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You look around and see vastness. There are tons of possibilities. Tons of choices. The future’s wide open. (Especially when you’re young.) But at some point, you will want to choose. (Otherwise, choices get made for you.) Decide what you want to do. Know why you want to do it. Believe that you can andContinue reading “Plant Your Flag”

Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;Thy fate is the common fate of all,Into each life some rain must fall -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poem “The Rainy Day” If you can force your heart and nerve and sinewTo serve your turn long after they are gone,And so hold onContinue reading “Despair”

Once you’ve decided on what’s important to you and started taking action, prepare to get tested and tempted. Tested by all kinds of obstacles to get you to quit. Tempted by all kinds of shiny new objects to get you to lose focus. Stay the course. The tests and temptations are just proof that you’reContinue reading “Tested And Tempted”

You’re lucky to be nervous. It means you’re doing something you care deeply about. Most people don’t get that opportunity. Most lead “lives of quiet desperation” as Thoreau famously wrote. Cherish and be grateful for those nerves. And then, go kick some ass.

“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset.” -Sara Blakely “As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.” -Socrates Bill: So-cratz – “The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing”.Ted: “That’s us, dude.” –Bill & Ted’s Excellent AdventureContinue reading ““I Don’t Know…””

“The Tao can’t be perceived. Smaller than an electron, it contains uncountable galaxies.” –Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu (Stephen Mitchell translation) “Challenges are what makes life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” -Joshua J. Marine I was thinking a little deeper on yesterday’s post about bonds. I started wondering what exactly areContinue reading “Electrons?”

Come together, right now, over me -song, “Come Together” by The Beatles In chemistry, a covalent bond is a link between two atoms who share a pair of electrons. The best example of this? Water. Hydrogen and oxygen come together, or bond, to provide us and the world with the most basic necessity of life.Continue reading “Bond”

If someone brings you in to pitch an idea, some pointers… One. Be grateful for the opportunity. Someone took time out of their busy schedule to listen to you. Two. Work hard on it. Do your research. Know your subject cold. Think through every detail and try to anticipate questions the person may ask. Three.Continue reading “The Winning Pitch”

“Maybe you are. But I don’t want to be talked to like some incurably sick patient you have to comfort. Oh, I suppose I am sick, one of those weak and divided people who slip like shadows among you solid strong ones. But sometimes, out of necessity, we shadowy people take on a strength ofContinue reading ““Is It Easy To Say?””

There are many great acting theory and technique books out there. Far too many to list here. Below are three practical ones. They’re all short, yet pack a punch. They’re filled with strategies you can use for your auditions, rehearsal or performance. (1) “A Practical Handbook For The Actor” by Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn,Continue reading “Practical Acting Books”