by anitakumar | Jul 11, 2018 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career
For three years now, I’ve done an annual check-in at the start of July to assess my progress with various goals I’d established at the start of the year, publicly in 2017 and 2016. What’s made it odd for the past two is that I started 2018 and 2017...
by anitakumar | May 29, 2018 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career
While doing some research for a recent business lunch, I came across a great article written by my dining companion to-be on his lessons learned from leading a successful startup from zero to amazing (my words, not his). As I read, it struck me that being a...
by anitakumar | Mar 7, 2018 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, Uncategorized, US
In a previous life, I taught people how to use the internet. It was way back in 2008, and people who were new to and/or overwhelmed by this thing called “social media” needed help making friends with it (even more important than making friends on it). It...
by anitakumar | Feb 13, 2018 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, Uncategorized, US
I recently met my good friend, Bonnie Gillespie, for a long, leisurely lunch and gab. Bonnie is a longtime friend of actors from both a casting and coaching perspective, with a pretty ace track record: just last fall, an actor she’s brought in for years, Kim...
by anitakumar | Jan 18, 2018 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, Uncategorized, US
Time-tested tools to keep you on track After spending a chunk of the holiday break shredding old tax documents, I can definitively confirm what I have long suspected: that I used to be more addicted to acquiring tools than using them wisely. Don’t get me wrong:...
by anitakumar | Dec 8, 2017 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, Uncategorized, US
One good thing about having knocked around the planet for over half a century is that I’ve got enough years behind me to have test-driven a variety of annual planning methodologies, and enough wits still about me to retain some curiosity and enthusiasm over what...