For me, New Year's Eve is worse than Valentine's Day! It is such a couples' night. Well, I am single but optimistic that the new year will offer me endless possibilities as long as I stay open! I think I may make this my theme song for 2011!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
"Wanna Go Home"
Been pretty good warding of the holiday blues, but not going home for the holidays has been tough! I am not ashamed to admit, I miss my Mum!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Establishing My Acting Career: "Branding the Product" That Is Me, Becoming The"Company" Studios Want To Do Business With!
With all of this reflection, a new challenge has risen to the surface of my mind. How do I continue my growth as an actor and embrace the need to see myself as a company with its own brand that not only catches the attention of the studios but allows my "company" to grow? Right now, I am a small fledgling company. If I plan on getting this company listed on the "Fortune 500" so to speak, I need to challenge my view of myself, find my uniqueness and make full use of all my assets.
Perhaps this is my means of embracing my "scheduling issues" head on? I guess I should dust of my mission statement, revise appropriately, and evaluate how I can more consistently see myself as the CEO of My Life. Maybe seeing myself as the CEO of My Life is a little too vague. Perhaps, embracing myself as not just an actor competing for roles, but as a businessman whose career is his company, I may see better results.
Yes! My career, my body, mind and creative spirit are the components of my company. Therefore, I am the CEO of this company and should make decisions accordingly. With every acting job I "book", my business expands. I have never thought of myself as a businessman. That will take some studying to fully understand how to do this realistically and not in a "New Age" self-help kind of way. In concrete terms, this will require me looking at my finances and seeing how I can be more responsible with my spending and make sure I have separate funds that will be devoted to company expenses. Separating my personal finances from my business finances may be useful and constructive. It may also help me have tangible markers to track my company's expansion and viability.
This doesn't have to be hard unless I let it. I just want it to be real and productive. Productivity is coming to mind so much, it will be a barometer of my company's growth and potential for success.
2011 is looking like a year of challenge, a year of meaningful change, and a year of adventure!
Perhaps this is my means of embracing my "scheduling issues" head on? I guess I should dust of my mission statement, revise appropriately, and evaluate how I can more consistently see myself as the CEO of My Life. Maybe seeing myself as the CEO of My Life is a little too vague. Perhaps, embracing myself as not just an actor competing for roles, but as a businessman whose career is his company, I may see better results.
Yes! My career, my body, mind and creative spirit are the components of my company. Therefore, I am the CEO of this company and should make decisions accordingly. With every acting job I "book", my business expands. I have never thought of myself as a businessman. That will take some studying to fully understand how to do this realistically and not in a "New Age" self-help kind of way. In concrete terms, this will require me looking at my finances and seeing how I can be more responsible with my spending and make sure I have separate funds that will be devoted to company expenses. Separating my personal finances from my business finances may be useful and constructive. It may also help me have tangible markers to track my company's expansion and viability.
This doesn't have to be hard unless I let it. I just want it to be real and productive. Productivity is coming to mind so much, it will be a barometer of my company's growth and potential for success.
2011 is looking like a year of challenge, a year of meaningful change, and a year of adventure!
Scheduling A More Productive Life
Having spent this holiday season away from my family this year, I found myself with a lot of TIME on my hands. Instead of allowing myself to dwell on sadness and missing my family, I have chosen to focus on the positive. While I was not able to go home, the Universe provided me with a small but wonderfully enjoyable experience working as a professional actor. Coaching has its level of fulfillment but nothing replaces being on a "set" and bringing a character to life!
Ending 2010 on a productive note, professionally, has me looking to 2011 with anticipation and excitement! The question is, how do I get myself to adopt a realistic schedule of work that enables me to improve my acting skills, exercise, and build on my professional confidence?
I am not certain why I have such an aversion to scheduling even when I know when I DO work with a schedule, I actually feel more professional and proactive in achieving my goals. I see this as my challenge for 2011. No new year's resolutions for me this year, just a continuation of my self-evaluations and desire to make meaningful changes and growth in my life.
I am hopeful, as I continue my work with the UltraConfidence program I purchased, that things will fall into place and I will find a resolution to my inner resistance to scheduling and breakthrough to a prosperous, creative and professionally fulfilling new year!!
Ending 2010 on a productive note, professionally, has me looking to 2011 with anticipation and excitement! The question is, how do I get myself to adopt a realistic schedule of work that enables me to improve my acting skills, exercise, and build on my professional confidence?
I am not certain why I have such an aversion to scheduling even when I know when I DO work with a schedule, I actually feel more professional and proactive in achieving my goals. I see this as my challenge for 2011. No new year's resolutions for me this year, just a continuation of my self-evaluations and desire to make meaningful changes and growth in my life.
I am hopeful, as I continue my work with the UltraConfidence program I purchased, that things will fall into place and I will find a resolution to my inner resistance to scheduling and breakthrough to a prosperous, creative and professionally fulfilling new year!!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Acting Wisdom: Know Yourself
Here's a bit of acting wisdom I found on another blog (An Actor's World) that I wanted to have on hand for myself to refer back to for its gems of wisdom for the actor. The YouTube clip is originally from Inside Acting Podcast. I look forward to more clips from them.
