Right now, I’m working with my improv students on a game called “Changes.” This is where you do a scene, and the director shouts “change,” and you have to change your last line. Here’s an example: I wish my students were so good. I wish I were so
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Last Saturday, I took an improv workshop with Djibril Traoré. He said the above: “Don’t be prepared; be available,” and attributed it to Keith Johnston. Now, this specifically relates to the “yes, and” concept of improv. You cannot plan everything out because you don’t know what will come
I’m writing this from Terminal 3 at Heathrow, waiting for an American Airlines flight to Dallas. From there, I will catch a connecting flight to Midland so I can speak at the conference on Thursday. I’m so excited. I want to give you a sneak preview of what
On the same day, I got two messages asking the same question: “I did something embarrassing. Did I just ruin my life?” The funny thing is that one was a LinkedIn coaching client, and the other was an improv student. Neither one of them ruined their lives. In
Sometimes, the universe hands you the perfect thing that you need at the moment. Sometimes, it hands you the worst possible thing. Regardless, you can’t give up. You have to keep going. Improv is all about “yes, anding” whatever life throws at you instead of sitting down and
Last week, we talked about doing things when you are scared. You’ve done it before and you can do it again. And every time you did something scary before, you did not die. Yes, I’m being flippant, and yes, I realize that people die in accidents and blah,
On Sunday at church, I sat next to a newly minted two-year-old. And two she was. Full of energy and personality, she had little interest in sitting still. But the secret about two-year-olds is they want to be good. So I leaned over and asked her to fold
So, your boss decided to hire the red flag-filled candidate, and as you predicted, it isn’t going well. While most employment in the United States is technically “at-will,” and the company could just fire the new hire, that’s not generally a practical solution. First of all, it’s unfair to
HR manager: This candidate looks good on paper but demonstrated three giant red flags during the interview process. I don’t believe we should hire her. Hiring manager: But she has a degree from my alma mater! She used to work at Uber! She knows Steve! HR Manager: I