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How to Motivate Yourself toward Success
Message from the blogmaster: When I lived in Los Angeles, and was actively seeking a career in film and television, the biggest obstacle I faced was motivation. I loved acting but I absolutely detested the entire audition process, the driving in bumper to bumper traffic, and the capricious way most acting jobs seemed to be filled. Over and over again, I'd see commercials air that I had read for and see people in the part I had read for that were totally different than the role I read for. Sometimes, it seemed to me that there was no rhyme or reason for not getting a role. Each morning, I'd get out of bed and start my day. A typical day might include getting resume copies made, or getting copies of my demo reel and then setting out for auditions or networking events or classes. I was in a position to not have to worry about money, the last time I went to L.A. so I spent my days entirely focused on acting. But after months of literally driving all day (Los Angeles is about 55 miles wide and an audition can be in Burbank or West L.A. or Santa Monica or even as far as Manhattan Beach. Some days, I had three auditions and/or callbacks in one day and they might be 20 miles apart. That doesn't sound like much mileage if you live where I live now, in rural Alabama but in Los Angeles, 20 miles could take two hours. So, if you are pursuing an acting or film industry career, you'd better gird yourself about with as much motivation as you can come up with, every day.
How to Make It In Hollywood, or Anywhere Else
Over all, the most significant mindset I've adopted, with regard
to my career as an actor, is to diligently and unrelentingly remind
myself that my acting career is not in the hands of hollywood.
That's hard to do when you are there, in Hollywood, and you
see all these audition notices on L A Casting and Actors Access
and you see parts you KNOW you could play and you don't get called
because someone else doesn't see you that way.
It's easy to think someone else, the person doing the casting
or the person directing or producing or your agent, is in control.
It's just as easy to think you are in control, the little you i mean.
The personality self with it's wants, needs, insecurities and, often,
it's tunnel vision.
The truth I have come to embrace is that something higher is in
control than what my personality self thinks it needs, or what my
agent thinks I am right for, or what the director or producer believes
about me as an actor.
When something is in alignment with everything in me, it happens.
When i am desiring or striving to produce something and there is
misalignment or conflict in me anywhere, it doesn't happen.
So, as best i can, i attempt to pursue what i desire and, at the same
time, release all attachment to result.
Whew. Yeah. But it works for me when I can do it.
If I can surrender in each moment to my High Self, my God Self
(or Goddess Self), then every success comes easier.
I am here in Alabama, far from tinseltown now. It is even harder to
keep that faith here, where opportunities happen only sporadically
and losing one can seem far more important than it would in L.A.
where there will be five more chances tomorrow, but the same
principle applies.
How To Get Undressed :: Blognapped From RawEm0tion
Getting undressed is often the last thing you want to do at night. Some people fold their clothes neatly, hang them up to prevent creasing and generally make sure their wardrobe is in perfect order before they sleep. These people clearly aren't getting tired enough during the day.
Most bedrooms have a chair. This isn't where you sit, it's where your clothes sit while they're watching you sleep. If there isn't a chair, clothes will also wait quite happily on the floor. Going to bed with no clothes on the chair or floor means you're either fantastically tidy or you're going to bed fully clothed.
A few people wear a whole new outfit every day: among them are the Queen and the woman at work who thinks she's the Queen. Normal people get undressed and ask themselves, "Can I get away with wearing this one more time?" The answer depends on whether there's any alternative and whether you're going to be within smelling range of other human beings the next day.
The order in which you take off clothes is important. You can tell how much zest there still is in your relationship by noting when the man's socks come off; before pants means sex is still important; after pants means sex is much less important; socks on all night means sex is a distant memory.
Done right, undressing can often result in downright nakedness. That's why there is an unspoken rule in society that you should attempt to undress only if you are within arm's reach of pyjamas or swimming trunks. Never attempt to undress if you are within arm's reach of a hand that is not your own.
Being undressed by someone else happens on only two occasions in life: one is when you are a toddler and your parents are very keen to get you into bed; the other time is when you are an adult and another adult is very keen to get you into bed.
Getting undressed can be a very erotic display. There are two exceptions to this: one is when men with big ears get stuck when pulling their shirt over their head; the other is when a woman takes off her bra and has to perform a maneuver that makes her look as if she's unlocking a door behind her while simultaneously signaling a small aircraft in to land.
Most bedrooms have a chair. This isn't where you sit, it's where your clothes sit while they're watching you sleep. If there isn't a chair, clothes will also wait quite happily on the floor. Going to bed with no clothes on the chair or floor means you're either fantastically tidy or you're going to bed fully clothed.
A few people wear a whole new outfit every day: among them are the Queen and the woman at work who thinks she's the Queen. Normal people get undressed and ask themselves, "Can I get away with wearing this one more time?" The answer depends on whether there's any alternative and whether you're going to be within smelling range of other human beings the next day.
The order in which you take off clothes is important. You can tell how much zest there still is in your relationship by noting when the man's socks come off; before pants means sex is still important; after pants means sex is much less important; socks on all night means sex is a distant memory.
Done right, undressing can often result in downright nakedness. That's why there is an unspoken rule in society that you should attempt to undress only if you are within arm's reach of pyjamas or swimming trunks. Never attempt to undress if you are within arm's reach of a hand that is not your own.
Being undressed by someone else happens on only two occasions in life: one is when you are a toddler and your parents are very keen to get you into bed; the other time is when you are an adult and another adult is very keen to get you into bed.
Getting undressed can be a very erotic display. There are two exceptions to this: one is when men with big ears get stuck when pulling their shirt over their head; the other is when a woman takes off her bra and has to perform a maneuver that makes her look as if she's unlocking a door behind her while simultaneously signaling a small aircraft in to land.
Private Investigations – How to?
As a university professor I am often sent complimentary copies of books to review for possible course adoption. As you can imagine, some make it and some don’t. Moreover, most of the books, especially at the undergraduate level, tend to concentrate on theory, as opposed to practice. Recently, I was sent a book on investigations. Frank Ritter’s “Successful Personal Injury Investigations” is unusual in that it’s aimed straight at the practitioner. Both the private investigator and the police detective would greatly benefit from having Ritter’s book as a reference tool for the field. His 1200 page tome begins with a practical discussion on ethics and proceeds to cover issues like case management, video/photography and conducting actual investigations (from vehicles to product liability)”
There is a link to more information about Frank’s Book at:
www.hitechcj.com/private-investigator/frank_ritter.html
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