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Love Tula

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How to be an Actor and have a life!

Dear Actors and all with Creative Souls,
Hello!
Today I want to talk about life balance as an Actor. Most people have full time jobs and assume that Actors don't work as hard, but all those who pursue a Creative path will know that indeed we work harder than most!

When you consider that being an Actor entails learning the craft, increasing skills like dance, singing and as much as we can do, as well as promoting our brand, making a living and having a personal life, how do we find the time?

As Actors we have to keep our skills honed by taking classes and rehearsing with friends. Every Actor now needs a website, of course a headshot, a showreel and most of it is done electronically. Then there is promoting our brand, which includes working out and grooming, looking our best, networking and getting as much publicity as possible for what we do. We also need to have a job which affords us the flexibility to audition and take time off for Acting work. As people we need to have a personal life, perhaps a home and family too.

I say this because I was 34 before I realised that I was completely obsessed with Acting and it had taken over my entire life. My message today is about Balance.

As Actors we need to be great business people too. I cannot stress the importance of balance in life. We cannot possibly perform at our best when we are stressed, broke, overweight and unhealthy or living in some past or present drama.

This is why I advise Actors to do it because they love it, not because they want to be famous. Fame is a fickle friend, as a wise man once said.

To achieve all this there is only one answer. We must be extremely organised and schedule everything, including personal time, meditation and good rest. To be an Actor is to be multi dimensional and with the right schedule we can have it all!

Always here to help,
Tula Tzoras
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Me and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Dear Actors and All Creative Souls,
In my E-Book, THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, I faced the most confronting task of divulging such personal things like suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and today I want to talk to you about it, as I wrote my book in the hope that you can avoid pitfalls!

Around 7 years ago, obsessed with Acting, working for bread and butter and leading a volunteer group for my humanitarian project The Crazy Crusader, I collapsed. My whole body shut down and I was so sick, but the doctors could not tell me why. I was bedridden for months. As soon as I felt a little better, I did what I always do, too much. As a result I collapsed again shortly after and was bedridden for months more. I had to leave my apartment and stay with my folks and was told not to work for at least two years, that I was suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

That was the darkest time of my life. For an A type personality, not being to fetch a cup of tea is anathema. I started doing meditation, looking into natural healing, diets, chinese medicine, anything to feel better. My body ached, my immune system was shot, my sleeping patterns disturbed and it didn't matter how much I slept, I was still listless, my body felt like lead I couldn't move. During that time I lost my home and went through all my savings, going from an independent person to a completely vulnerable one.

I tried natural medicine for five years. Nothing worked. It was only two years ago I found a specialist who dedicated his life to this condition. For the first time he explained it in a way I understood. If you imagine recharging a mobile phone battery , having CFS is like having an empty battery. It happens a lot to A type personalities who push themselves too far like Athletes. Some people can work 100 hours a week and some just collapse like I did.

The specialist put me on medication. I hate taking medication but after all these years it was "whatever works"! Now I can function, though I try not to take much medication and I find myself juggling every day with energy levels and when to take my medication so that I can do things like work or have a social life. I have been on a very healthy diet for the last 3 years and just this week I started exercising properly. If you see my facebook page you will see photos of me in all vitality. I do it on medication. I like to express my spirit and I am using inspirational material and my own Secret Weapon, something I share with you in THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR. My intention is to get better so that I don't have to take medication. Just as you see photos of me online, there is much more time I spend in down time.

Its important to see the gift in everything. Although having this condition is so boring, I have been able to write this book for you and to become more creative with my own projects.

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I hope my story helps you SOAR to SUCCESS as an Actor or Any Artist you dream of being.
Always here to help,
Tula Tzoras

End of Financial Year

Dear Actors and All Creative Souls,
As we move into the dead of winter in the Southern Hemisphere, we also approach Tax Time. This is generally a time things slow down for us Actors, so if your phone isn't ringing off the hook, a great thing to do to keep busy is grab a couple of buddies and rehearse scenes you have worked on in the past.

I keep all my scripts and quite often refer to them for different auditions. If you don't have any, first thing to do is read my E-Book, The Secret of Your Success as an Actor, available for Instant Download at www.actorssecretweapon.com. Now you won't find scripts in my book, but you will find guidance!

You can use plays, or even go to stores specifically for Scripts and find the most Amazing Film scenes ever. I have some classics in my collection.
That's all for now,
Always here to help,
Tula

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Chapter Six
A Working Actor

I will never forget my very first medium term contract as an Actor. It was a play called “A Sporting Chance” with the Victorian Arts Centre and it was also set to tour Victoria, for high school students. I was in awe as I entered the Victorian Arts Centre. I felt like a serious Actor and I wanted to do my absolute best. It was an honour to be there and to be given this opportunity.

The role I was going for was a young girl called Nancy, who was the outcast, the one who didn’t really fit in, but who set her a goal and achieved it. I loved Nancy. I did my audition and the director sat me down for a chat. She asked if I was afraid of heights, as I would have to deliver a monologue six feet above the ground.  Of course I said NO, as memories of being stuck half way up Ayers Rock and not being able to move flooded my mind. I really wanted this job.

