On a Sunday morning not too long ago, my friend Diane called me. Her glorious and much needed weekend away in the country was being cut short so she could get back to the city on time for a work event that she had committed to attend that evening. That sounds fun I said. “Does […]
I recently learned that there is a trend on tik tok called shifting. Sometimes called “reality shifting”, apparently it is just a way of training your mind to enter a new reality. Although I don’t spend much time on Tik Tok, I do dedicate a great deal of my time helping people shift their energy […]
As if life as we know it isn’t already disorienting enough, the recent Olympic games were called Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
If the goal of doing something is just to get through it – then why do it all? What does “getting through” even look like?
I’m a big fan of cognitive behavioural therapy. I think everyone should learn about it, whether they’re in need of therapy or not because it explains so much about how we think and how to control our mindset. One of the main insights I have taken away from it is that when we’re tired, stressed out, or even bored our brains revisit the same thoughts and memories that we already think about the most. These are our most well-worn neural pathways, so represent the path of least resistance when we don’t have the energy to think of something new. This of course causes a feedback loop, so the type of thoughts we default to quickly become a habit.
There are many, MANY things that tend to hold actors back from really leaning into their careers but the number one reason seems to be a lack of faith. Without a solid sense of what you’re capable of and knowing that its value will, in fact, carry you to the finish line, this industry will almost undoubtedly break you.
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