The fundamental assumption of appreciative coaching is that the solutions we seek and the resources we need are already within us.It is a question accessing,amplifying and integrating all of these to move coachees forward to reach their objectives.

Compassion and concern for the coachee are central to this style of coaching,which attempts to move the individual toward self reflection and self responsibility through appreciating their values,goals and intentions.

Recently Oprah conducted an online course with Tolle as guest (freely available). This could be one of the most important web casts that you ever listen to (click here).  In addition here are links to Kalahari and Amazon if you want to buy his books

We started out getting to Pool Meadow to wait for the coach, after buying our tickets.

Whilst we were queueing up to board the coach, Daniel asked me to guess what the coach driver's name was. He guessed Dave. I guessed Charles. Daniel was correct, he was called Dave. The journey there was nice, we listened to ABBA and enjoyed the scenery, driving through Leamington where we waved at a man looking out of a window, he waved back and we were delighted. We drove through Warwick and saw the castle, ahhh the memories.

We got there and I purchased a map out of a map dispensing machine. However, just my luck, my map got stuck. So I was there tugging at it for ages. I did get it out though.

We visited Shakespeare's birth place. The house that John Shakespeare owned and gave to William Shakespeare when he died. It was £9 to get in. Each. Luckily Daniel had vouchers and I'm so glad 'cos it was rubbish. It literally was just his house...I remember seeing bedrooms...and little else. I could have just seen my own house. I suppose it was nice and old though. And there was an Irish woman explaining about gloves (Shakespeare's dad being a glove maker and all). You weren't allowed to take photos inside. I think mainly because if you put them online no one would pay to go in 'cos there's nothing to see. I did take photos of the outside though. See below.

That was the front. The back is below.

The street that Shakespeare's house was on:

We went to a wonderful cafe for lunch, the Courtyard cafe. We were wandering round for ages seeing where to go. We walked twice past a really jolly fat man who was always smiling. We loved him. My lunch was really lovely, I'd so have it again. After that we wandered around again, decided to go to the chocolate shop and then the fudge shop. I had a coffee ice cream from the chocolate shop, even though I was very full. The fudge shop was wonderful, so many things to choose from. I found some really hilarious items:

I didn't buy any of those. Eating them would have been a challenge. We did buy some fudge though. Well, kind of. We both had a big piece of vanilla and chocolate fudge and then Daniel had chocolate and marshmellow and I had caramel and white chocolate. I've not finished eating them yet, they were large pieces and are very sickly. But wonderful.

We saw a nice church also, well a Guild Chapel. It was lovely inside, although falling apart some what.

We went for a drink after this. Daniel felt he had to buy more food, so he ordered a toastie that was supposed to come with a salad. The "salad" is shown below.

Worst salad ever.

After this, we got harassed by a drunk man. All of the people apart from this one gentleman were really lovely in Stratford. However, he wasn't. He came over mumbling something, Daniel thought he was asking for an umbrella and so told him we didn't have one. The man then sang the Rhianna song Umbrella to us, which made me cackle but worried Daniel somewhat. He then talked about "Mark" always wanting to do things on a Friday. This was the point at which Daniel decided we should leave him, the man then offered him a book out of his carrier bag full of Magners cider. As we walked away after turning down his offer, he walked after us for a while. I was amused. Daniel wasn't.

All in all we had a fantastic day. I was cackling my way through. Stratford is really lovely. Expensive, but lovely. Nice day trip :-)

Often it is not that we don't want to change, but rather that we cannot because either we are totally overwhelmed or because we just don't have the emotional energy to change. How do we stop these potential "leaks" on our energy that have a negative impact on our capacity (physical and emotional) to change. Consider the following:

• Try not to please everybody
• Stop living in the past (it was better then)
• Learn to live a more simple life
• Implement a system where you get everything that you need to do recorded (the GTD approach is a good one)
• Changing your physical and social environment to suit your style and energize you. For example, consider Feng Shui and avoiding negative people

The BLOGS that follow aim to look at building individual capacity to deal with organizational change, and also change in general. It is based on the basic departure point that self awareness, self mastery, relationship building as well as social and spiritual intelligence is the foundation for achieving this. As such the general emphasis of this BLOG, which started with project management, the techniques and tools to deliver on a value proposition, then focused on how to manage change in a project context, now focuses on the human capacity to sustain delivery and change. Hopefully it will also provide a resource and enable a journey to personal and life excellence.

