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
www.actorssecretweapon.com and THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, just $9.95 Instant Download!
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
www.actorssecretweapon.com and THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, just $9.95 Instant Download!
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