What do you tell yourself when you don’t get the job? Be honest. Generally it follows something along the 5 stages of Grief. (Sometimes all within the same minute!) 1). Denial. “Ummm . . . What? They definitely don’t know what they’re doing! They’ll figure it out and when no one else does a betterRead more
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Remember just how much you’ve already accomplished in your life. We forget that. Especially when we face constant rejection and hear endless “no’s” and begin personalizing and believing the negation means there’s something wrong with us or we’re untalented or flawed in some way. We start believing the illusion that this business is harder thanRead more
There are a lot of scientific benefits to having an active sex life. It decreases stress. Boosts immunity. Increases self-esteem. So what does this have to do with our acting and our life? Well, everything it seems. The qualities that are induced when we engage in intimacy – we feel alive, connected, our self-esteemRead more
The word meditation often conjures images of one sitting in silence for hours at a time and being a yogi. But if we take the concept of what meditation really is – a way to connect to self, gain insight into our true nature, become more objective about our reality and how we react toRead more
A couple week’s ago I lectured on “Sharing Your Crack.” Which is a metaphor of sorts on understanding that the neural noise in our heads is often generated by an original, false premise that tells us we are unlovable and undeserving of love. That’s myth. But it feels real because of the paradigms thatRead more
When I was in NY recently, I went out dancing with some friends and I tried to do a very Dance Fever-ish kind of move. The tightness of my G-Stars prevented me from getting as low as I could go so I got stuck somewhere in between. Awkward. A sort-of Dancing Limbo Land. IRead more
I think part of the challenge of being on a spiritual journey is that sometimes we can get all “Lama-Dama-Ding-Dong” about it. We think enlightenment is serious or we express these platitudes of love and peace and Kumbaya – when in actuality, real transformative, spiritual change occurs by getting into the nitty-gritty of itRead more
Recently a student voiced a fear that I think a lot of people are afflicted by. She said that if she let go of the drama that was in her life – specifically in her relationships – she was scared that her life would be boring. News Flash. It won’t. Because of our low selfRead more