Greatness Over Coffee!!

An Evening at The Moth!!

Melissa and Matt support Lauren for a performance at The Moth at El Cid.

Having been an actress my whole life, public speaking was never an issue, however when I lost touch with my inner artist, performing was horrifying. No longer was I lecturing, I was up sharing stories. Ek! But I did it. I put my name in the hat and out of 34 people, I was selected to share my story!!! Hopefully we can hear it on the radio soon :)

Closet Make Over

The Pantages

by Matt

As the night of my week approached I was at a complete loss for what to do.  I did not have anything looming over my head so I was struggling to think of something.  I had already planned on going to see Hair at The Pantages and figured why not include greatness group.  I, of course, had a wonderful, inspiring beautiful evening.  I also left thinking that not much greatness was accomplished.  I had fun and I know the rest of the group did, but I left judging my choice.   It should have moved me forward, I should have had some breakthrough - really the list goes on and on.  

The following week I was in a yoga class and the teacher read a passage from a book.  Something really clicked for me. The activities in greatness group are not the point.  Yes, they can be huge life changing experiences and meaningful but, no matter what, they will always be great.  They will always be great because we have come together as a group and declared them to be.  Being committed to something bigger than yourself - being committed to someone else winning - is greatness.

Wedding Ceremony

Bingo! Found the Dress!

by Melissa

In the past I would have put off the task of finding a dress to the very last minute.  I've been known to worry for months before a show only to wait until the day before to find a costume.  I was a total ball of stress..  With the help of Matt and Lauren I was able to push through all of my inhibitions and narrow down what I was looking for.  The theme of the next 9 weeks for me is collaboration.  Why suffer when you can call on the people closest to you to cheer you on and make things happen?  I went to the Betsey Johnson outlet on my own and found not 1 but 2 dresses that I can alter and make perfect for my upcoming Valentines Day Concert in Montana.  I feel empowered because of how prepared I am.  I can actually concentrate on enjoying myself and sharing great music and dance with the audience.  In my mind I'm already celebrating how beautiful my dance partner and I are going to look and feel.  Go team greatness!!

By: kander and Ebb

What good is sitting alone in your room?
Come hear the music play.
Life is a Cabaret, old chum,
Come to the Cabaret.

Shopping for Stardom

Today we had an incredible evening looking for dresses for Miss Melissa! She was determined to find the perfect simple black dress for her upcoming tap piece. Black, beautiful and perfect. We searched high and low for it and to unfortunately could not find it :( However, during the search, it was clear there were many lessons to learn.

We instantly recognized a comparison between relationships and shopping. Just like shopping for a dress, we seem to shop for our life partners. Going into different stores, trying them on, taking them off until finally you find the one that makes you feel like a queen. During the search, there are those that fit and those that don't but sometimes you can find the Cinderella dream dress where you least expect it!

We also saw the importance of patience, time and money. From BCBG to Macy's we scoured the Glendale Galleria and walked away happily empty handed. A feathered fancy number ran at $780 dollars! Meanwhile, JCPenny's carried their low end prom dresses for a special of 29.99, but what is value really worth theses days?