Trained actors know something we don’t.
And they apply that insider knowledge each and every time they take on a new role.
Category Archives: Mind Body Spirit
The Idea Page
We have hundreds of life-changing ideas coming into our mind throughout the day. How many do we actually take to heart and act upon? Maybe one, but probably none.
The truth is anyone of those ideas can turn our life around, if only we would pay attention. Continue reading
The Mask Experiment
If you’ve been struggling playing the part of the best version of you, The Mask Experiment is your way in.
I first learned about mask work from Academy Award winning actor, Kevin Spacey, who uses masks in his Masterclass. In that class after an actor performed his or her monologue, often times Mr. Spacey would pick up a mask, hand it to the actor and say: “Now put this on…” Every time, the monologue was infinitely better. Why? Because with the mask on, the actor let go of any resistance to becoming the character and instead embraced the freedom to transform.
HOW THE MASK EXPERIMENT CAN HELP YOU
Why You Must do This Daily Warm up Exercise:The Goog Part 1
Taking care of your instrument just got easier! And the instrument I am talking about is YOU my friend! While eating well, working out and all that jazz we know is something each of us needs to do simply to maintain our mind and bod, this SUPER SIMPLE exercise is a game changer. Continue reading
Release Tension – Access Confidence: The Spine Roll Exercise
Imagine your spine is like the open road transmitting information easily to your brain.
When the road is free and clear, you feel good; your body operates efficiently.
But when there is bumper-to-bumper traffic and you’re pressed for time, that good feeling can quickly turn into a lot of mental, emotional and even physical discomfort.
All of which = stress.
WHERE DOES STRESS GO? Continue reading
Subtext: How to Uncover What’s Behind the Stuff You Don’t Say & Why it Matters
SUBTEXT is the emotional narrative of a story; it’s what exists around spoken words.
It’s the hidden meaning.
The stuff you don’t say.
Self-Discipline: Three Ways to Get it
Self-discipline is a muscle.
When we don’t use it mediocrity sets in.
That can lead to a life of regret.
Yuck.
Don’t worry, because you’re not going to let that happen!
It’s time to move from complacency into the realm of possibility or better yet… Continue reading
Creating Possibilities: The Power of Asking WHAT IF
Hoffman’s character in this 1982 Academy Award winning film, Michael Dorsey, would go to any lengths to get a part, even if it meant playing a tomato: “Nobody does vegetables like me!”
Most of us if asked to BE a tomato, or a horse or a tree … would ultimately give up (or break down in hysterics) because (aside from feeling ridiculous), we don’t believe we’re any of those things.
But WHAT IF you were asked to behave like one of them? Continue reading
What Marlon Brando Would Have Wanted You to Know
Legendary.
Actor.
There was something about Marlon Brando that made us feel as if he understood the human experience better than we did. It made him mysterious, it made him charismatic, it made him ultimately, iconic.
Brando said: “We couldn’t survive a second if we weren’t able to act.”
THIS IS IMPORTANT
Top Five Steps to Acting As If
Let’s dive right in.
The ability to act as if you are already where you want to be in your life is the essence of The Act as if Technique. But most people go no further with this novel approach to achieving goals than simply reminding themselves, “Right, if I want to be successful, I’ve got to act successful.”
That’s not enough. Continue reading
The Act AS IF Technique 