Entries by Lisa Gold
TIME and The Law of Attraction
I’ve been writing a lot on the subject of time in my last few blog posts. This is due to the fact that I recently took part in a 4-day silent meditation retreat. It was over a long holiday weekend so it seemed perfect timing…meaning, business wasn’t expected to continue at its normal pace so […]
The Reason to Love Rejection
Today I will share with you some of my most useful career experience. Believe it or not, it comes from rejection, and lots of it. Who likes rejection? I’ll tell ya who – I do! Well, maybe not ‘like” it, but certainly I can appreciate it. I knew I wanted to be in show business […]
10 Habits to Turn your Dreams into your Reality
Over my 40 year professional career as an actor and my last 20+ years as a coach/mentor/business owner of two companies that serve actors, I’ve had the privilege and the heartbreak of watching others go after their dreams. One set of actors seem to just know what to do or are constantly educating themselves to […]
5 Tips to take the Risk OUT of Marketing
Marketing IS risky. Why? It might not work. That alone is what has most actors not market themselves at all. Oh well, sure…you go online and submit for gigs, send some follow up postcards out every once in a while to build your contacts…is that really marketing? It is, but BARELY. To really clear through […]
In Defense of Your Agent
Conventional wisdom suggests that you need an agent and/or manager to make your acting dreams come true. They sign you, introduce you to casting directors who introduce you to the decision-makers and the result is champagne and red carpets. Well, conventional wisdom is all kinds of wrong. Agents are human beings with human limitations who […]
Prescription for Inspiration
Are you feeling fortunate? As creative and performing artists, the phrase “fame and fortune” is used a lot. We all know that the fame is about acknowledgment. But what about the fortune part? Is it really only about money? I don’t think so. Fortune and being fortunate, expresses itself in our daily lives in so […]
How to Not Stay Broke All the Time (Part 2)
In the continuation of my last post on The 10 Commandments of Personal Finance for Actors, here again is the vital yet not discussed very much subject of money in our business. Every actor wants money, but you’re not in it for the money. Hummm. The pure love of art and the craft of acting is the […]
How to Not Stay Broke All the Time
The real title of this message is: The 10 Commandments of Personal Finance for Actors. But that’s not very sexy. Money in our business tends to be a taboo subject and even though every actor wants it, many work for free for the love of the art. People in our business tend to be broke […]
3 Tips to Help You Achieve Your Dreams
It’s nice to have dreams, essential in fact, but at the end of the day they are never going to come true unless you ACT on them! (See how I did that, LOL!) These 3 tips will help you clarify your dreams and work toward them in the most efficient way. I HIGHLY recommend the […]