Chicken Little grows up!

Every fairy tale teaches us a valuable lesson.

Exercise has nothing to do with being motivated!

1. Stop using motivation to keep going.
2. Treat exercise like an obligation.
3. Decide that your fitness really is like brushing your teeth!

Motivation waxes and wanes! You will lose your motivation; it is just a matter of time, regardless of the amount of effort. So the more exercise becomes a habit, the longer you will do it successfully.

If you have a job, do you have to go to work? I would have to argue that you do! So what makes doing exercise any different than having to do your job? We treat exercise like we shouldn’t prioritize it in our lives. Like it’s optional! People, who continue to workout year after year, don’t choose to exercise because they always enjoy it. They exercise because; they understand how it has to fit into their lives!

Finally, you have to own your exercise commitment! I shower, brush my teeth, and try to look presentable because, I have no thought that I should do anything else. If that’s how we embraced doing exercise, it would become second nature! So as you walk around absorbing all the tips and tricks of the next Fitness Expo you go to, decide how you will make fitness a priority and a part of your new lifestyle!

How can we fight against feelings of entitlement?

Definition of entitlement

1 a :the state or condition of being entitled :right

b :a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract

2 :a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group; also :funds supporting or distributed by such a program

3 :belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges

I will be 50 years old next year! Do I feel ready for this milestone?

I remember what my ex-husband thought about an older teacher he had in elementary school.   The teacher was turning forty years old.  He and his other classmates said at that time, “He’s so old, he’s going to die!” Can you imagine having a group of 4th graders sharing that sentiment about you!  I hope the teacher never heard the comment.

Can I be Autistic and not know it?

I know that title sounds like I am out to make Autism sound like some “bug” you can catch and now I think it has crossed my path and I have become infected… right!  But seriously, I don’t know if I am or not.  I am not a young child and as far as I know, I never exhibited any signs back then or …did I?

How can I remember my Lines?

An actor’s worst nightmare is blanking on your lines while performing them in front of an actual audience!    Especially, if that audience is a casting director and his/her team. Maximizing your memory is a life skill that not only can reinforce character development but, can sustain your health throughout your life.

How a Television Show comes to life.

Television is another one of my passions and I find it challenging to decipher all the detailed components it is comprised of so let’s take a look at how a television production gets its beginnings. The show is the original concept of a scriptwriter who has either pitched the idea to the network directly or has been tasked with coming up with the script as an assigned job requirement.

The first concept show that introduces the characters and their environment is called the Pilot Episode.  If it gets a green light(approval) it needs to be shot and produced.  The first people who go to work are the show runner and producers.   I remember working with a friend of mine who had developed her own video production.   

She had not only come up with the concept but, was planning on directing the Pilot.  I was asked to aid in the casting process and we conducted two full days of auditions.  The show hadn’t been pitched to an agency yet and unfortunately, I don’t if it was sold or fully produced.

Feel better about your lack of skill new broadcaster!

This is my pilot entry into my offering “Professional Broadcasting Advice.”   So as I learn, I want to take you with me on this journey.  He we go…

I recently received feedback to some commercial spots that I produced.  Basically, I was told that I sounded like an announcer and that my tone was a bit robotic!  I have to say that I was extremely disappointed to hear that feedback but, it reinforced how much effort really goes into sounding “off-the-cuff.”

Religious Freedom Misled

Caring people are helpful by nature.  Samuel Wendt was described as a young man who cared so much for others that he chose to give up the life he had with his family in Germany to offer humanitarian services to the people of Syria. He said he was motivated to act because, of all the fighting that had taken place there.  Samuel was also searching for something to belief in, a cause to identify with which would give him purpose. The caliph, in his opinion, spoke to his highest level of belief.