Checking in With You!

This is going to be a quickie today.

Let me ask you one question.  How are you doing with your studies and career?  Are you doing all you are able to do right now?  (Okay, sorry:  that was two questions.)

I once heard one of those stock, Tony Robbins-type motivational phrases, but it stuck with me.  It was simply this:

"You don't have to do __________ today.  But someone else will."

So let's talk about your acting.  Are you enrolled in a class?  If so, do you attend regularly, especially when you don't feel like it?  Do you do the assignments fully and to the best of your ability, or just enough to fool the teacher?

Do you network?  If you're not the handshaker-type, get in an acting class and meet people.  Propose and work on projects together.  Write a monologue or a scene to expand your skills and to give your classmates something to do.  They'll love you for it. 

Are you looking for an agent?  If your acting is shaky, the chances of you sitting in an agent's office and nailing a monologue are not great.  If your chops aren't there yet, get in a class.  (Noticing a theme, here?)

Are you auditioning consistently?  That means looking for them, going to them, doing your best at them because you're prepared, and learning from each experience.

Do you have your goals clearly defined?  Break them down.  If you want to do films in Hollywood, have you done student and indie films yet?  Don't assume that taking a pricey film acting class is going to prepare you in any way other than technically.  You need to know from experience what the ups and downs of any given career choice are, then weigh them for yourself and decide if you want to take it any further.  Don't make the mistake of simply assuming that since you wanted something a few years ago that you still want it.  It may not be the case.  If you're not sure, check out your actions.  (OO, that's cold!)

You get my drift. 

In sum: 
1)  Figure out what you want to do. 
2)  Do it on whatever scale you can right now.
3)  Decide if you still want to do it.  If so, commit, dig in, and show up.  If not, let it go.  Come up with a different game plan, and go back to Step 2.  Lather, live, repeat.

Love and Drama -
Jill