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Advice

Five Tips to Survive the Countdown to Showtime

by Julie

As many of you know, my partners and I recently completed and executed our second annual fund raising cirque show. In the circus, dance, and theater worlds the countdown to showtime can be both an exciting and stressful time. On the one hand you have all of the magic and beauty of the creative process, [...]

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“It was meant to be”

by Julie

I often catch myself saying “It must have been meant to be!” Hmmm. Is this really the case? I find when I’m “doing” I have an awful lot of “it was meant to be” experiences. Likewise, when I’ll delaying, procrastinating, thinking and sitting, I tend not to have so many of those moments. Is it [...]

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Feeling Uninspired?

by Julie
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It happens to all of us. Sometimes we “have it” and sometimes it elludes us. The “it” I’m talking about is inspiration. When I’m excited and passionate about a project – everything seems to flow. On the flip side, when I am unmoved or even bored by what it is I’m doing – everything seems [...]

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Trail Blazers

by Julie
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“Do not follow where the path leads. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” -Anonymous Making your own way is scary – that’s a fact. Why is this the case? The road “less traveled” can sometimes seem to be a daunting and intimidating prospect. I suppose we all have to struggle [...]

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Stress, Anxiety, and Internal Warfare

by Julie
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“Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important. Just lie down.” -Natalie Goldberg Stress. Who needs it? Anxiety (fearing fear) – even less helpful. Beating yourself up, repeatedly telling yourself that you’re no good, [...]

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“So, what do you do?”

by Julie
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When meeting someone for the first time, one of the first questions we are usually asked is: “So, what do you do for living?” Some people have a quick and easy answer: “I’m an accountant” or “I’m a corporate lawyer.”  Others, like me, struggle to choose the right words to articulate our work (because “circus [...]

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Making Your Deadline

by Julie
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“Challenges make life interesting, however, overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. ” Mark Twain Some people call it “shipping.” Some call it “being on time.” I prefer to look at it as arriving at your final destination – and you got there because you committed to your deadline. This past week I felt like [...]

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Pain is Only Temporary…

by Julie
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“Pain is only temporary. Giving up lasts forever!” Lance Armstrong I came back from vacation three weeks ago in serious need of a fitness kick start. While I was away, my two sisters (as well as my adopted sister) began convening every morning at the crack of dawn to “bring it” with the famed P90X [...]

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Invest in Interactions

by Julie
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People don’t just buy things any more. Nope. We buy ideas, relationships, and feelings attached to products or services. I don’t get my hair done at just ANY salon. I trim my long locks by going to see Sam – the one hair dresser who I feel understands my personal style and therefore my hair. [...]

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Notable and Quotable

by Julie
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Last week I had the incredible experience of attending the Canadian Special Events & Meeting Expo educational sessions and seminars hosted by some of the top event producers known in the industry today. There were some fantastic quotes which I wanted to log via this blog for our mutual reference and on-going benefit. Even if [...]

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The Choice is Yours

by Julie
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“You have three choices in life: Give up, Give in , or Give it your all! To me there is only one choice. What’s your choice today?” Tony Robbins Every day is full of choices. You can choose to: Wake up and start your day or roll over and go back to sleep. Just put [...]

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“I can’t” and the Defeatist Mentality

by Julie

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re probably right.” – Henry Ford A little piece of me died inside yesterday when I heard a mother say to her (very talented) teenage daughter: “You can’t make art your career because it’s too competitive.” Sigh. I honestly can’t think of a worse dream-crushing [...]

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If it ain’t broke – fix it anyway!

by Julie
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The problem with routine is just that – it’s a routine! The old saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is true in some situations and in certain circumstances. There are many benefits to having a routine, or a personal list of goals (similar to the list you had last year), or a process [...]

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Us and Them

by Julie

Image via Wikipedia I am grateful to have had the chance to vacation in the Caribbean last week. What an eye-opening experience. Without going into specifics, to get to the resort which we were staying at, from the airport we had to drive an hour and a half in a state-of-the-art tour bus through several [...]

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“Average” Isn’t Good Enough

by Julie
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Mediocre, in the middle, so so, average… It’s time for a change. How was your day today? If you answered “fine” or “alright I guess” it’s time to consider how you can make your day “great” or “fabulous” (not in a superficial way, but in a deep-down, sincere and meaningful way). This is possible, but [...]

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The Importance of Failure and Imagination

by Julie
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In the spirit of giving, this video was sent to me by a very dear friend, and I couldn’t wait to pay it forward to share with you. This is super-star author J.K. Rowling giving an address to a group of Harvard graduates on their convocation day. It is certainly worth twenty-minutes of your time. [...]

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