Rick Lee, of Perth, who was leading a team of 10 junior cyclists on a tour to Pennsylvania, has been charged with the rape of the girl at her home in Lehigh Township on Tuesday.

He is yet to post bail of $US125,000 ($128,600) and is in custody at Northampton County Jail ahead of a court hearing next Wednesday (local time).

Mr Lee faces 20 years jail if convicted of charges including statutory rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, burglary and trespass. (news)

Hmmmm...you know, that is one of those things that I keep thinking I've conquered, but he's right, I'm still fighting it.  Of course, I playfully said, ummm, because I don't know any emotionally available men????  And that's probably because, I don't attract them.

I have that vibe, where you can tell me your troubles and you know that I won't judge you, that I'll be on your side.  And that makes me a fabulous friend - but it also makes me a magnet for men who aren't operating with the same good intentions I have.  They know that they can play on my big heart, on my empathy, on my compassion.  And I end up the loser.

But, I do celebrate my little victories:

1.  I haven't bought anyone a motorcycle in 2 years.

2.  I haven't given anyone $8000 in over a year.

3.  I didn't press a relationship with The Professor where there couldn't be one - we just didn't have enough in common.

4.  I didn't press a relationship with Coach after I found out he was married.

5.  I didn't try to make it work with Mr. NotRight when there wasn't anything there on my side.

So, in small ways, I take steps toward a healthier relationship.  I take stock at the end of each one and try to remember the lessons and let go of the heartache and the misery.  I try to improve on each relationship.

But, I still have a lot of growing to do.  I am not perfect.  And when old buttons get pushed ( a la The Veteran earlier this week), I overreact.

I am a work in progress.

Here are some examples of questions that are designed to help you grow.

- What do I want?

- What are the facts?

- What assumptions am I making?

- What can I learn?

- What are my choices?

- What is best to do know?

Or there are questions that cause you to sink back and wonder.

- Why can’t I ever win?

- Why do things seem dumb and irritating?

- Whose fault is it?

- What is wrong with me?

Notice the power of the forward looking questions vs. the questions that pull you down.

The choices we make can be for the good. Good questions help us arrive at good destinations. Look for win-win situations, make connections with others, and look for the facts in every situation.

Good questions can help result in good outcomes. What are those questions?

Looks like Goyard, doesn't it? It's actually Juicy Couture! They just used their stupid little Yorkie as the print. C'mon, Pam and Gala, at least those tacky velour purses you first came out with were original (I think.)

Does this not remind you of the Foley + Corinna Mid-City tote? This is from COACH's Ergo collection. It looks extremely similar to what Foley + Corinna created a long while ago. It's actually about $34 more expensive too. Maybe they thought that since their original designs were such crap, they'd rip off of someone else. Hey, that actually makes sense for Juicy's case too...

This story blows my mind! Why? Because I wrote it. Not in the 'cocky I'm cool because I wrote this' sense, but in the sense that this story came off the top of my head and towards the end I got some very cool new insight that I might be able to use in my coaching practice. But more importantly I hadn't realized how this story correlated with my life until about half way through. I noticed that my life mimics that of my story right now. Weird and freaky! But you know what? This has helped me find a few answers to what I was searching for. Which leads me to.... dun dun dun..... THE DABBLER

The dabbler is a person that talks the talk, does a little bit more talking and no doing. I've been experiencing that with many of my peers, relationships, friends and family, and as well as myself. At the end of the story I purposely left it open ended... just for you to think whether or not he realized that life had slipped away or he kept plowing away thinking his vision would come true before he died.

Some of us talk ourselves to death. We say, we say, we say, but most times never do. %98 of the world is like that. So it's pretty normal, right? Wrong. And here's why. The other %2 are the doers of the world, creating, changing, inventing all things possible, influencing, creating leadership. But, what if this generation, the generation Y kids, can access their inner resources enough to change the statistics? What if we can go up to %2.5? That's only 66 million people. And on top of that we'll have exponential growth for the next generations to come. This is my vision. To create a world of doers. Something I never was. Until the day I started at ICA. I became a doer then, and will help to create movers and shakers in this world. My commitment to you reading this, and to the quarterlifers that are ready for change.

Are you ready for this? This world is ready for some social change. Something more profound than anything has ever been. We're all on the prowl for world peace. And by that I mean inner-world-peace, the place where things flow, where dreams become reality, the place where fulfillment lies. We're all on a search for our purpose. And this is what I'm going to help you find, your purpose to freedom. Your drive to be a doer. And it starts at this first step.

Know what you want!

