Marcus Weiss: Expressing & Connecting

<p>Marcus Weiss is an actor who's had an extensive career in theater, TV, film, and radio. You may have seen him in Blue Man Group, Le Reve, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, and Second City Improv & Comedy, to name a few. He's also a teaching artist for the Disney Musicals in Schools Program at the Smith Center for Performing Arts, and a performance coach with a Mastermind called “Express and Connect.”</p> <p>In this episode, we talk about how growing up in Switzerland shaped his outlook on seeking "busyness," how formal training (he got his BA in drama from Dartmouth and a Masters in Acting at Temple University) gave him more tools for expression, which allows him more freedom.</p> <p>We also discuss how the "Yes, and..." principle of Improv can be applied to your business or life outside of comedy, why mindset (or heartset, as he likes to call it) has become so meaningful, and the importance of getting out of your head and creating a path that feels good from the neck down.</p> <p>Connect with Marcus:</p> <p>IG: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/themarcusweissexperience/'>@themarcusweissexperience </a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/TheMarcusWeissExperience/'>The Marcus Weiss Experience</a> and <a href='https://www.facebook.com/themarcusweiss'>Marcus Jacob Weiss</a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/swissmarcus'>@swissmarcus</a></p> <p>Mastermind: "<a href='https://app.mastermind.com/masterminds/19200'>Express & Connect</a>"</p> <p>--</p> <p>Connect with me on your favorite platform: <a href='https://pods.link/aardvarkgirl'>https://pods.link/aardvarkgirl </a>or on Clubhouse @aardvarkgirl</p> <p>--</p> <p>01:36 I have no sort of inherent, vague, foggy fears about communication or about expressing myself or about connecting with other people. </p> <p>03:18 There are those who consider being out of your comfort zone to be like a negative thing. And then there's those, and you can sort of train yourself, who consider coming out of your comfort zone to be an exciting thing. Like,