“Take quitting out of the equation.” How about that?

Wouldn’t every moment of every day seem brighter and more possibility laden without that “Quitting” option jumping off the menu of life into your mind’s eye.  In fact, quitting can be considered more than merely a menu item -  it is the Fast food of choices – always the easiest and arguably the least beneficial option to select. And like quitting, Fast Food is the path of least resistance.  Quitting requires no discipline, no perseverance no willingness to expand.  In fact, it is the opposite – surrendering to the notion that you have peaked with no room left to grow.  If an ejaculation in french is called a little death I could argue that quitting would be a BIG Death.

While this BIG Death, on the surface, may be justified citing fear, competition, or lack of opportunity, it ultimately reflects ones unconscious self imposed limitations on their world and abilities.   Who at the drive through window would consciously say: I ‘ll take an “I quit” with a side order of failure (quitting’s close cousin).  But I know in the past I have fallen into this attractive well disguised trap.  Only in retrospect do I realize I was even quitting at all thanks to the clever packaging I subconsciously wrapped it up in.  I guess I needed to understand quitting before I could understand it’s opposites commitment and perseverance.  Regardless, I do hope my menu has now been updated so that I may stick to all my endeavors long enough to savor in tastier and more elaborate meals.  Meals that require my greatest focus, desire, and skill to prepare.  Meals that could never appear before a quitter.

So why don’t we just take quitting out of the Equation? My opportunities and possibilities have been and will always be whatever I say they are.  So I say they are Unlimited if I am willing to just stay hungry and expand as a person.

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Each negative thought you have is a symptom pointing you toward a deeper  issue such as an nonsupporting belief (any belief that does not serve you).  Here’s an example.   Let’s say you re at an audition and you have the thought ” I probably won’t get called back.”  I would suggest that the only way a thought like that could be triggered is if there were an underlying belief in place such as “I am not good enough” or perhaps something similar.  It is only from a belief platform of “I am NOT good enough”  that thoughts like “I probably won’t get called back” can spring forward.  Everything has to be rooted in something.   Powerful, negative thoughts must always have a sponsoring belief behind them.  So how can this help us?  Well now we know negative thoughts are not something we need to ignore or tune out.  They are merely pointing us to the root of an issue that we can resolve in order to  move on.  What are the negative thoughts you consistently have that may be pointing to a deeper negative, nonsupporting belief?  I would suggest EFT or other healing modalities to eradicate a negative belief at the root. 

To moving forward!

theActorsViSioN

If you want things to change you have to change. – Jim rohn

I wish it could be simpler.  I really do.  I wish I could shake a stick at my brain and rewire it for certain competencies or thinking patterns that would be advantageous.  Unfortunately all my stick rattling has failed so I (eventually) got the hint.  NOTHING changes unless WE change.

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David

Do you believe in yourself ? You’re value? Your talent?

I realized recently that there is no economy.  It’s all an illusion.  It’s just 6 Billion people running around creating the life they think they deserve. Every day we show up and what we believe gets mirrored right back at us.  Let’s face it there are actors getting 0$ per film, 20 Million$ per film and everything in between.  There has to be something very different about the 20M$ actor than the 0$ actor.  My argument is it’s how they show up in the world.  Yes some people would argue things like “it’s who you know” or “you just need a break”.  Really? Seriously?  Our success is just hanging on the hopes of meeting the right person or getting some mysterious break?  Never have arguments been more disempowering than these last two which are really quite popular.

Y0u see how we show up in the world is everything.  If we show up with a low self worth we will attract people and situations on par with others of low self worth.  Who else could bear to hang around you.  However if we show up with radiant self esteem others with a similiar self worth will show up and so forth.  THAT is how you meet exactly the person you want to meet.   That is how you get a “break”.   You become something too large not to get a break.  My point is we are in control.  We have ultimate authority and responsibility for our experience in this world.  If you are not showing up in your radiance, your power, your highest esteem it is your responsibility to fix it until you are. BAM.  I think the expression is “We make our own luck” or something similar.  Let’s go with that.