What is it in life that if you knew you couldn't fail would make you feel fulfilled in every way possible?
What is it in your life have you dabbled too much in and want to move forward with?
What is it that drives your purpose for living?
If you had 1 day to live what would you want the world know about you?
If you were to write an autobiography about your life, how would you write it? What accomplishments, challenges, goals, dreams, and desires have you had? Would you tell the ones that you love how much they meant to you?

Basically, if life ended tonight before you go to bed, would you be happy?

If not, I challenge you to find what will by answering those questions. Search deeper beyond the surface of life and find something that adds meaning to your life. Whatever it is, I'll join you through your search to be your best self.

Do You See Your Calling? VerseVisions Art; Romans 1:1, originally uploaded by Mark Lawrence.

"Separated unto the Gospel." Romans 1:1

I sometimes get so caught up in trying to be good in the eyes of God. I find myself so preoccupied with my own inner behavior that I lose sight of what God has called me to do first and foremost- proclaim the Gospel.

I justify this by thinking that there is no way that I can be used by God to witness to others until I clean up all of the garbage within myself. The truth is, if I wait until I am personally “holy”, I will never be of any use to God here on earth. God is very interested in reaching and saving His lost children, yet I am more interested in how He can make me more pleasing in my own eyes.

Father God, forgive me for my selfishness and pour into me your passion and urgency to proclaim the Gospel of Salvation through Jesus Christ.

This painting was inspired by the powerful devotions penned and published by Oswald Chambers in the early 1900’s. His powerful book, My Utmost for His Highest, continues to touch my life and draw me closer to Jesus. I hope that this art and verse do the same for you!

Read the devotional from My Utmost For His Highest that inspired this work.

Do You See Your Calling? VerseVisions® Art; Romans 1:1. Mark Lawrence, 2008. Digital mixed media on canvas, 36 x 36 inches. Copyright © 2008 by Mark Lawrence. All Rights Reserved

Inspiring contemporary Christian paintings by artist Mark Lawrence of Alpharetta, Georgia.

Giclee Fine Art Prints of this VerseVisions® work are available in the VerseVisions Gallery.

Abusers want to have power and control over people.

Many people are interested in knowing ways that they can predict whether someone may be physically abusive.  Below is a list of behaviors that are seen in people who are abusive to their "partners".  The last four signs are almost always seen in someone who is physically abusive.  In some cases, an abuser may have only a couple of behaviors that the woman can recognize, but they are exaggerated. (i.e. Extreme jealously over ridiculous things). Initially the abuser will try to explain unacceptable behavior as signs of love and concern, and a woman (or man) may be flattered at first; but as time goes on, the behaviors become more sever, oppressive, and serve to control, manipulate, and dominate.

1. JEALOUSLY:  At the beginning of a relationship, an abuser will always say that jealously is a sign of love.  Jealously has nothing o do with love; it is a sign of insecurity and possessiveness.  The abuser will question her about who s/he talks to, accuse the person of flirting, or be jealous of time the victim spends with family, friends, or children.  As the jealously progresses, the abuser may call the victim repeatedly at work or home or drop by unexpectedly.  The abuser may refuse to let her/him work for fear s/he will meet someone else, or exhibit other strange behaviors.  Example:  Checking car mileage or asking friends to watch her/him.  Checking cell phone records to see calls made.  Making her/him change telephone number.

2. CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR: This can include an abuser "checking up" on a victim, timing the victim when s/he leaves the house, checking the odometer of the car, questioning the victim about where s/he goes.  The abuser may not let the victim make decisions. (but make it look like the decisions were their own...so not to be blamed for controlling behavior).  The abuser may also control household finances or make her/him hand over money for financial "safe keeping".  At first the abuser will say that this behavior is because of concern for the victim's safety.   The abuser may be angry if the victim is late coming back from the store, work or appointments, or may question closely about where s/he's been, and whom s/he's talked to.  Controlling behaviors vary.  As this behavior increases, the abuser may object to even minor personal decisions around the house, her clothing, her choice of church, may keep all the money.

3. QUICK INVOLVEMENT:  Many victims knew their abuser for less than six months before they were living together, seriously committed, engaged,or married.  The relationship begins like a whirlwind, with statements like:  "You're the only person I could ever talk to," "I have never felt loved like this by any one."  The abuser will pressure their victim for a commitment.  Often, in the beginning of the relationship, an abuser is very charming and romantic; the love or caring is very intense.

4. UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS:  Abusive people expect their partners to meet all their needs, and to be "perfect" i.e. the perfect wife, mother, lover, and friend.  When the victim fails to live up to these impossible demands the abuser becomes angry.   Also, the abuser says things like "If you love me, I am all you need and you are all I need."  The victim is also expected to know each emotional and physical need of the abusive person.

5. ISOLATION:  The abuser attempts to isolate the victim from all personal and social resources. If she has male friends or works with men she is a "whore" if she has too many women friends she is a lesbian; if she is too close to family she is immature.  He claims that the people who care about her are troublemakers and just want to see her fail or to see them break up.  The abuser often claims it is the decision of the victim that she decides to cut people out of her/his life.  Additionally, he may geographically isolate her living in the country without a phone, may not have access to a car, or may undermine or prevent her efforts to work, go to school or go out.

6. BLAMES OTHERS FOR THEIR PROBLEMS:  The abuser will not take responsibility for his/her own problems.  The abuser will blame someone (usually the victim or their friends and family) for almost everything.  If the abuser is chronically unemployed, they will blame the boss or society.  The abuser may make mistakes and then blame others or blame the victim for being distracting, upsetting, not supportive, or even wanting him to fail.  The victim may be blamed for everything that goes wrong. 

7. BLAMES OTHERS FOR OWN FEELINGS:  The abuser will tell the victim "You made me mad,"  "You're hurting me by not doing what I want," or "When you called the police I felt like I couldn't trust you anymore.".  Everyone is responsible for his or her own feelings and behavior, but abusers will not take that responsibility. 

8. HYPERSENSITIVITY:  An abuser is easily insulted, they claim their feelings are "hurt" when really they are mad.  They take the slightest setbacks as personal attacks.  They will rant and rave about the injustice of things --things that are really just a part of daily life.

9. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OR CHILDREN: This is a person who punishes animals brutally or is insensitive to their pain and suffering.  They may expect children to be capable of doing things far beyond their ability (whips a 2 year old for wetting their diaper); an abuser may tease children until they cry. (also sexual abuse)

10. "PLAYFUL" USE OF FORCE IN SEX:  This type of person may like to throw or hold their partner down during sex.  They may show little concern about whether their partner wants to have or is enjoying sex.  They may use anger or sulking to manipulate their partner into having sex; or an abuser may demand sex when their partner is ill or tired.

11. VERBAL ABUSE: This involves saying things that are meant to be cruel and harmful, it can consist of degrading a partner, cursing at them or putting down the victim's accomplishments.  The abuser will tell their partner that s/he is stupid and unable to function without him/her.  It may involve waking up a partner to verbally abuse them, or not letting them fall asleep or use the bathroom.  Also, the abuser may or may not be verbally abusive in front of others and use manipulation to get others to agree or do so as well. 

12. RIGID SEX ROLES:  The abuser expects their partners to serve them.  The abuser may see women as inferior to men and unable to have an identity unless she is in a relationship with him.  The man may feel that he has to make all of the decisions, and that he is "master of his castle."

13. DR. JECKYL AND MR. HYDE:  Many people are confused by their partner's "sudden" changes of mood --they may think that the abuser has a mental health problem because one minute s/he is nice and the next minute s/he is exploding.  Explosiveness and moodiness are typical of people who abuse their partners.

14**PAST BATTERING:  This person may say that they have hit their partners in the past, but that the person provoked them to do it.  The victim may hear from past partners that the person is abusive.  An abuser will beat any partner they are with, if the person is with them long enough for the violence to begin.  Situational circumstances do not cause a person to have an abusive personality.

15**THREATS OF VIOLENCE:  This could include any threat or physical force meant to control the person:  "Ill slap your mouth off," "I'll kill you," "I'll break your neck," "if you ever leave, I'll kill you," "You'll die without me."  Most people do not threaten their mates, but an abuser will try to use the excuse threats by saying, "everybody talks like that."

16.**BREAKING OF STRIKING OBJECTS:  This behavior is used as a punishment (breaking treasured possessions), but is mostly used to terrorize the woman into submission.  The abuser may beat on the table with a fist, throw objects, or punch the wall around or near the victim.

17.**ANY FORCE DURING AN ARGUMENT:  This may involve one partner holding the other down, physically restraining someone from leaving the room, any pushing, shoving, or grabbing, or holding the person against a wall to "make them listen."

(~Adapted from the Project for Victims of Family Violence, Inc., Fayetteville, Arizona.)

