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You (or your Team) Could:
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BUT...
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The unfortunate truth is that many people never step into the confidence they know is possible for them.
Not because they lack ability.
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After years of coaching people through confidence, visibility, and presence, across leadership, relationships, and life. I’ve learned something important:
Lasting confidence doesn’t come from fixing yourself.
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Leap of FAITH: Actress Melinda Michael on Improv, Bollywood & Divine Intervention in India
EPISODE 8
Leap of FAITH: Actress Melinda Michael on Improv, Bollywood & Divine Intervention in India
Show Notes:
Episode Title: Leap of FAITH: Actress Melinda Michael on Improv, Bollywood & Divine Intervention in India
Host: Tony Babcock
Guest: Melinda Michael
Episode Overview
Melinda Michael, actress, kirtan leader, and meditation teacher joins Tony Babcock for one of the most emotionally profound conversations in the show’s history. Twelve years after walking into Tony’s improv class in Toronto, Melinda shares the full arc: the leap into film school, the nine-year grind, the call to India, emergency surgery in Mumbai, and a spiritual awakening that reshaped her relationship with herself and her craft.
Guest Bio
Melinda Michael is a working actress, kirtan leader, and meditation teacher based in Los Angeles. Originally from London, Ontario, she trained at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts (NYCDA) and spent nine years building her career in Toronto before relocating to LA via Vancouver. Her recent credits include CIA (as a Lebanese spy) and Days of Our Lives (as a Russian assassin). Melinda leads kirtan – devotional chanting on harmonium – and teaches meditation at treatment centers.
Find her: https://www.melindamichael.com/ | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam.melindamichael/
Key Topics Discussed
The journey from your head to your heart – and why it’s the most important trip you’ll ever take
Improv as a gateway to presence: what fear of improv is really about
The no-backup-plan philosophy: if you give yourself an exit, you’re already planning to use it
India: a Bollywood film, emergency spinal cord surgery, and divine intervention
How 16 years of ballet + MMA taught Melinda to absorb impact instead of dodge pressure
The difference between inner work and outer action, and why most people have it backwards
Kirtan, the Maha Mantra, and how mantra meditation trains your attention (not your silence)
Booking CIA as a Lebanese spy – the first time Melinda played her own heritage on screen
Quotes from the Episode
“The greatest journey you’ll take in your life is from your head to your heart.” Melinda Michael |
“If I’m giving myself something to fall back on, I’m telling myself I won’t succeed.” Melinda Michael |
“Our external world is just a reflection of our inner world. You can work on the outer all you want – but if you haven’t done the inner work, you’ll keep getting the same results.” Melinda Michael |
“A spotlight will illuminate everything. That’s not always comfortable. But that’s how you find out what you’re made of.” Melinda Michael |
Hot Seat: Lightning Round
One habit you’d never give up | Kirtan – mantra meditation on harmonium every morning |
Biggest audition fail | Her belt came undone mid-audition. Lesson: laugh it off and keep going |
Bollywood set in 3 words | Beauty and chaos |
Hollywood set in 3 words | A test |
Biggest meditation misconception | That you need to have no thoughts. Meditation trains your attention, not your silence |
Sanskrit word every creative needs | Jai – meaning greatness and victory |
The spotlight is... | The courage to show up authentically and step into your calling or your purpose |
Resources Mentioned in this Episode
Guest Resources:
Melinda’s website: https://www.melindamichael.com/
Tony’s Resources:
Discover your speaker style (AI quiz): spotlightconfidence.com/speaker-style
Spotlight Speakeasy: https://spotlightconfidence.com/the-spotlight-speakeasy
Book Tony: https://spotlightconfidence.com/book-tony
Heather Lowry’s ADHD Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1bKZo8y2ro/
Connect with Tony Babcock
Instagram: @tonybabcockofficial
TikTok: @tony.babcock
Facebook: Tony Babcock Official
LinkedIn: Tony Babcock
Main Website: tonybabcock.com
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