Forest Whitaker's Touching Oscar Speech
Forest Whitaker is an amazing actor! He truly loves his craft and it radiates in his performances. This touching Oscar speech speaks to me of the beauty of dreaming to create the life and career you desire despite all the odds.
If you haven't seen The Last King of Scotland you are missing an amazing film!
If you haven't seen The Last King of Scotland you are missing an amazing film!
Sydney Poitier: A Trailblazer
There is no one like Sydney Poitier. He has always been one of my greatest inspirations as an actor. His dignity and pose commands respect. This link captures not only is humility but the amazing path he blazed winning an Oscar for Lilies of the Field - a truly beautiful film on so many levels.
Dustin Hoffman winning Best Actor for "Kramer vs. Kramer"
As much as people complain about the Oscars, every actor holds a secret dream that their work would one day reach the level of being considered worthy of Oscar consideration.
Here is a link to a wonderful clip of Dustin Hoffman winning for "Kramer Vs. Kramer. It beautifully honors the body of work of all the nominees and concludes with a touching acceptance speech. It is a pleasant reminder of the joy of dreaming of one day creating work half as memorable as all those nominated in this clip. I dare to dream and look forward to the day I know my work is moving in that direction.
Here is a link to a wonderful clip of Dustin Hoffman winning for "Kramer Vs. Kramer. It beautifully honors the body of work of all the nominees and concludes with a touching acceptance speech. It is a pleasant reminder of the joy of dreaming of one day creating work half as memorable as all those nominated in this clip. I dare to dream and look forward to the day I know my work is moving in that direction.
Inspirational Reminder: Protect Your Dreams No Matter What!
It never hurts to remind myself of what I believe and allow it to inspire me as often as possible. If I know anything, I know I must protect my dreams...no matter what!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Finding My Way...
My blog has been silent for the last month as I have been trying to figure out what has been off within me. I have lived with a belief system that your life experiences are a reflection of where you place your thoughts. The challenge of this belief system is that I am completely responsible for the state of my life. There is no cursing God or blaming others- it all is coming from some deep rooted thought patterns that are simply not serving me well.
Now I have been pretty good at looking at my life and acknowledging the painful childhood experiences that have shaped me. However, the challenge I realize now is figuring out how to not just let go of the past but to replace the thought patterns that clearly are deeply rooted in my subconscious. The Universe has decided to give me a hand in this area. After a spontaneous search of the internet on topics of self-hypnosis and tapping into the power of your subconscious mind, I came across a "positive brainwashing program" called "UltraConfidence" that for a minimal cost provides you with a system of downloads that bombard your brain with subliminal thoughts of confidence as you listen to mini-lectures on why you are entitled to living confidently in the present. The program doesn't say anything that I haven't heard before but the power of the program is in spending about 50 minutes a day listening to the series of 6 mini-lectures and answering two sets of loaded questions whose function are to bypass your conscious mind and implant thoughts of confidence directly into your subconscious.
After a few weeks, I have to say it has been very useful at keeping me in a very positive state of mind. I am planning on making it a part of my daily routine and see where it takes me. So far, I am very optimistic. I have had recently what I can only describe as a breakthrough! I booked an acting job! I have been working for a year and a half on trying to break back into this business. I know that much of the problem has been linked with simply having the self-confidence to go for it and believe in myself. As I don't believe in coincidence, I can only conclude that the UltraConfidence has had enough of an impact to help me land my first acting job in a long time.
I trust that in time and continued focus on replacing those embedded limiting thoughts that more positive experiences will continue to manifest into my life. I had so much fun getting back onto a studio lot as a professional actor! I look forward to getting to a place of auditioning and working on a consistent basis! Thoughts have power, so I am determined to focus my thoughts firmly in the direction of my dreams.
Now I have been pretty good at looking at my life and acknowledging the painful childhood experiences that have shaped me. However, the challenge I realize now is figuring out how to not just let go of the past but to replace the thought patterns that clearly are deeply rooted in my subconscious. The Universe has decided to give me a hand in this area. After a spontaneous search of the internet on topics of self-hypnosis and tapping into the power of your subconscious mind, I came across a "positive brainwashing program" called "UltraConfidence" that for a minimal cost provides you with a system of downloads that bombard your brain with subliminal thoughts of confidence as you listen to mini-lectures on why you are entitled to living confidently in the present. The program doesn't say anything that I haven't heard before but the power of the program is in spending about 50 minutes a day listening to the series of 6 mini-lectures and answering two sets of loaded questions whose function are to bypass your conscious mind and implant thoughts of confidence directly into your subconscious.
After a few weeks, I have to say it has been very useful at keeping me in a very positive state of mind. I am planning on making it a part of my daily routine and see where it takes me. So far, I am very optimistic. I have had recently what I can only describe as a breakthrough! I booked an acting job! I have been working for a year and a half on trying to break back into this business. I know that much of the problem has been linked with simply having the self-confidence to go for it and believe in myself. As I don't believe in coincidence, I can only conclude that the UltraConfidence has had enough of an impact to help me land my first acting job in a long time.
I trust that in time and continued focus on replacing those embedded limiting thoughts that more positive experiences will continue to manifest into my life. I had so much fun getting back onto a studio lot as a professional actor! I look forward to getting to a place of auditioning and working on a consistent basis! Thoughts have power, so I am determined to focus my thoughts firmly in the direction of my dreams.
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