The latest audio book I’ve narrated is called The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership, one of many management...

About three years ago I wrote a blog for Stage 32, an entertainment industry social media site. It was well-received and they have decided to post it again. You can read the blog via their website but I have re-posted it here for your convenience. Enjoy! You will hate this blog. Not the most inspiring of beginnings, but bear with me… I struggled as a voice talent for almost 15 years. Before that, I went to college and graduate school for acting. It turns out that while I was

I recently narrated Breaking Through Gridlock by Jason Jay and Gabriel Grant. This was an interesting one! Breaking Through Gridlock...

Last week my manager sent out a casting notice to their talent roster and asked us to help spread the word. It was a “seeking non-actors for a TV commercial” casting notice so I posted it on the GKN and a few other places. Among the specs were: You must have two children between the ages of 8-15, and The entire family must be available to be interviewed over the weekend. I got a number of responses but only one of them qualified. Why? Either their children weren’t in the requ

I don’t have bad days. I really mean it. Sometimes bad things happen, but it’s up to me to decide whether I’ll let that make it a bad day. Yes, I know that sounds overly simplistic & optimistic, but it’s a principle I try to live by with mostly successful results. BTW I’m not talking about really bad things like a death in the family or something like that. I mean those little-ish things that have the potential to make your day spiral out of control. With that in mind, here a

Last week we talked about how to set your goals for 2016. If you didn’t read it or need a refresher, clearly you weren’t paying attention. You can read last week’s blog entry here. This week we’re going to talk about Actionable Items. For a long time I didn’t understand the difference between a goal and an Actionable Item. Once I was able to parse it my life became much easier on a Systems of Thought level. Having all the day-to-day as well as big picture crap in my head in a