Paolo Coelho's best seller, The Alchemist, is so powerful because it lights the way for each of us to find our own personal legends.  It's a tale of being open, flexible enough to change course, trusting yourself, trusting love, and following your heart.  There are so many universal nuggets of wisdom and truth in this story, and the following quotes are my top five. 

When performers are uber competitive, unwilling to help others, unwilling to share connections, or unwilling to share audition info...just to name a few...those are clear signs that something deeper is going on.  In these cases, fear is back stage calling all the shots.  Instead of letting fear put puppet strings on your personal and professional life, operate from this truth instead.