Be More Creative: Six Practical Steps to Build Imagination
Where we once believed creativity to be a rare gift bestowed to mere mortals by the gods, science has begun to shed significant light...
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- Jul 26
- 4 min
How Being an Actor is Like Dating
"Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world." ~ Lucille...
- Jul 12
- 4 min
Hamburger Focus
How many of y'all can cook a better burger than McDonald's? This question is how American businessman Robert T. Kiyosaki used to start...
- Jun 21
- 3 min
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
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
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 25
- 1 min
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
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
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
"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 4
- 1 min
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
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
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
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
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...