Yep, I feel lucky. Guess I should say I feel fortunate. I play poker not roulette. Poker is a game of skill not luck. Yet, I exist in an industry where no matter how you roll the dice or spin the wheel success as an actor could be thought of as just being lucky.
I have so many friends in this town whose talent can only be described as mind boggling. Erin an opera trained singer with a voice that is truly a gift from God. Julienne an actress whose natural beauty rivals that of Rita Hayworth. Alisha whose expressiveness on camera can make your heart skip a beat. Why am I so fortunate........... because I know them and my other talented friends like Assaf, Jamie, Suzanne, David.........the list is very long and the list makes me lucky... and fortunate that I have made their acquaintance. Don't be hurt if I didn't mention you. There could be reason in the madness.
My friends and I all have something in common. We still fight, we still chase the dream, we still do it because we love it. So about that roulette spin for success. I know you have heard the question "Why do you play the lottery?" and the answer is "you can't win if you don't buy a ticket.". Guess what this week the office group that won the 300 plus million dollar lottery......one guy didn't play this week. Simple enough? Maybe.... but the acting business is first of all a business. It is a business of building and developing relationships. So, how are we going to make it simple?
Back to talent for a moment.....Erin's voice will rival Kelly Clarkson. Julienne's beauty could stride the catwalk with Elle. Alisha's talent equals Kathy Bates (I mean she can flat out be real). But guess what that is only part of the job. It is the talent side. That other side....the business side must be more important. Has to be!!! or all those individuals we see on the big or little screen that we think have no talent and we question how did they get that job wouldn't exist.
So, how are we going to make it simple? We have to create a plan. A simple business plan. A plan based on skill not luck. A simple repeatable business plan.
We have to force ourselves to do drop-offs every week. We have to go to industry networking events every week. We have to join a group that is industry related where we meet people who are not actors. (Now that sounds weird doesn't it). Yes, people who are not actors. We must meet writers, producers, and directors. I know........we would rather talk to actors. And every day, I repeat every day...we do some simple activity so we can meet that one person who might be our winning lottery ticket.
Cause guess what if we don't buy the ticket we cannot win. I know right now I feel lucky......
Till we meet again,
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