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    • Jun 21
    • 3 min
    Strategy

    To Be, or Not to Be (An Actor)

    We interrupt our regularly scheduled broadcast to bring y'all something a little different. Today, instead of addressing our beloved...
    • Jun 14
    • 4 min
    Strategy

    Gratitude & Desire

    Today, we're turning the Dojo into a gym. A gym designed to work on two super specific, super complementary muscles: gratitude and...
    • Jun 7
    • 3 min
    Strategy

    Consistency is Key

    You know what's interesting? The number of actors who started out in ballet. To name just a few, Charlize Theron attended the Joffrey...
    • May 24
    • 1 min
    Mindset

    Flourishing in the Arts is About Meaning, Mastery and Mattering

    Back in 2011, when the author and psychologist Martin Seligman announced, "I no longer think that positive psychology is about...
    • May 24
    • 4 min
    Mindset

    Is It Time to Quit Acting?

    It was a question I never, ever, ever foresaw myself asking. The fact I was even considering the question was almost more confronting...
    • May 17
    • 3 min
    Strategy

    Introducing the Fail-e-bration

    We'll watch Cate Blanchett in anything. Legit. For us, Blanchett personifies bold, uninhibited performance. Which, as we actors know, is...
    • May 10
    • 3 min
    Mindset

    "Made It" Starts Now

    "A gold medal is a wonderful thing. But if you're not enough without one, you'll never be enough with one." ~ Cool Runnings Cool Runnings...
    • May 3
    • 1 min
    Strategy

    Off the Subs' Bench – What Understudies Can Learn From Sports

    The role of an understudy is often criminally underappreciated, yet the lack of recognition makes the task no less demanding. Players on...
    • Apr 26
    • 5 min
    Strategy

    Finance for Actors: Our Top 5 Reads

    "Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant." ~ P. T. Barnum We love this quote from Barnum. Artists, especially, tend to have a...
    • Apr 19
    • 3 min
    Strategy

    The Keys to Optimal Muggle Work

    "2% of actors make a living from the profession." That was the major takeaway from a series of surveys released in 2019. We don't...
    • Apr 12
    • 3 min
    Strategy

    Social Circle and Success

    If we're one of the 406 million Spotify users, we'll be familiar with the phenomenon that is our annual "Wrapped" playlist. For those who...
    • Apr 5
    • 1 min
    Strategy

    Try the Know, Like, Trust Framework for Success

    Sales and marketing. Two cringe-inducing words for most creatives. While it would be magic to exist in a world where simply being awesome...
    • Mar 14
    • 3 min
    Mindset

    To the Disillusioned Actor

    Every now and then, one encounters something that strikes them like a lightning bolt. For us, reading Thomas Merton's letter to a young...
    • Feb 28
    • 3 min
    Mindset

    Success Is Planted In the Off-Season

    Making the Olympics once is a monumental achievement. Making the Olympics five times is astronomical. Kenyan-American runner Bernard...
    • Feb 21
    • 3 min
    Strategy

    The Resilient Actor

    When it comes to the survival of our planet, some believe we're past the point of no return. Perhaps we are. But nature's astonishing...
    • Feb 15
    • 1 min
    Mindset

    Don't Be An Ass: Why We Set One Goal at a Time

    Warning: this post is going to feature some real talk. Earlier this year I uncovered something pretty confronting: in several aspects of...
    • Feb 14
    • 3 min
    Mindset

    Bergeron's Hierarchy of Mindset

    Ben Bergeron is the coach behind the Fittest Man and Fittest Woman on Earth. A former Ironman triathlete, Bergeron is now considered one...
    • Feb 1
    • 4 min
    Strategy

    Let's Talk About Our Content Diet

    We've all heard the saying, "You are what you eat". What, then, determines who we become? Since 2010, humans have been consuming a global...
    • Jan 25
    • 3 min
    Mindset

    You Can't Be Desperate and Successful

    American screenwriter Jerry Stahl has an amusing (uncomfortably true) saying: "There's no deodorant for desperation". Unfortunately, us...
    • Jan 8
    • 4 min
    Strategy

    Start Here: Define "Success"

    "If we're going to succeed, or fail, we should do so on our own terms, with our own ideas — our own brand." ~ Phil Knight Humans like...
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