Dream Dealer
(And My Recent Favorites in TV, Books, and Podcasts)
I’m often asked what my former profession as a feng shui practitioner has in common with being an entertainment attorney. Aside from clutter-free contracts, I’ve had to give this some thought.
As a feng shui consultant, my goal was to help people identify and remove their obstacles in order to manifest their goals and dreams. Our homes display all of our conscious and subconscious blocks that can be overlooked through other modalities. (Yes, your misplaced couch might mean more than you think and the clutter in your closet, well, here’s a book for you.)
As an entertainment lawyer, I work at the epicenter of where there’s no shortage of dreams and a lot of obstacles. In both roles, I help people manifest their dreams but now it’s more about adding side tables, plants, and crystals in the form of agreements, intellectual property, and strategy.
The word manifest comes from the Latin word manifestus, meaning to make “existent, visible, or detected in the act.” In spirituality, to manifest is the act of turning thoughts into things. It’s the process of creating and arguably the sum total of why we’re here on Earth in a physical form (having been manifested/created ourselves) in a three-dimensional world dealing with tangibles, like food, water, and phones.
In legal terms, when you manifest an idea it becomes a copyright. Yes, even Congress recognized that manifestation is when you put an idea in a “tangible form” of expression.
“Everyone has an idea. But it’s really about executing the idea and attracting other people to help you work on the idea,” said Jack Dorsey.
Manifestation starts with an idea or dream as its seed point. From there, it becomes manifest in a tangible form, which in my line of work is usually scripts, pitch decks, manuscripts, proposals, scores, and, in some cases, financial backing or funds raised. When the idea and the tangibles don’t match up, I feel more like a dream killer than a dream manifestor. And yet I know that rejection is a form of steering us in the direction of our manifested reality.
I remind myself of this, too, as I shop, refine, pitch, rewrite, shelf, unshelf, and revise my cathartic memoir turn commercial-ready book. My own projects keep me in check with the creative process. Creating is easy, but creating for market often comes with those pesky obstacles.
As for the through line between feng shui and entertainment law, it’s this: I’m a dream dealer. I’m a positive-minded realist championing creatives to manifest what they’re here to do.
I’ve come to realize that the energy we bring to people, places, and situations is our essence regardless of what form it takes. That’s the through line for all of us: our essence.
And so with that, it’s time to clear out an office closet on this Virgo New Moon. Declutter old, outdated technology. And while you’re at it, turn your desk in the power position and then get back to work on manifesting your next project ✨
Below are some of my favorite manifestations lately…
xx Tisha
📺 TV & Film
The Laci Peterson documentary on Netflix and Peacock: I totally went down the rabbit hole with this case and quite honestly I think I solved it. Yes, he’s guilty, but not in the way the prosecution presented the evidence. My Tiktok about my theory went viral if that means anything 💁
Selling Sunset on Netflix: Starts September 4th and I. can. not. wait.
🎧 Music & Podcasts
Hoda Kotb: Your Best Days are Ahead! on the Jamie Kern Lima Show: Hoda talks about her experience at the Hoffman Institute which 100% mirrors my own, along with other great nuggets.
The Art of Human Storytelling with Award-Winning Narrator Julia Whelan by The Entertainment Business Podcast: In case you didn’t know, yes, I have a podcast. Subscribe everywhere you listen to podcasts and you can stream from my Substack menu. Lots of great episodes, but this one, well, was a fan girl moment for me.
📚 Books
Worthy by Jamie Kern Lima: Worth is the fuel for manifesting what you want. If you need an IV drip of it, like me, then this is the book.