What does it take to build a sustainable career as a performer? Talent, a solid work ethic, business acumen, a diverse arts practice, a supportive tribe, good timing, good luck, etc ... oh, and a healthy inner life.
That's right. A healthy inner life. A healthy inner life practice. That's what this blog is devoted to - exploring what it means to create and maintain a healthy inner life as a performer so that your visible practice (i.e. the art you show the world) is authentic and joyful. So that you own a career as a performer that is sustainable. So that you are growing all the time.
Let's start with a question: would you ever think to ask a freshly minted graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration why they aren't the global CEO of Google 6 months after graduation? Obviously not. That journey takes decades, IF it ever happens. And yet, the most commonly asked question Performing Arts graduates get asked immediately after graduation is "So ... when are you gonna make it to Broadway?" It's the same question, just a different industry.
Raise your hand if you're a Performing Arts graduate and you feel the pressure to be successful immediately after graduation. (Can you see me raising my hand and waving frantically?)
The reality is: it's not realistic AND it is a dangerous and damaging burden to carry. But the reality is also that this pressure is real, and many careers fizzle out before they've had a chance to shine. That's also reality.
This blog isn't about magic mushrooms or elixirs we can take to get on Broadway. This blog is the experience of my journey building a sustainable career in the Performing arts that I can own.
Join me.
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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!