This week’s post is a joint article from Monica Ryan, an artist who is part of the My Big Year mentoring group, and me. During one of our recent calls, we talked about risk-taking and what it really means to step outside your comfort zone. She has some great points, so read on and enjoy!
Let's face it. We aren't born to be 100% confident, energetic, and instant masters at what we do. We know we have to take care of our physical bodies by eating right, working out, getting sleep, etc etc but we don't really talk about how we need to take care of our mental and emotional selves.
The more you learn about yourself, the more you'll be able to understand your quirks, strengths, and capacity for dealing with life, and it's so important to work on our mindset every single day.
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Almost! 2016 is ending soon. Taking a few days to review your year is one of the best ways to set the stage for growth in 2017. It allows you to acknowledge where you’ve come from and gain a clearer outlook for the year ahead. I now look forward to doing this review each year! Here’s how to do one for yourself.
Read MoreEver had a period in your life where things were going so well that you were constantly wondering when it was all going to fall apart?
Gay Hendricks talks about this in his book, The BIG Leap [LINK: CR’s Amazon book link page]. We all tend to think there’s a limited amount of success, love and abundance we can have - that we “deserve”.
In these self-imposed limitations, once we reach our glass ceiling (that is, once we’ve reached the pinnacle of how much wonderful-ness we’re “allowed” to have), we begin to sabotage ourselves.
Or at least wonder when the next crappy thing will happen.
Can anyone say, “Hello, Ego”?
Read MoreOften times after a long day of auditions, I get to grab a quick second to check Facebook, and undoubtedly I’ll see a few postings by actors who’d commented on their audition that day. There are always comments about how well it went or conversely maybe they are contemplating poking their eye out after a really crumby one.
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