Have you ever showed up time and time again, working to reach a goal or a dream and been disappointed, and felt like just giving up? Wanting to listen to that inner voice that says “this just isn’t for you.” I have. If I listened to that voice, and I almost did, you wouldn’t be reading this post. Try, try, again It took nearly a decade and four nominations before I won an Emmy award. Many times in that ten years I almost quit and gave up on my dream. It was years of struggle

Dreading the holiday family photos at Aunt Margaret’s? Or are you going to an event and everyone is wearing their holiday sweaters and you would rather walk over hot coals? I’m pretty sure we all have our share of photos from a holiday gathering that don't match our great memory of the event. Has this happened to you? When you look at your holiday photos you think everyone in the shot looks great except you because: Your eyes are shut. You hate what you are wearing The camera

What about makeup when I'm on camera? is the question I hear most often behind what should I wear. And it’s a good one, because most of us don’t spend a lot of time under hot lights or in front of a lens that can change our skin tone or highlight our less than flattering attributes. In this post I'm going to cover how your lifestyle will affect how you look on camera (yes ladies I know I covered this last week, AND it’s that important), things to know about makeup and the cam

To use makeup or not to use makeup on video - that is the question... At least it’s one I get asked A LOT. And my answer is: how you show up on camera is more than what you are wearing, your hair and your makeup. In this post and next week's post I am going to share my Emmy award winning secrets about makeup and hair for video I learned over three decades producing television. During that time, I've applied makeup for hundreds and hundreds of people from all walks of life. Mo