Normally the seasons are great – pilot season, award season, episodic season (you didn’t think I meant spring and summer, did you? 😜) … but what about when it comes time for tax season? Not so much fun. Because actors have variable incomes, it can be a lot tougher to figure out our taxes than it …
We all wait for the day when we book a series or hit the triple-scale commercial campaign, but until then… it can be pretty tough to keep your money in order. Believe me – I know. Last week I started to share some relevant tips for actors from a book I’m loving – Money: A Love …
I’m pretty sure there isn’t an actor out there who’s never had some sort of money trouble. Being an actor is expensive, between classes, marketing materials, headshots, casting sites, things can start to add up really fast – and unlike a doctor or a lawyer, you can never really know exactly when you’re going to get …
It’s pilot season, which means there’s tons of work for actors to do… and I don’t mean just auditioning. Between maintaining relationships, managing target lists, ensuring your online profiles are updated… the to-do list can get pretty long. Last week we talked about procrastination and my secret to kick it to the curb, and this week I’m …
I get procrastination. Believe me. You don’t want to know how long I’ve been waiting to get this GuruTips episode published. 🙂 Procrastination can be annoying. We don’t mean to waste time, but the kitchen just had to be cleaned, and the laundry needed to be sorted, and then we can’t work if the desk is cluttered, right? …
As actors we should be auditioning… fairly often. It’s just a part of the job. But when you get an audition, sometimes our thoughts go a little bit like, “YAY! Oh. Crap. That’s in the middle of work.” It’s a terrible feeling that doesn’t make the audition any easier (pretty much the opposite), so I’m …
Happy Tuesday! And happy new year! Last week we presented a throwback to our #PilotSeasonSeries, and now we’re bringing you the first episode of #GuruTips Season 3! Answer truthfully – when you look at your phone, how many email notifications do you see? 10? 100? 0? One of my good friends has over 10,000 unread …
Get ready. You are absolutely going to love this week’s guest. We sat down with Kym Jackson, actress and writer of The Hollywood Survival Guide, literally the bible for actors in LA. We love productivity, and this is where Kym thrives. In today’s GuruTips she explains exactly how you can clear out your life, both mentally …
Time for Volume 3 of our #SummerSeries! Now that your marketing reboot is underway, it’s time to get some new projects going! During the summer we often feel stuck because the industry slows down a bit, but that doesn’t mean bring some new energy and life to your creative projects! Whether it’s writing your dream role or …
This week’s #GuruTips is all about a problem that literally every actor will face sometime in their career: how to handle a day job. We all would love to book a series that gets sold into syndication and live off residuals forever, but until that happens, the rent still needs to get paid. You should never be ashamed …