Michelle Sciarrotta A Symphony Of Self-Care, Career Goals, And Confidence For The New Year As 2024 gets underway, the time for reflection and embarking on New Year’s resolutions is upon us. Whether our hopes and dreams for the next 12 months consist of overhauling many parts of our lives or maintaining and building on things […]
Every so often I make soup. I don’t follow a recipe and the soups I make are never the same. More often than not, the goal is not so much to make soup, as it is to clean out the fridge. And yet, each time I do it, as the ingredients start to simmer and […]
So a couple of weeks ago, I tossed on my jean jacket, and I headed out in my sneakers to take a walk. I love wearing my jean jacket for the first time every year. So the buds on the trees were forming and the tulips and daffodils were just beginning to poke their heads […]
I came across this beautiful passage from Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne today. It was shared by a colleague of mine and I really felt it was important to share it with you. So, with your permission, I’m gonna read it. It’s a little short thing, but I think sometimes we can all use […]
Protecting your energy as a performer isn’t always a walk in the park. As artists, having enough energy and stamina to get through a performance week without feeling depleted is the ultimate dream. Few of us reach this point, and it has become the norm to feel constantly fatigued, run down, and burnt out. This […]
As artists we often have self-doubt, however these 4 powerful tips for performers can help us stay grounded and overcome our fears when those feelings of insecurity start to creep in. The fear of failure “I’m scared of failing.” This is one of the most common fears I hear from clients. When I get to […]
As performers, it can be hard to define the difference between being busy and productive. “Busy” is often the first thing we say when someone asks us how we are doing, or what we have been up to. It has almost become an expected response–something we don’t even question. Performers thrive on hustle culture, where […]
I see this question come up so many times that I decided to dedicate my final blog of 2021 to it. I will preface that I still don’t have the answer to this question, but I’ve now done both freelance and full-time jobs. I hope that sharing my experiences with you, will help you make informed decisions and what is best for you and yours.
Charlie’s Angels; Flora, Fauna & Merryweather; Snap, Crackle, Pop…
As the oldest child of a sisterly trio, I’ve always felt that we three siblings complete one another in ways difficult to articulate outside of a “complete-each other’s-sentence” familial conversation. The phenomenon is akin to a three-part harmony: every line of music complimenting the other, and when one component is missing, there is a noticeable and distinct gap. When blended: it all just…flows.
We have a complicated relationship with fat in our diets. Fat has been both vilified and glorified in our society throughout the years. It seems that one day fat is good, then it’s bad – now it’s good again! So what is the truth about fat? It can be really confusing to determine which advice to follow about fat, but I am here to tell you that fat is absolutely essential in our diet.
One of the most popular spots in Geneva is the Bains de Paquis. It is essentially a bath, hammam, sauna, turkish bath at the lake in the city centre. Yet, it is so much more than just that. Especially during summer, the Bains des Paquis is a social and cultural haven. But even in the winter the Bains des Paquis has a few surprises up its sleeve.
There’s no doubt that the Covid-19 crisis has brought big changes to the ways we work in 2020. Many people have had no choice but to start working from home, and potentially this could be a change that continues on a long-term basis for many industries and countless people around the world.
Without openness, nothing can be given or re-given, and nothing can be received. Openness is the quality of being receptive, transparent, honest and sincere, unlike lightness, which appears, disappears and travels forward. By remaining open, we become the gateways.
When we say someone has “presence” what we mean is that they are present—the concentrated focus of their awareness on the now is evident. This is an awareness cultivated readily in meditation. Not surprising then, that the list of actors who meditate is long and impressive – from Clint Eastwood to Naomi Watts, Jeff Bridges to Gwyneth Paltrow, Orlando Bloom to Eva Mendes, Hugh Jackman to Russell Brand.
Off the back of the article my friend Jay Withee wrote recently – Costs of Losing Long-Term Employees: Walking Knowledge – I thought I’d flip the coin and touch on a subject that has been important to my career. Knowing when it’s time to move on.
I am currently sitting in an office in Zurich, Switzerland, designing presentations for a global consulting company. It’s reasonably creative. Work conditions are excellent. Great infrastructure. Superb management. And smooth teamwork due to everyone being highly trained for their assigned roles.
We live our lives at 100mph and, in a world where even coffee can be mobile-ordered, the need for human interaction is fading into oblivion. Being busy is all the rage and since, according to the laws of attraction, we all live the life we want, many of us are attracted to a life of stress; of living at speed.
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