If you’ve read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, you know that you are already part of a multidimensional community that is waiting to support your success as an actor in surprising new ways. Today, I’ll share a simple formula that will help you make that happen faster. Just to review: With a…
If you’ve ever looked for a place where you could truly experience peace, you’ve probably never thought of Cranford, NJ. It’s sort-of near New York City, close to my hometown of Westfield. The only reason why you’d likely visit Cranford is if you have relatives near there, as I do, or business at one of…
Is your communication full of “donuts”? Here are three easy ways to tell: You have to send a follow-up email or text explaining the one you just wrote. Your team isn’t motivated to do what you just asked them to do. People in meetings seem to understand what you just said, but their follow-up actions…
There are many four-letter words that everyone knows you’re not supposed to say at work. If you do hear them, you probably figure that people are super-stressed, so the words aren’t particularly startling. But there’s one so rare it almost takes you by surprise. No one ever says it, but we sometimes feel it. When…
It isn’t easy to build trust either at work or home these days. As written in my last blog, one of the reasons why is that we can’t trust ourselves not to judge other people or situations, and others can both feel and see the evidence of our censure or limiting ideas. To help you…
The holidays are usually associated with tradition, not change. Many people delight in foods, music and activities they’ve enjoyed for years, and possibly generations. But others really, truly wish that this is the year that something about the holidays will change for them. The songs sound stale; the foods mess with their diets; the activities…