I mentioned last week that my friends and I shot a music video parody. This past weekend, a few of us got most of the editing out of the way. It occurred to me that the process of film editing is quite a good analogy for what I’m trying to do with my life at [...]
I’m happy to announce that my interview with Jodi Womack is up at the Escape Hatcher site and also in itunes. I first met Jodi at Presentation Camp last year and haven’t ceased to be inspired by her yet. She’s one of the kindest people I have met on this journey and I know her [...]
This is the second of a two-part post. Last week’s post was titled “You Can’t Do It Yourself.” Yeah, I suppose I can see the irony in that. But in reality, what I’m talking about isn’t as much at odds with my prior post as one might assume. Last week, I talked about needing friends [...]
Making decisions has always been tough for me. I’m a very analytical person; I see all sides of a debate and I weigh my options thoroughly. Whatever the decision is, I ask as many people as I can, I make pro and con lists, I can’t turn my brain off at night as it weighs [...]
I am currently in a Motel 6, sitting on the garishly multi-colored west-coast-themed bedspread in my pajamas, listening to cars roar by on the freeway next door. It’s day 4 of an 11-day California road trip with my mom; we decided that since I can’t leave CA just yet (sometimes you can make all the [...]
Please join me in welcoming Dyana Valentine as our Escape PODcast interviewee this month. Surrounded by her working artist parents and a culturally diverse group of family friends, Dyana decided promptly at the age of five that she would travel a more traditional career route and become a child psychologist. Liking to figure out what [...]
In two weeks, I’m picking up and changing my life. I’m moving across the country, roadtripping for two months & stopping in a city I’ve never lived. I have no idea what kind of job I’ll get there and haven’t even started applying yet. I don’t know what the hell I’m in for or what [...]
So you wanna be an entrepreneur (hey that sounds like the name of a smashingly successful TV show ) Well, first there are a couple of things you’ve got to figure out: #1 Whether you’ve already got the mindset necessary, or tips on how to develop one if you don’t #2 How to get going [...]
A very smart, spiritually connected person once told me, “the way you do one thing is the way you do everything.” It sounds simple, but take a minute and think about that. The way you do one thing is the way you do everything. That’s pretty intense. How do your thoughts, actions and energies in [...]
Please join me in welcoming Rachel Abroms as our Escape PODcast interviewee this month. Rachel began her professional career in the entertainment business, where she was involved in the casting of such major Broadway successes as Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables. After running Warner Brothers’ New York casting office, Rachel then moved to [...]
Susan M. Baker - aka The Escape Hatcher is a Creative Career Consultant who helps people figure out what they really want to be doing, how to make money doing it and then how to get started... she's helping her clients change their lives one dream at a time.