The Hollywood Connect Library
Category: Life in Los Angeles
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Odds of success in Hollywood
Jim & Karen Covell talk about the intense competition in Hollywood.
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Marriage and family life
Actress and Producer Kathleen Cooke talks about the dynamics of family life in the entertainment industry.
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Adjusting to life in L.A.
Actress Julie Crisante talks about adjusting to life in Los Angeles.
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What should I prepare for Hollywood?
Actor Hans Obma discusses three things you should have before you move to Hollywood.
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Arriving in Hollywood
Actress and producer Kathleen Cooke discusses what she wishes she had known when she first came to Hollywood.
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Can I make it on talent alone?
Jim & Karen Covell discuss whether a creative artist can be successful on the basis of talent alone.
Category: Life in Los Angeles
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What I Learned in Five Years
If I could give my 2007 self some advice as I arrived in Hollywood, what would it be?
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On Networking: Follow Through
In marketing and networking, your follow-through is vitally important -- here's how to do it.
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On Networking: How to Talk to Someone You Don't Know Yet
How do you talk to people you don't know without being introduced? Here's some advice...
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Getting Around in L.A.
Los Angeles is a complicated place! Here are a few tips for getting around.
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Before You Move To Hollywood
Here are a few things you will want to do before you move to Los Angeles.
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The 10 Biggest Mistakes
Over the years I’ve also seen Christians who come to Hollywood unprepared for the difficult challenges of making their mark…
Category: Life in Los Angeles
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Journal: The Quick and the Dead
A few years ago, I found myself in a place in life in which I couldn’t drive my car for…
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Journal: My Motorcycle Diary
A couple years ago, I decided to take motorcycle lessons. Okay, I’ll admit it: motorcycle lessons appealed primarily to my…
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Journal: Courage
Some thoughts on discouragement in Hollywood...
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Journal: Searching for Significance
One of the main reasons many creative people come to Hollywood is that they are looking for significance...
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The End of the Story
I've got this friend who hates to talk about movie plotlines to any degree before he's seen the movie himself.…
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Journal: Escaping a Terminal Life
What is this stuff called Courage that we all aspire to, but which can be so tantalizingly elusive?
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Journal: Glitter and Gold
Hollywood is known more for its myth than for its reality, at least in the eyes of the general public.…