Share this with any other men and women you know that might be in an abusive situation....it may save their life.....

and Kristen:  remember I won't judge you....I will always love you...so you can always be safe here with me, and if you decide you want to leave, but don't want to be with your sister....there are plenty of confidential women's shelters out there...just call one of the numbers below....

your other girlfriend can stay too!  (and I won't even tell mom or dad....I barely talk to them anyway....and if it means I get to have my sister back....then YOU ARE WORTH IT)

For more information:

Bergen County Alternatives to Domestic Violence

24-Hour Hotline: 201-335-7575
TTY: 201-336-7525

National Child Abuse
Hotline: 800-422-4453
TDD: 800-222-4453

Are you allowed to go out whenever you want?  Shopping, Work, Dates???

What's the problem with having your one and only sister in your life?

If there is a problem, then what, if anything, did I ever do to deserve this?

Please explain?

Why are you and the other students not allowed to have family and friends in your life but Geis is?

How can his ex-wives be blamed every time?  How is it everyone else's fault except his?  

(Did you know that is a sure sign of an abuser....when everything is blamed on everyone else and there is no responsibility taken for their own actions)

How can a GOOD father prevent a mother from seeing their own child??? 

(When I feel my baby move inside me.....I can't fathom the father of my child causing me that pain)

If his family was so abusive to him, then why is he allowed to go to baseball games with his sister, father and son? Why would he want to?

(I will write a separate blog on Domestic Violence and show you the cycle....I'm sure you wil notice it is exactly the same as this guy is doing.....remember?.....I used to be the Child Advocate for a domestic violence shelter.....I've studied this stuff inside out for years)  (and I'll also write some info on Child Sexual Abuse and the effects it has on children and also other people involved....I'm also quite knowledgeable in that area as well.....after all.....I did work with victims of sexual assault.....children and adults....both men and women.......but anyways...back to the point in this blog......: )

some more questions:

I know a couple acting coach's from friends that have taken classes....and they have actually been in shows and acting since a few months after they have been in NY....you remember one....he got you the job at Bubba Gump Shrimp.....his acting coach didn't make him cut off any friends or family....or give him endless amounts of money without results.....so how come this guy is still making you do that? 

Do you have any head shots to send to places for acting?  Yes...headshots....producers that hire actresses as beautiful as you would like some headshots.  If you don't have any, I know some photographers that do them....and have been quite successful, and you don't have to continuously pay them money to keep your head shots...they become yours....so do you have any?

Are you allowed to travel whenever and wherever you would like?

Are you allowed to go to weddings, birthdays, baby showers or funerals?

Are you allowed to date men/women in NY?  Someone that might take you out to dinner, go to a museum or movie and then maybe out for a night cap....and then gives you a cab ride home with no strings attached?

Are you allowed to visit old friends whenever you want?

Are you allowed to wear the clothes you want, your hair and makeup how you want to and when you want to?

Do you want to leave?

Do you want to live a more beautiful life?

Are you afraid to leave???  I can relate the feeling...I dated a sociopath once....it's pretty fucking scary.

I left...and now I am with a wonderful man about to start a beautiful family....and  you are the one and only aunt....I would like you to be a part of it.....would you like to?

We are here for you whenever you decide you are ready.....and with no strings attached.....I love you sis.

Además estamos ultimando un buscador de factores que os propondrá un completo listado de opciones parecidas a las que estáis buscando.

En los próximos días os sorprendemos según vayamos montando las nuevas maquetas que se han diseñado, que creemos os van a agradar mucho.

Il nostro coach preferito ha voluto dedicarci le bellissime parole di una canzone di De Gregori:

"Ma Nino non aver paura di sbagliare un calcio di rigore,
non è mica da questi particolari che si giudica un giocatore,
un giocatore lo vedi dal coraggio, dall'altruismo e dalla fantasia."

Grazie Fab, per il sostegno e la fiducia: noi ce la metteremo tutta e faremo quel famoso goal!

Everyone in business nowadays has been told "Its better to work ON your
business than IN your Life Coach business" yet ask yourself - which am I doing?. The thing is, principle, you won't have a business, you'll endure a job, and it'll

Why do you work for yourself anyway - a Life Coach enterprise that works for you, not you working all the hours God sends for it. And the only way to do this is to take control and lead from the front, not wash the mugs, answer the calls, make the appointments and see the clients as well. Yet that's in all likelihood what you're doing right now, yes?

Your role is to be the visionary, the innovator, the marketer, the
leader. Every hour you spend just dealing with clients is
actually costing you financially, emotionally and mentally. If you keep doing the everyday "administrivia", then you'll never be able to take time out.

