It’s finally springtime which means everything feels fresh and new. If you’ve long-since forgotten about your (maybe outlandish) New Year resolutions, now is the perfect time to regenerate and blossom just like the flowers around you. You can’t build a garden unless you plant your seeds in well-cultivated soil. Too often, people tell themselves they need to be happier or healthier, but never practice the actual habits that can help create conditions for health and happiness to become second nature. Think of these easy and simple habits like cultivating the soil around your mind’s own happiness. Take care of that…
Author: Briana Hansen
Briana Hansen
Briana Hansen is an enthusiastic actress, writer, and comedian originally from the midwest who now lives in Los Angeles and loves every moment of it. She trained in improvisation and sketch comedy for years in Chicago and continues to perform and study it in LA. She creates a constantly evolving comedic solo show “Femoir” which has been produced at major comedy theaters and festivals all over the nation for several years. She continues to produce it in bi-monthly in podcast form and onstage periodically. She performs sketch comedy regularly at The Second City with TMI Hollywood and does stand up gigs at major (and minor) venues throughout the city. Her first novel, “Cartoon Confessions,” will be published in spring 2014. She is currently producing and starring in a comedic web series she wrote called “The Other Client List.” She is a major sunscreen advocate.
I can’t tell you the number of times when I was growing up that I heard the Zig Ziglar quote, “It’s your attitude, not your aptitude, that will determine your altitude in life.” And with every major life experience, I started learning appreciating just how true it is. Plus, it’s just fun to say. In the creative business, we don’t always have our days clearly set out before us. We’re a bunch of self-motivated people who are constantly trying to make something out of nothing. It can be wonderfully rewarding but also very frustrating. For me, there are little tricks…
I have a problem. I have a hard time taking a compliment. And I know I’m not alone. Someone will tell me something positive about myself or a project I worked on and my immediate response is to undercut it. I refuse to let it sink in. I don’t want to hear it. I won’t acknowledge that anything I’ve done might be worth celebrating. I deflect. Like these ladies: http://youtu.be/hzlvDV3mpZw I don’t deflect because I have self-confidence issues. I don’t deflect because I dislike whatever I’m being complimented on. I don’t deflect because I think I don’t deserve it.…
I spend a lot of time in my car, as do many people in the industry. Especially here in LA. And rather than get frustrated and worked up while sitting and not moving anywhere, I’ve brainstormed seven different safe (and legal) activities you can do to keep yourself amused. Note: For my public transit friends, I apologize if this feels exclusive. I was dependent on public transit for years, but never needed help amusing myself because I was constantly surrounded by such colorful characters…frustration and boredom weren’t issues. But if you want to try some of these out in public…
…and say “Hello” to a Happier You The New Year is my favorite time of year. As a goal-oriented person, I love when the rest of the world starts to talk about resolutions and upcoming ambitious goals for the new year. For me, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Plus, my soft rock station has finally stopped playing Christmas songs non-stop and once again is playing cheesy love songs at night that I don’t like to admit I listen to but I do. Anyway, it’s easy to overlook one vital step to making sure you are…
Time and energy are very precious commodities. And no matter how good you are at budgeting them, at some point, you always seem to run out. So is it really in your best interest to spend tons of your time and energy seeking representation? In my own experience, I don’t think so. I think you’re much better served working on your own creative projects and outlets, and letting the people who can help you with your career spend their time and energy finding you. Here are five reasons why: 1. You Can Focus On Your Craft With everything we juggle…