How to Become a Comedian, Part 1: Attitude

ACTION: Make a commitment to yourself when you begin that you will give comedy 100% of your good will efforts for a certain period of time–that could be one day, one month, or one year. But make that commitment and then renew it when the time comes. You sort of do comedy like you can sort of be pregnant. I know a lady who tried both. It wasn’t pretty.

5 Ways to Deal with Professional Envy

It’s interesting when, instead of feeling inspired, we feel envy or jealousy. What a great opportunity for growth! Particularly artists, who are often a 4 in the enneagram, are susceptible to jealousy. I work coaching a lot of artists whose main block is comparing themselves to others. And let me tell you: jealousy has not made any of my clients more talented, more brilliant, funnier, or smarter. BUT…