How to Stop Self-Sabotage

The Art of Getting Out of Your Own Way It happened one night, naked in my bathroom, as all good stories do. I was getting ready for bed, but my mind wouldn’t stop racing about how fat I felt. Staring at my gut in the mirror and beating myself up, I racked my...

How To “Be Yourself” As An Artist

For years I felt blocked, held back. There was a near constant ache inside me to be creative, but I couldn’t get it out. It was trapped. I was trapped. I was certain – certain – that if I could just get out of my own way, I would free the natural,...

The Truth About Authenticity in Art

I said in a previous post that authenticity in art is bullshit. That “authenticity” in art is most often a place to hide from your best efforts and excuse not putting in the required work because that work isn’t flowing as easily as you think it...

How to Make More Money By Working For Free

As a professional actor I have never worked for free. I have done jobs that didn’t give me money, but I have always been very well paid for my work. And no, I don’t mean the satisfaction of job well done or getting paid in “exposure.” Let me...