I began last Thursday morning sobbing after hearing the devastating news of the Thousand Oaks shooting.
My heart was broken, for the millionth time this year, for the families, the victims, and our country.
In the rush and noise of our busy lives, from the alerts on our phones, our computers, social media to all of the daily requests + interactions (not to mention the mid-term elections in the U.S. and the holidays drawing near), we must take time to create a feeling of calm amidst the chaos.
Our minds want to stay busy defining who we are, evaluating what we’ve done, adding meaning to events, and then letting us know (sometimes all day long) how we are falling short.
It is in finding stillness within + calming the chaos in the active mind, that your true image is reflected back to you.
It is in that stillness that your intuition is accessible, tension is released, and well-being abounds. (more…)
I sometimes think letting go is the hardest part of what we do as actors.
Letting go of an audition when you know you did your best and you hear nothing.
Letting go of a callback when you made them laugh but you don’t book the job.
Letting go of how you think the scene should go, so you can be present in the moment.
Letting go of how you think your career should go, so you can be open to what’s meant for you.
Then, there’s letting go in life.
This past week we had to let go of our beautiful (more…)
When we are looking to expand into all that we want to become in our lives + our careers, sometimes the path ahead can feel daunting + uncertain.
Our inner critic will convince us it’s safer to stay where we are, or even turn around, then to forge ahead on the unknown path.
But what if all it took to move forward was a simple inner mental shift.
Where instead of listening to the inner critic’s voice that says….
…I can’t, it won’t happen, it’s not possible, it isn’t hear yet, so it must not be coming, etc.
What if, instead, we simply said YES to ourselves more often.
Here are 20 Things To Say YES To Today to get you going again on your path…
Today, I open myself up to my own expansion and…. (more…)
When you’re feeling overwhelmed or over-worked, what do you do? Work harder? Do more? Try and figure out how it’s going to all turn out and then talk about how it’s not?
All that busyness just creates more resistance.
So, how do you release resistance when you’re not feeling your best?
Take more naps.
Seriously. When you sleep, you cease all thought.
Which means, all negative thought.
All doubt.
All fear.
All resistance.
So, when you’re feeling over-worked, stressed out and frustrated, instead of doing more from this negative space (which will never lead to positive results), take a nap.
If you need a permission slip (and a cute example), here it is….
Dogs have it right, don’t they? What if we took our cues from them?
We’d have the perfect recipe for a happy life: (more…)
You may have heard (or seen) that Will Smith bungee jumped out of a helicopter over the Grand Canyon on his 50th birthday. Just before jumping he said, “Anytime I’m scared of something, I feel compelled to attack it.”
His words and actions have always inspire me.
Doing the things that have scared me over the years have definitely expanded my life in wonderful ways.
One of my favorite truth bombs he shared was this:
You can’t experience the joy that is intended for you in life if you don’t go. Don’t hesitate. Commit.
So what gets in most people’s way of going for the life (and career) that they want?
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You most likely got into this business because you love storytelling.
Inspiring and entertaining people through storytelling is an ancient ritual that has been passed down through the ages and to be part of bringing a story to life is a magical art form.
But today, I want to talk about the story you tell yourself.
In fact, the reason most actors don’t succeed has nothing to do with external factors.
It’s in the internal story you tell yourself about what is possible.
You know, those stories you have on repeat in your mind after being in this business awhile (months, years, or maybe even decades).
Maybe your story has been sounding something like this…. (more…)
Are you attached to your struggle story?
Do you tell yourself certain things every day about how things aren’t going for you?
Are these stories leaving you feeling stressed out, rushed, agitated, overwhelmed or frustrated?
I have definitely been there and understand if you feel this way.
But it wasn’t until I realized that, at the root of it all, there was a story I was telling myself that was causing all of my distress.
For a long time, my struggle story was, “I don’t have enough time.”
Being a working actress, a CEO, a wife and a mother with two young boys, I often felt like there wasn’t enough time in the day for all I had to do.
I used to have clocks in every room of my house (even the kids’ rooms), because I always needed to know the time.
Everything I did revolved around a schedule. Even reading to them at bedtime had to have a time limit.
One day, a feng shui expert came over and asked why I had clocks in the kids’ rooms.
I sheepishly told her, because I go back to doing my work after they go to sleep, and I need to make sure I have enough time.
She pointed out that this story was not only making me less present with my kids, but that it wasn’t helping anyone (especially me) relax.
As scary as it was for me, I decided to remove the clocks and change my story.
I started telling myself:
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I’m recurring on my 2nd season of Netflix’s Atypical (which you can start binge-watching now).
I remember auditioning for this role in Season 1, and even though the waiting room was filled with all different types, I didn’t let it effect my audition.
I felt grounded, connected, ready to play + that confidence definitely helped me to book the job.
But this wasn’t always the case.
I remember so many times when I used to sabotage myself in the waiting room or let my audition nerves get the best of me.
I remember walking into a callback filled with 18 executives, (when I thought there would only be 3 people in the room), (more…)
It’s Labor Day here in the US, so I’m making this short + sweet today. (Hope you’re taking a break from work today too.)
As you begin September, start noticing the story you are telling yourself – about your looks, your career, your relationships, your life.
Is it kind? If not, it’s time to change the story.
It’s so easy to judge and label ourselves (and others) and attach all kinds of meaning to what is or isn’t going on at any given moment.
Just by (more…)
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