How To Use ‘Google Alerts’ To Help Your Acting Career
Google Alerts can provide a virtual gold mine of information about the people, places and projects actors want to be involved with.
Trust Yourself! Take what resonates and toss what doesn’t work for you
There is no single set path to success in this business. Take what resonates and test it out while you toss whatever doesn’t work for you.
7 Steps To Making Workshops Work For You
It’s easy to fall into the trap that the more people you meet, the more opportunities you’ll have. But that’s just not true. It’s not about who you know in this town. It’s about who knows you.
The ‘Lana Turner’ Myth
The story creates the unhealthy myth association within each actor’s psyche that when they move to LA they’re going to be “discovered.”
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?
Hearing a “No” isn’t really that big a deal. But when we associate that “No” with incorrect interpretations, we immediately let the “No” defeat us.
Networking Made Easy
The key to being a genuine networker, is to become a master at making introductions.
An Interview Tip for Actors – Don’t Always Talk About Your Resume
During an interview you have an opportunity to show a new or interesting side of your personality, but most actors don’t know where to begin or what to say.
Don’t Be An Emotionless Zombie!
As actors, the conduit through which we tell stories and express is through feeling.
‘Thank You’ Cards – Politeness Goes A Long Way
Sending a ‘Thank You’ card not only acknowledges that you are thankful for being given the opportunity to audition, but also reminds the casting director of your name and face
Little Victories Change Our Contextual Landscape
When we don’t keep things in perspective, when we focus only on what isn’t working, when we become defeated by rejections and challenges
Coffee Grounds, Kaleidoscopes and Character
How the past is used to shape character, both our own, and the ones we play
Booking A Job Is Not The Same As Shooting The Job!
Amy Lyndon: “Actors are so afraid of “going over the top” that they actually put a cap on their own performance!”
Stop Postponing Living
Why do we wait for things in life? Constantly put things off until they become long-lost dreams. Stop waiting for things to get better or easier or less busy!
Life Is A Pratice
We’re so oriented toward the doing, toward the getting somewhere that we put such extreme pressure on ourselves to not only get there immediately – but at whatever cost.
Our Limitations Are Just Habits
It’s easy to get lost in our own ‘thoughts’. But repetitive thought doesn’t make something truthful. It just makes it a belief.
What is An Actor’s ‘Essence’
Your understanding of, and control over, the three elements that make you unique, are essential for marketing yourself in the Biz.
Changing Your Inner Dialogue
Do you ever feel like you just sleep-walked through an entire month? A year? Just going through the motions in life?
Critics and Reviews – They’re Not as Awful as You Think
Not only should an actor learn how to deal with what critics think of their work, but also how to use these reviews to their advantage.