I recently was reflecting on some outstanding theatre I had seen over the past few years. What is the power of playing against the line in a play be it a comedy or tragedy? One of the biggest laughs Alex Jennings gets in the National Theatre (UK) production of Noel Coward’s Present Laughter is near [...]
Lev Dodin, the director of the acclaimed Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg Russia, has directed a riveting production of UNCLE VANYA, which was recently seen at BAM. Like Ingmar Bergman at his best, Dodin begins the play as well as foreshadows the outcome in the opening few moments. He has also reflected on the [...]
I recently saw a riveting production of UNCLE VANYA from the Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg Russia.
The play’s director Lev Dodin wrote a short bittersweet piece about this piece specifically and Chekhov in general. One has to make hard choices throughout one’s life as Dodin beautiful notes. To call this phase of life a [...]
A new Italian film I AM LOVE stars the ever versatile Tilda Swinton as a wife who falls in one with another.
I have never seen a movie that captured the sights and sounds of a place so well — in this case Milan Italy. The filmmaker takes you on a sensational — in the true [...]
Bob Silverstein has been kind enough to share a recent article from Poker Pro Magazine.
UNDERSTANDING INTERNAL TELLS
Please see blog entries for april and march for the initial parts of this article.
The Most Important Player to Watch
In Super System, Doyle Brunson explains, “Sure you want to study the emotional make-up of your opponents. But of all [...]
From Bob Silverstein
“At the time, there were about 40 out of the original 140 players remaining, and I was in the middle of the pack. The player to the left of the blog blind who had just lost a gib pot, went all-in. he clearly looked steamed and on full tilt. I had A-K suited [...]
The following is by Bob Silverstein and originally appeared in his “Understanding Internal Tells” column in Poker Pro Magazine
Rather than becoming a better and more knowledgeable player because I technically and strategically improved my game, I believe that I become a better poker player because I became more aware of what was going on inside [...]
The next few weeks will feature my friend and colleagues’s Bob Silverstein’s column from Poker Pro Magazine which was originally published late last year. Being mindful, slowing down and knowing the feelings and thoughts that are going on inside yourself is not always easy unless you are in your spa of choice and being led [...]
The Most Overlooked Advantage You Have at Work: PASSION
By Selena Rezvani, Author of “The Next Generation of Women Leaders”
If you only remember one piece of career advice – find a career that feeds your passion. No matter how monetarily driven you may be, perks or sizeable salaries won’t lead to lasting professional happiness. You passion, [...]
When a coach may help
An alternative to traditional therapy focuses more on the potential of the future than the problems of the past
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Carol Kauffman has a question for you: If your life could look the way you’d really like it to look, what would that be?
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The practice of coaching [...]