How To Pay It Forward (and why)

How To Pay It Forward (and why)

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens If you’ve attended one of my workshops or a consultancy you will have heard me tell you to move into service. This is a far more empowered place than we normally occupy as actors...
Do this One Thing Before Setting 2020 Goals

Do this One Thing Before Setting 2020 Goals

Do this one thing before setting 2020 goalsI love New Year. Not the evening bit that can be hit and miss, but the optimism of a new year, the sense (however false) of a fresh start, of a blank slate. I always spend some time planning my goals for the next year, in all...
The Importance of the Downtime

The Importance of the Downtime

The Importance of the Downtime   Whether it is holiday season or not, there are many of us – the ambitious and highly driven actors – who find it hard to do nothing. To stop. To relax. To play. There is so much work to be done we feel. My message to you is that...
Freedom from What Others Think

Freedom from What Others Think

Freedom From what Others ThinkA quote that is often (but apparently falsely) attributed to Churchill goes like this:“In your twenties you care what people think of you, in your forties you stop caring what people think of you, in your sixties you realise no-one was...
Is your Day Job an In-the-Way Job?

Is your Day Job an In-the-Way Job?

Got a Day Job or an In-the-Way Job?The amount of actors who don’t need a day job are few and far between. Maybe 1-2%, at a guess. By the time we’re booking high profile work we have more things to pay for: such as mortgages and families. So, most of us need a side...
Random Acts of Kindess – Ideas

Random Acts of Kindess – Ideas

The RAK DirectoryRandom Acts of Kindness (RAKs), are acts of kindness you do for people you don’t know. It may be that they never know you did them. You don’t get thanked, but you secretly know you did the kind thing. I also like Specific Acts of Kindness, where maybe...