Here’s to you showing up a 10 out of 10…

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Work.  There’s a concept.  Admittedly,  I resisted this simple admonition most of my life.

Random thought I know.  Follow along.  I recently had the pleasure of speaking to a an actress/model/spokeswoman in high demand.  She has a recurring role of a TV show and hosts a segment on Fox sports.  I asked her bluntly, to what do you attribute your acting success?  She told me almost as bluntly “I hustle every day”  She wasn’t joking.  That was it.  She saw herself as a very valuable commodity and she acted as such every minute of every day.  She was constantly on top of any hole in her schedule.  Wow I thought.

The conversation brought back memories of old.  I remember Jerry Seinfeld commenting on a Stand Up Comedy convention he attended where he was to address a room of newbies.  He said he wished  he could have gone up in front of the room and said WORK.  JUST WORK.  You can all go home now.

Magic Johnson I believe was quoted as saying 5% talent 95% was the formula.

Ivanna Chubbick on her acting school website says “The students that have become noted and lauded actors (Oscars, Emmys and such) and built successful careers were all actors with an impressive work ethic that often chose to rehearse two to three hours every day!”

I’m not making this up people.  Work.  Hustle.  Pound the Pavement.  Whatever you call it,  there must be something to it!

Wishing you all the success you desire.

Let’s face it, most in people in our society (i’m sayin 95 -98 percent) don’t have it all together.  They are victims to any of the following: Not enough money, poor health, declining relationships, little to no fulfillment etc. etc.  Let me ask you  – How many people have it all?  The Abundant Money Flow, Fulfilling Career, Amazing Relationships, Radiant Health, Spiritual at-oneness?  Of all the people I know of I can think of less than 5.  The point is life can be a challenge to pull together and I have noticed that as in life, so in acting and vice versa.

I don’t think this is an accident.  I think it works all across our world on micro and macro levels.  I am sure you ve heard that 2% control 98% of the resources.  Why would I bring this up in relation to acting? Well obviously because I think it’s the same principle at work – Let’s call it the 2% rule.

First let me say great thanks universe for this!  I am pretty sure if life was just a breeze and we were all passing effortlessly we would get bored.   That in my opinion, is not why we come here to earth.  I say we are here to learn, expand, grow.  We need contrast and struggle to teach us what we don’t want.

This brings me to where my 2% theory was raised.  I recently heard in a Esther Hicks (of the Secret) video an explanation of why the same actors always get the same jobs.  It was fascinating her answer.  She speaks often about vibration.  We are all vibrating energy and we do it at varying levels.  Some vibrate billionaire energy with money others vibrate radiant health.  While others vibrate disease and poverty.  She maintains, and I tend to agree, that the world conforms our experiences to the level of our vibration.   That is the world shows us whatever we think to be true.  The rich get richer.  You are what you think (and feel) etc. etc.

AN Example: I walk around grumpy that i have a $7 an hour job and I feel (vibrate) that I never will be able to do any better.  My vibration of $7 an hour guarantees I will stay at this level until I start vibrating somewhere else.

Back to the Hollywood actors.  Why are all the same ones seemingly always getting the jobs? Vibration.  When successful directors and producers need to cast their films will they not look to actors who are vibrating on their same level of success?   The answer is of course they will.  So then the question, how many actors vibrate at that level of success?  Not too many as you can imagine.  Basically the ones who already feel(and therefore vibrate) like highly successful actors.  Ah HA!  So that’s why it’s always the same ones movie in and movie out.  They feel successful so they get the movies – they get the movies so they feel successful.

An obvious question would be how do I get into that cycle?

The answer (no pun intended): Act(and vibrate) AS IF.  Yes we have heard it before in other terms but this time for some reason it really hit me.  In order to get to another level you have to feel as excited about being at the higher level even though you re not.   We must show gratitude for something we don’t even have yet.  We must feel the confidence.  Feel the success.  All as if it were already in place.   Not easy I know.  Why do you think only 2% of the people are where everyone wants to be?