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“Expectation is the root of all heartache.” -Shakespeare “We listen with expectation, insight and point of view.” – Howard Fine “Our actions are the result of immediate needs and expectations…In rehearsals we must discover and test the actions that are needed from moment to moment in conjunction with what we expect from them…My passion forContinue reading “Fair Expectations?”

“Concentration was as much a capacity as it was a state to Stanislavski, and, as Orthodox mystics and yogis agreed, it could be trained through exercises. Take a coin and put it on a table. This is your object of attention. Eventually, these objects will not need to be tangible. Anything you focus on, realContinue reading “The Actor’s Big Three”

“I’ve been thinking about the difference between the resume virtues and the eulogy virtues. The resume virtues are the ones you list on your resume, the skills that you bring to the job market and that contribute to external success. The eulogy virtues are deeper. They’re the virtues that get talked about at your funeral,Continue reading “Eulogy Virtues”

“All the advice you ever gave your partner is for you to hear.” -Byron Katie “Anything you want to ask a teacher, ask yourself, and wait for the answer in silence.” -Byron Katie Before seeking advice from someone else, a useful exercise might be for you to flip the script… Ask yourself the question, “IfContinue reading “Do You Really Need Their Advice?”

If you’re seeking advice or feedback from someone, especially if it’s a trusted friend who knows specifically what you’re trying for, then one way to cut to the chase is to just point blank ask them… “If you were me right now, what would you do?” The response, even if it’s unexpected or seems outContinue reading ““What Would You Do?””

“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness. We pardon to the extent that we love. Love is knowing that even when you are alone, you will never be lonely again. & great happinessContinue reading “Bye Bye Misery”

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer “I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” -Richard Feynman “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” –Hamlet “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of theContinue reading “Beliefs And Outcomes”

“Love is a bet, a wild one, placed on freedom. Not my own; the freedom of the Other.” -Octavio Paz, book The Double Flame When you love someone or something, you sacrifice. The more you sacrifice, the tighter the bond, the greater the love. P.S. – Happy Memorial Day. Let us remember all those whoContinue reading “The Bond Of Sacrifice”

As I’ve repeatedly stated throughout this blog, when it comes to producing your passion project, don’t be afraid to ask for what you want or need. If you’re not willing to take the emotional risk to ask, why should anyone help you? If it’s worth it, you’ll put yourself out there. That being said, askContinue reading “Ask Without Expectation”

“The everyday human gesture is always a heartbeat away from the miraculous — [remember] that ultimately we make things happen through our actions, way beyond our understanding or intention; that our seemingly small ordinary human acts have untold consequences; that what we do in this world means something; that we are not nothing; and thatContinue reading “Let Them Help You”