So many Therapists and Coaches struggle with this. So they continually struggle to get where they vaguely imagine they'll get to. And that's OK if you want to have your sleeves rolled up being very busy doing everything on your ever expanding 'to do' list.

The hope you had was the fulfilment and joy of owning your own Life Coach Practice and being an entrepreneur.. Yet how much harder do you actually work now compared to before? Watching TV but dwelling on your business. Reading a book but going back over that same paragraph cos you're still putting off making those much needed calls

What you've created is a 12 - 16 hour day job laden with
energy draining and legwork, for probably not much more fulfilment than a "normal job".

Homework
Make a list of every task and action you take this week. Note which ONE eats up the bulk of your time in a day. The sooner you can delegate, systematise and automate as many daily
Life Coach functions as you possibly can the better. Look at what you do in a day - who could do that for you, with minimal training? What
technology or software could streamline certain tasks?
Make the effort to break free from that one biggest time-consuming task, freeing you up to work on the tactical steps of growing your Practice.

Hire a PA or a protege for £10 an hour. Sure that might cost you £50 a week, but how many new Life Coach clients would you get if you spent 5 hours a week on marketing, and what would happen to your profit as a result? Work out the figures.

Have a read at the Systems department in www.fullpractices.com which contains a plethora of tips on how to find easier ways to get done what needs to be done.

Your mindset is to be the business owner. You own the Life Coach garage, you're not the mechanic. Your job is to lead, innovate and promote. Do that and you're on a gradually improving route to greater efficiency, deeper fulfilment and a bustling practice.

We didn't do very much during the one-hour session. She told me to bring in various plays where I had found interesting monologues. I did three cold readings, and she said that the last monologue (Catherine's) in Tennessee Williams' "Suddenly Last Summer" fit me the best. She seemed very excited about it.

I do feel a connection with Catherine and did enjoy the play, but I am hesitant to audition with a Tennessee Williams monologue. I was hoping to find something more recent, more fresh, and less likely to have been seen many times over. While "Suddenly Last Summer" is not one of Williams' best known plays, he is still a prolific playwright. So I'm afraid that this monologue may be considered one of those "overdone" monologues that auditioners have seen hundreds, maybe even thousands, of times and of which they have grown tired. My coach was deciding between using this one or the monologue in the middle of the play where Catherine talks about the Mardi Gras ball. We both agreed that one was too safe. So hopefully this other monologue, from the very end of the play, will bode well for me.

Soon, I'm going to order a batch of new plays (ugh, it is so annoying not having any access to an English language library). This time, I will be searching for a comedic monologue. It seems that finding a comedic monologue is a difficult task, because so many of the female monologues I've found or pieced together are dramatic. I'm open to any suggestions and am wondering where to find a quality comedic monologue for a female (roughly) between the ages of 16 and 25. I am also going to keep an eye out for more dramatic monologues (due to my reservations with the Catherine monologue) but am limited by my small budget.

I have some reservations about my coach, but I can't place my finger on why precisely. I think I'll see how our second meeting devolves. Today, we did cold readings, a few exercises, etc. She gave me homework. I have to do a bunch of character analysis before our next session and want to finish reading A Dream of Passion by Lee Strasberg.

My Larry Shue monologue has been my go-to piece for so long now that it feels weird working on something else. A part of me wants to use it. Another part of me finds it way too stale. If I can get a better handle of it and freshen it up, then I might show it to her. I really should re-read the play.

I want to do good work. And I want to get into this one particular acting class at school that you have to audition for. Getting into these drama classes can be a feat, especially since the teachers tend to choose students they've worked with or taught in the past. I know that I need training at this point, and I am really hoping that I can come up with at least one good contemporary monologue so that I can get into that class. If I can do that, then preparing three additional monologues for an MFA or conservatory program should be no problem.

So let's do this.

I need to get rid of this rust.

Ughhhhh! I know the package is probably trivial to him, but it's the word that I had given. The sad thing is that the reason for delay is not because I had forgotten, but simply because, well...I procrastinated. Ouch.

I must say- everyday, this to-do has haunted me and been on my mind every single day. Interestingly, this act of self-nagging apparently poses stress yet no action (note to friends & family: nagging will not work on Jenny).

I will now write a nice Amazon book review for Marshall (I really enjoyed the book), you too, should check out his book: What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful.

Me so sorry, Marshall.

Coach Leman är förresten ny coach för Sanda Bg och ska jobba me killarna där medans Dennis Aulander tar tjejerna i år, om jag har förstått det hela rätt.