Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
True belonging is not passive. It’s not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It’s not fitting in or pretending or selling out because its safer. It’s [...]
Fascinate by Sally Hogshead
The most fascinating option wins. Everything else goes extinct. – from Fascinate: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to Resist by Sally Hogshead I [...]
Wait, What? by James E. Ryan
In almost every instance, it is better to ask clarifying questions first and to argue second. – from Wait, What?: And Life's Other Essential Questions by James E. Ryan [...]
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
My acting coach went gaga over this book over our Christmas break and strongly encouraged all of the students in her acting studio to read it. I was eager [...]
Self-Management for Actors by Bonnie Gillespie
You are who you are, and opportunities are out there. You're in this for the long haul and you can start whenever, wherever you are. Always move forward to [...]
The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer
To erase the possibility of empathy is to erase the possibility of art. Theater, fiction, horror stories, love stories. This is what art does. Good or bad, it imagines [...]
I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Terrence Real
There is a terrible collusion in our society, a cultural cover-up about depression in men. – Terrence Real I mentioned in a previous post that I'm defeating depression. While [...]
