When we say “I’ll do this thing,” then we do that thing to top level, we are doing a generous act. We are being leaders. We are telling our audience “You relax, I’m serving you everything you need in this realm.” It’s not easy to say “I will be a standup comedian.”(promising lots of laughs) …
When trying to reconnect with someone who trusts us, we often think completely backwards on three things. Give them a lot of information Try to help them Ask them for something big TMI, Pal A big huge email is a lot of responsibility. This is the gift we’re giving someone when we perfectly craft a …
Some other things to consider that I forgot to mention in the video… mounting a webcam is meant to sit on a desk or mount on a computer. that’s easy. It’s light weight. A zv1 or other camera will need some kind of screw mount; either a tripod or some kind of camera tripod adapter …
One incredible part of taking a commercial acting class from Chuck Marra & Megan Foley Marra was the opportunity to sit in on a whole day of auditions. I sat in the back of the audition room with two other students watching 67 actors. We heard the same four sentences about an Indiana gas company …
“You’ve got to be on all the social media if you want to run a business in 2021” is some more crazy advice. I keep running into people sweating that they’re not dominating all their possible social thingies. It’s about like There’s a reason I’m not killing it on Youtube, Tiktok, and Instagram. I don’t …
We try to feel special because we think that will give our lives meaning and make us fulfilled in being different. This is a misinterpretation of feelings. We want to be useful. When I see a hammer that’s old and has no scratches or dents, i know that’s an unfulfilled hammer. That hammer doesn’t see …
One thing online events can offer is bringing people together cheap, fast, brief, casual. I’m not a high school reunion fan, but they don’t happen very often because they require so much time and money from the participants. With online, we could do 45 minute bi-annual reunions. Family reunions can be weekly. International corporate team …
Don’t just dress for the job you want. Do the job you want. We, as entertainment creators, can sometimes hope for bigger outcomes… bigger fanbases more audience more gatekeepers more fame more money Are we prepared to receive them? Are we aligned with the work and the lifestyle that’s going to work for those things? …
Sales feels crappy. We don’t need to do it. We don’t have to push something on someone. We don’t have to convince anyone of anything. Our role in society is to offer something of value to others. We make the thing, we tell people the truth about it. The truth is that it’s valuable. That …