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On Today’s Show . . .
Let’s talk about SETTING THE TONE + EARNING EXCELLENCE.
Not for fleeting success … but for the muscles, the instincts, the habits, that make this type of work - living truthfully through imaginary circumstances with personal, professional pride …
To make it our constant.
What tone do you hope to set when faced with a new role, or new class?
When have you felt most proud of yourself?
What did you do to earn it?
Today is about how we set the tone. How we earn the excellence that carries us across our personal finish lines.
Let’s discuss! Plus …
Truthful Taste: “Tongue Detector” (Donna Germain).
Personal Crafting Work: Dull Daily Doings + Earned Excellence.
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Living Truthfully.
Your moments matter.
Here’s a meaningful moment from last week’s episode. Send a moment that mattered to you, along with any feedback & suggestions to actingclassdaily@substack.com.
… My three year old granddaughter was in town for a couple of days and I'm mostly hanging out in my bedroom because I'm disabled, but I have a microphone and a big speaker in my bedroom … so I introduced her to all my favorite singers.
And she loved Aretha Franklin.
She was like, “Oh this is the best.”
It was so fun connecting with her through music and it got to where every time they came over … she made a beeline for my bedroom and grabbed the microphone.
“Let's sing, Grandma!”
And so that legacy is already coming, I can see it.
You know, she's taking ballet. She's three. I'm hoping that my granddaughter will be a singer and we can connect with the music.
And it's just so hopeful …
(Episode Moment Begins @ 46:35)
Truthful Taste
Tongue Detector (Donna Germain)
As I shared in this week’s chapter, my voice teacher Donna Germain once guided me through a pretty common stretch we actors play with when warming up.
She asked me to reach the tip of my tongue to the tip of my nose (or do my best!) and then to keep that length as I moved my tongue clockwise, passing my chin en-route to landing back on (near-ish!) my nose.
Donna pointed out that our tongues just decide to skip - to leap - over the areas where the real work needs to happen.
She told us that those were the areas to revisit. The areas with the most tension and the least flexibility. The areas to focus our work.
There’s something about the visceral taste of my wanting to do something and my body skipping the tough stuff.
It’s a clear reminder that all of the work, the real work, is resistance training.
You up against you.
Your tensions. Your day.
You.
This exercise from Donna Germain gives us today’s truthful taste. Join us live today at 10am pst to share your thoughts.
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