On the flip side, you can "DO" all the right things and still make little or no progress. You can sometimes be on the cusp of something and be thwarted or you could never hear back from the casting director. The number of factors in a casting decision that you - the actor - control is tiny. And it is draining. Spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically draining. It's subtle and powerful at the same time. AND you need to find a way to stop it.
Otherwise, one day you find that you no longer care. You find that you no longer want all those dreams you spent hours nurturing. It might be a big, dramatic realization. But it might also be a slow, painful throbbing awareness that grows in time.
So what CAN you do?
You do want you can control. You create steps that you can take. You create momentum you can build on your own. You create - for yourself - those moments that you remind you why you got into performing arts in the first place. You feed the monster.
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My name is Eu Jin. I recently embarked on a career as a professional actor after 20 years in the corporate world. A big supporter of personal growth, I also dedicate time and energy in performing arts education, specifically in the arena of practical approaches to inner health because I believe that lays the groundwork for a sustainable career as an artiste. If you would like to find out more or share your thoughts, please leave me a message on the "Contact" page of my website. Thank you very much!