When my agent called to say I had won the role, I was ecstatic. My feet would not touch the ground. Not to mention my relief not having to work so many jobs to keep me afloat. For a few months at least, my constant stress of juggling work and money would be eliminated. There is nothing quite like the feeling of security in this profession of insecurity. Rehearsals were to begin the following Monday.

On the Sunday evening preceding rehearsals, I had an accident and dislocated my ankle. As I arrived to rehearsal on crutches, the company was thinking of replacing me. My role was very physical and we would be doing two or three shows a day. I needed to get back on my feet if I wanted to keep my job. Some would say I sabotaged myself by putting myself out of action. I would agree, though of course it was subconscious. That evening I had a reiki session with a practitioner who prayed for a miracle.

The miracle happened. The very next day I was on my feet and off my crutches! As I travelled on the tram to and from work each day, I would thank God I was a full time working Actor. In my eagerness, I didn’t care that I was badly bruised from falling up and down rungs on something resembling a diving board. It was a while before they decided to put rubber on the rungs. I also didn’t care that I felt so dizzy suspended above the ground delivering my monologue, because I was afraid of heights.

It was my first experience working with an ensemble of professional Actors. Being young and lacking confidence due to the fact I did not graduate from a drama school, despite the fact I took as many classes and worked as hard as I could, I felt quite intimidated. They seemed to be a breed of their own. I remember them complaining about small things and thinking how grateful I was.

They say, quite often, Art Imitates Life. Somehow, my role as the outsider translated itself to my experience of the ensemble. I am certain my own insecurities as a young Actor had a lot to do with that. It seemed, however to be an ongoing theme during the five month tour of the show.

Pretty soon the day we started touring arrived. I packed suitcases, hats, coats, everything I needed. It soon became apparent I would be responsible for carrying it all!  I was less than overjoyed, as I had to trudge around with my luggage from Motel to Motel, holding the others up in the process. The first time we ordered drinks at the local country pub, I ordered a glass of champagne. The barman was visibly shocked. As the others played pool, I heard him say, in his ten years at the pub, no one had ever ordered champagne. He begrudgingly opened the bottle, then preceded to convince me to keep drinking, because he knew he could never get rid of it. I should tell you I am not a big drinker. I lived to regret that experience.

 Touring is an experience in itself. When you tour, you either have yourself or the ensemble for company. Sometimes everyone wants to do the same things and sometimes they don’t. I had never had to do things, like going to the movies, alone before. There were times when it became quite frustrating. There were also great times. We tried to make the best out of every place we visited and performed in. So we went to the Grampians and stayed in a B&B, stayed in a Motel called This’ll Do Me in the middle of nowhere and hired a houseboat for a weekend. Horse riding didn’t run very smoothly for me. It was my first horse ride and I was very nice to the horse, until it took off and threw me. I landed in hospital, with the doctor asking if I had an understudy. Of course, I didn’t.

The show must go on. It did, and each time we went away after a short break, I ensured I packed less and less to carry on tour. It was on one day, travelling through the countryside, I had an inspiration. I envisioned meeting a prominent Producer from a Huge Production House. They were doing some great work. I wanted this person to remember me, so I decided to send a photograph for ten days with correspondence on the back of each photo. I was so inspired and happy with my choice. It turns out, a while later, when I attended the AFI Awards and he had won an award, he recognised me. All he said was something to the effect of “ I remember you!” And that was the result of all that hype and effort. I was unable to see them when I went to Sydney later.

The tour ended at the Victorian Arts Centre. That was the pinnacle of my experience of that show. I was so happy to have met the other actors in the show. It was sad when it ended. The lesson I learnt from that experience was that I did not have to suffer and injure myself to play that role. I deserved to be there just as much as the other actors. In fact Audiences related to my character because she was the Underdog.


Choices to Make

• When you are in a meeting with a director, do not lie about skills. As in my case, those lies will come back and bite you!

• There is no need to suffer when you are playing a role, as in my case bruising myself and dislocating my ankle and falling off a horse. Believe it or not, self-sabotage is very common and subconscious, which means you don’t know it. It is not until limiting beliefs are eliminated, that we can get out of our own way to success. To eliminate limiting beliefs NLP or Neuro Linguistic Programming is excellent.

• Everyone has their own insecurities and issues and Actors are not an exception. When you concern yourself with second-guessing other people’s thoughts of you remember: Everyone ultimately cares about himself or herself more than they care about you!

• Touring is a great growing experience. When you tour with a show, you learn a lot about yourself.

• In the case of my vision, I have always found it important to follow visions; they have resulted in the completion of great projects. It is not uncommon for Actors to go to any lengths to get work. You only have to look at the beginnings of many famous Actors. It is important however, not to go too far, resulting in a lack of respect. It is a fine line sometimes. It can go either way.


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Sharing to Eliminate Struggle

Dearest Creative Souls and Actors,

It is an exquisite day here in Melbourne today, it doesn't get much better than this. I was thinking how confronting I found the task of sharing my personal story in my E-Book, The Secret of Your Success as an Actor was today. It is so important to me that it help you, I want everyone to read my E-Book before you do anything else and it seems the Industry agrees with me. NIDA and other institutions have given it huge accolades.

So check it out, its only $9.95 for over 100 pages, its a MUST READ because I don't want YOU to Struggle, I want you to SOAR!

Must be feeling mushy today,

love T

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