Hey there, hero!

If you’re at all like me, I’ve often wondered if I’m the odd man out. A left-brained person in a right-brained body.

See, I’m a creative…but I’m also proudly analytical and organized.

I hear you. “Freak!” Yep.

And guess what? Turns out you are too.

My evidence? Two different authoritative videos on YouTube that dispel the left-brain/right-brain myth.

From Encyclopedia Britannica:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkJHc5QKc8w

And from TedX:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMSbDwpIyF4

Feel better? Still hanging on to your past labels? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

What is your reaction when you see someone you know on TV?

When a colleague pops up on the screen in a movie?

When you hear that familiar voice in a spot?

When you see the byline, and it’s not you, but someone…just…like…you?

And further, what kind of feelz well up when it’s for something you submitted an audition?

I’m sure there is a whole rainbow of reactions - and I’d love to know what you have as a go-to response.

Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

Actors, voice talent and writers often face the question of whether they should run their creative practice as an individual, being paid as an employee, or as a company, paid via invoicing on a more formal basis.

And the answer is…

…it depends.

In this episode, I take a look at the options you have in either case, not as a professional business manager, but from both sides of the equation.

What has your experience been when making this decision? As I say in the episode, please don’t offer any advice to anyone (even if you are a professional at money management and/or taxes), but let me know in the comments below what you’ve decided and what led to that decision. If you want to. No pressure.

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Hey there, hero!

I ran across a quote by psychiatrist Thomas Szasz that called out a huge difference in how feedback/criticism/adjustments land with kids…as opposed to how that can land with adults.

And it comes down to what he called “...the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem.”

Adults don’t like to be questioned about their choices.

Kids? They usually don’t give a rat. They’re used to being guided by adults, and don’t know what they don’t know.

So…some advice in this episode about how to handle feedback from a coach, and not feel like you’ve been insulted.

And how DO you feel when you get feedback from a trainer/coach/consultant/teacher? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

Short and sweet: six words that might make your day a bit more impactful, and give you a bit more moxie and courage to do what we do as professional performers.

(I ask my students at the end of each of our live workouts if they had anything resonate for them during the session - a #1 takeaway - and as I traversed the web yesterday…Ms. Anjelou, in just those six concise words, handed me what was my #1 takeaway of yesterday.)

Thoughts? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

So…

…you didn't get the gig.

They went with someone else.

You're disappointed, and that's understandable. But what are you missing from the experience?

It can be a lot of valuable information and factual results.

I share some of the gifts we get when we don't get the job.

Were any of them forgotten? Are any of them a bit more valuable than you thought? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

As you sit there at the moment of creation...

With a blank page...

Nothing yet recorded for an audition...

A blinking cursor...

Not even a countdown to begin recording, or an unclicked record button, not even a cleared throat...

...how do you handle that moment? Are you frozen? Or do you make a mess and then make it better?

That's a phrase I didn't include in the episode, but it's worth having handy: just get something made, even if it's messy (it likely will be first time around) then make it better.

What are your feelings at that precise pre-creation point in the process? Are you worried about failing, even before you begin? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

The pundits are out with their predictions for this year.

I have my predictions as well, and I guarantee you that mine are right and theirs are wrong.

And there's joy in what I'm predicting.

I think you'll be surprised.

And what are your predictions for the new year? What are you looking forward to, hoping for, maybe even prepared to be disappointed over? Let me know in the comments below.

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...have the most effective pop filter (especially for VO talent):
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