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.
Category Archives: Personal Growth
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
My Game Changing Secret
Pressure.
Tension.
Unable to focus you’re thrown off your game and getting back on track seems harder than ever.
Have no fear! I have a game changing acting technique, which I’ve adapted that will help you turn down the pressure in your personal and professional life and turn up the productivity! And who said acting was just for actors!
How to See Past What You Think Are Your Limits
True or False?
When pushed, we often surprise ourselves by doing better than we thought we would.
True.
So why don’t we push ourselves harder knowing that the rewards will be worth it? Continue reading
The Journaling Exercise That can Change Your Life
I love this idea!
“Journal AS IF you are already living the life that you want!” @lindapredovsky
I’m talking about the kind of journaling that can take you from where you are now to where you want to go!
HOW TO GET STARTED Continue reading
How to Harness the Power of Your Given Circumstances
Your life. The past. The present.
That’s given circumstances in a nutshell. And if we were talking about a story, the given circumstances are much the same – the known facts about a situation or a character.
Take the film Mary Poppins, the given circumstances are: Mary Poppins is an English nanny with magical powers who works for a family called the Banks, she takes care of their two children, Jane and Michael, the trio share incredible adventures. Continue reading
How to Handle Uncomfortable Emotions & Why it’s Good for You
It’s called Uncomfortable Willingness.
Being able to accept living in a state of emotional discomfort.
Ugh. As if any of us would want to do that!
What is that uncomfortable feeling?
It’s resistance + dread. And our ego is always on the lookout for anything that might make us appear ridiculous or put us in a state of discomfort. Take the first day of school butterflies or first day on the job jitters. No thanks! Emotional discomfort is that foreboding feeling of having to call a creditor to discuss a payment plan, or stage fright prior to giving a presentation. In a nutshell, it’s all the things we don’t want to do, but all the things that when we do them, bring us relief. Continue reading
The Act AS IF Technique 