Have you ever taken the time to really think about what your ideal life looks like?
My job as a coach is not to give you all the answers but to get the right answers out of you. Everyone has a voice inside that knows the truth. It knows what you want and it knows how you feel. Whenever you say, “I don’t know,” you’re just not listening. You know. Give yourself time and space to listen and trust what comes up.
Read MoreI’d be willing to bet that you’ve had the thought (at least once or twice), “I should be further along in my acting career by now.”
It’s pretty normal for actors to have this thought. After all, most of us have gone out of our way to fulfill our life dreams. We leave our hometown to carve out a little space for ourselves in INSERT BIG CITY HERE much to the astonishment of our family members. Maybe they support us, if we’re lucky.
We took the big risks. We followed our dreams! And in life, doesn’t big risk yield big rewards? It worked for Tina Fey so it should work for me, too, right?
So when the day comes that you turn around and look at all the work behind you and then look at the road ahead of you and realize that there’s no discernable path that leads directly to an Oscar, you may hear yourself thinking it...
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” - Lao Tzu
Ever have that moment where you look at the road ahead of you and think, “How on earth am Iever going to get this done?”
As actors, we dream big [LINK: 2015 Year in Review]. We have to! If we didn’t have a strong vision of seeing ourselves on stage at the Oscars winning the golden statue, we might not have the fortitude to continue getting up early every day to brew coffee for cranky nine-to-fivers. It’s all in service to our grand vision.
The vision is fantastic – but sometimes when a dose of reality hits (say, you don’t get a part you want or auditions are slow), it can be really overwhelming.
If you’ve ever had thoughts like, “I can’t believe how much hard work this will take,” or even “This feels impossible,” then this blog post is for you!
Read MoreNo matter what business you’re in, no matter what stage of life you’re in, there will inevitably be moments when you need to get something done that you just don’t want to do. That’s exactly why I’m excited to share the concept of Activation Energy. I wish I could take credit for this incredible idea that changed my approach to business, acting and productivity...
Read MoreIt never fails. I’m at a networking event, talking to an actor and without hesitation they give me the excuse, “Well, I’m a starving artist.”
I smile politely but I really just want to shake said actor by the shoulders and scream, “It doesn’t have to be this way!”
The term starving artist came from geniuses back in the day, like Van Gogh, who sacrificed everything and never sold a painting in his lifetime.
However, even back then, other artists lived remarkably well, like Rembrandt, Dickens and Warhol.¹
So here’s why you should give up the “starving artist” belief:
