Tag: motivation.
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If It’s a Fad, It’s Not a Lifestyle
A few years back I was getting a check-up at the doctor’s office. Weight-wise, I was not where I wanted to be at that particular moment, and she spoke the truth to me: “You have to do the hard work.” In other words, you aren’t going to lose weight without making the right choices, without…
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Making Peace with Increments
Successful discipline in any field is the art of making peace with increments. Whether writing a novel, losing weight, learning guitar, studying for a master’s, or driving in a traffic jam heading home on a Friday afternoon, if you can come to terms with where you are at, you’re on the right track to success.…
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The Door is Open. Walk through it.
The door is open. Walk through it. No one is going to do it for you. You have to walk through it yourself. What’s holding you back? Doubt? Success isn’t guaranteed. You might be staring at that open door for the rest of your life, but there is one thing that’s for certain. You’ll never…
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The Sasse Food Challenge: How to Motivate Actors
It’s become somewhat of a ritual for me over the past few years: The Sasse Food Challenge. It’s a way to, hopefully, motivate my actors to memorize their lines by the date I want them memorized. On the day of the challenge, if they ALL know their lines, approximately 95% or so, then I will…
Author Mark W Sasse 