Hey Everyone! As you may be aware, CBSI is in pre-production for our SPRING SHOWCASE, SPEED! Because of all of the writing I’m up to my earlobes in, I’m having to do a throw-back blog post from last year’s HEALTH, FITNESS, and NUTRITION month. So, you’re reaching for the GOLD! Working towards the ULTIMATE! Chasing after […]

  In order to gain MAXIMUM BENEFIT from this BLOG POST & EXERCISE, you must adhere to all of the listed directions carefully. Silence your SURVIVALIST and plan for  20 good, solid minutes of undisturbed, undistracted CREATIVE TIME. If you’re not able to do that now, close this page and save it for when you are. When you […]

As we wrap up this intensive on the CBSI PROCESS… let’s take a GRAPHIC look at what’s been covered. By learning the steps (DISCS) and making it a point to master each step, you’ll not only keep out of THE PIT (where most actors wind up), but you’ll have a strong method (process) of CRAFT application. In turn, this will help keep […]

As much as we talk about the AWESOMENESS of THE ZONE here at CBSI — there are some zones that you really don’t want any association with. You don’t because they’re bad! The zones I’m referring to, which are known by several names, are THE GRAY ZONE – THE ABYSSAL ZONE – THE NO WHERE ZONE. All […]

Alright, alright, alright!!! I trust you’ve been following along with the progression of work we’ve been doing with THE CBSI PROCESS. It’s always my true desire for each of you to grow tremendously because of the work we do in–as well as out of–the studio. It could be said that all of you are in THE […]

IMPORTANT NOTICE! TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS BLOG POST, ICE COLD READ IT OUT LOUD… STARTING RIGHT NOW!   WHEN YOU’RE DONE, GO BACK AND THEN COLD READ IT. IF YOU’RE REALLY SERIOUS, READ IT A THIRD TIME WITH YOUR EYE CONTACT MOSTLY OFF OF THE PAGE (OR SCREEN). OK!  So, last week we […]

OK, let’s move into more of the nuts & bolts of the craft of acting. And, that’s exactly what we’ll be discussing… the elements that hold everything together, the strength in the work — THE NUTS & BOLTS! Where as acting can be a lot of things… FUN – CREATIVE – ADVENTUROUS! Without CRAFT — it’s just […]

ACTIVATING YOUR CREATIVE ARTIST, INTENTIONALLY! For those of you who are just joining in — we’re presently in a POWER SERIES on CREATIVITY and accessing your INNER CREATIVE ARTIST. At the core of this discovery… is ACTIVATION. If you haven’t been following, you can go a few blogs back and catch up. It’s all incredibly powerful stuff. Now […]

WE CREATE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO! Now, that statement can come across pretty bold. After all, is EVERYONE really creative? I believe so! You see, it would be extremely difficult to get through life with absolutely NO creativity at all. We’re all creating something, somewhere at sometime or another. We can’t not! It’s just that […]

Because of the power and effectiveness of this topic, we’re once again revisiting it. So, what exactly are we doing when we engage the CREATIVE PROCESS? Let’s take a look. If you’ve ever seen a movie scene, or possibly read about the CREATION of the universe —  then you should have at least some sort of […]