the skinny…

For actors who find it hard to relax, rest and stop – it might be time to consider if rest and play might actually be what you need to generate more success.

For actors worrying what other people think is particularly damaging. If we are afraid what others think, we may ask to be seen whilst on another level ask to remain unseen, because it is safer to be unseen. If we want acting success we must do the work to overcome our worries about what others think. So, how do we do that?

As actors we often think our day job is separate to our acting career. But what if we saw it as a tool that could either help our career or hold it back? Too many actors do not know their worth to the corporate market and sell themselves short.

I don’t think we can toughen up, and I don’t think we need to toughen up. We are actors not marines! Many of those sensitivities allow us to be artists. However I think we can make the path easier and happier if we become more resilient. Resilience in turn, allows us to keep trying, to persist.

I don’t think we can toughen up, and I don’t think we need to toughen up. We are actors not marines! Many of those sensitivities allow us to be artists. However I think we can make the path easier and happier if we become more resilient. Resilience in turn, allows us to keep trying, to persist.

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