by Jodie Bentley On March 19, 2012, the unthinkable happened. My computer went insane. A satanic imp possessed my touchpad. The cursor arrow was flitting around the screen all by itself. Programs were opening themselves on some secret devilish agenda. My heart sank. I stared at my screen in disbelief. I tried to take control ...…
By Kevin Urban “We can only connect the dots looking back…we have to have faith (vision) that they will connect in the future.” – Steve Jobs This month celebrates two special birthdays. Steve Jobs and my own. Come on, I’m allowed! Steve was born on February 24th and I’m the 25th. Being a Mac fan ...…
by Jodie Bentley Happy New Year Savvy Actors! It’s a brand new year once again. Can you believe it? Time to set goals and create resolutions. However… I propose something a bit different to start this year. Over the holiday I was with my family and raised my glass to toast my being cancer free ...…
By Christina Shipp Ah, the holidays. In the midst of the joy the holidays bring, perhaps you’re finding yourself overwhelmed and overworked at this year’s end. Or perhaps you’ve overlooked those goals you set forth a year ago and now you’re down in the dumps about it. It’s the time of year when making excuses ...…
By Kevin Urban Dignity and Graciousness are at the heart of The Savvy Actor. They go hand in hand with the self-empowerment techniques that we teach through our “Crash Course MBA Weekend” and in our one-on-one coaching sessions. This empowerment is fully taking responsibility for your acting business. It gives you the dignity and grace ...…
by Doug Shapiro All right, Savvy Actors! Time for a little self-examination of your values and how they’re jiving with your career. Are you self-sabotaging your career? Are you constantly resisting advice? Are you avoiding asking yourself the hard questions? I recently had an extremely rewarding phone coaching with a remarkable woman whom I will ...…
by Christina Shipp Scared of sending that email to the co-worker you just can’t seem to get along with? Have problems thinking about what to say to that casting director you’ve arranged to meet? Worried about the conversation you need to have with your roommates about the delegation of household duties? Well, fear not, Savvy ...…
by Doug Shapiro First of all, Congratulations. You’ve done it. You are connected to The Savvy Actor, so at some point you must have declared yourself Professional actor to at least yourself and one other person. Take a breath. Smile. Give yourself a pat on the back if you can reach it—if not, ask a ...…
by Doug Shapiro So I’m sitting at my desk working on a project when very gradually the left side of my face decided I had no right to tell it what to do anymore. There was still feeling in my face, but the muscles had stopped responding to my brain’s commands and drooped listlessly. This ...…
by Christina Shipp There are a lot of actors in this business who cow-tow to industry professionals, give up their personal power, and throw themselves at the mercy of what they perceive industry types want. But I challenge you to ask yourself: what is it that YOU want? And how can you empower yourself to ask for it? ...…
