The Art of the Cover Letter. Let’s face it… writing a cover letter feels like walking a tight rope. Striking the perfect balance between charming and professional, tooting your own horn without bragging, and cramming all the essential information onto one page takes a lot of work! Now, you...

Whether you’re auditioning for an AGENT, TV CASTING DIRECTOR, THEATRE COMPANY or FILM DIRECTOR you need to have material handy, prepared and brilliant-ready to go! Know your market, know what to expect! And if you’ve been using that one favorite monologue that you love and that...

Will Smith actually said it. The secret to his success, was simply “deciding” that he wasn’t going to let anyone or anything stop him from having a career. It sounds so simple. And in many ways it is. We often find living our creative lives (and the accomplishing of our goals) to be a...

Let’s face it: No one really keeps their New Year’s resolutions. I know I haven’t. Admitting so allowed me to finally start accomplishing my goals. You can do it too. Here’s how. First, narrow your goals down to fewer than three. Trust me, multitasking is a cunning form of resistance....

The most important part of an actor’s job is the AUDITION. You have to get in the door, show your best work (on spec) in order to GET THE WORK! But there’s a professional standard that many new actors don’t fully understand. Casting Directors often don’t have time to...

6). Know The Power of “No” Which Can Really Be A “Yes.” Life is all about saying yes. But sometimes we have to say no to something externally, but which internally, is an affirmative (“yes!”) declaration of self. But we’re so often scared to say no to someone because we think...

As 2011 comes to an end, it’s time to clean up any unfinished business, clear the space for next year’s successes, and create the framework for your best year yet! I’ve provided 13 simple steps to help you organize your goals and make sure you cover all the bases. 
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Part of life is about owning up to the fact that we know more than we think we do. We’re sometimes not aware of our inner-knowing because we’ve spent a lot of time playing outer roles in life (the dumb blonde, the slacker, the jock, the weirdo) that often got us what we wanted in the...

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of...

Q = Quantum. Let your thoughts dwell on that which you are: cosmic, expansive, huge. You are not your fears, your challenges, your obstacles. You are made up of the same stuff that birthed our planet 13.7 billion years ago. Tap into that scientific truth and your “challenges” will seem to...

An extension of “The Show Must Go On” is that while all actors act, professional actors act no matter what. No matter what else is going on in the actor’s life or in the world, the actor is expected, like any other job, to do their job. This can mean that even if you’ve...

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