s used a lot in sales because if you can be made to feel as though you’re missing out on something…
The Power of Words
Y’all know I work with some of the most spectacular masterminders out there, right? Welp, one of these lovely people was recently struggling with the term “woo-woo.” (Insert whatever label you want, here, y’all. I…
THE Best Comeback for Unsupportive Family Members
This time last year, I headed back to my hometown of Atlanta to appear as a guest speaker at a large celebration for the acting studio at which I had trained as a kid actor….
Feeling Overwhelmed? Here’s the Fix!
One of the things I see a lot of (like an overwhelming amount of, if I may be so on-the-nose about it) is the cry of, “I’m overwhelmed!” “It’s all too much.” “There’s so much…