It's been just over a year since I've moved to LA (July 2 to be exact!) Oh, time....how you fly by......
So, I know I said in one of my first blogs that I would try to not write about my "work" stuff here, leave this blog for fun, frilly, exciting things I am doing and experiencing in LA.... Well, if I'm going to be completely honest, all I do is work. This is by choice though. Yes, occaaaaaaassionally I will have a girl's night or go impromptu to some place on my own, but generally, most often, I am working. It's given me a lot to be proud of. I am a firm believer that anything you put your mind to and work hard towards is possible. It just takes time. All good things take time, and as a great friend once told me in regards to love - it happens when you least expect it. Well, I think that goes for all good things in life. All you can really do is be sure that you are ready for it when the Universe delivers it at your doorstep.
I am also very fortunate to have an amazing support system, as well as an incredible group of passionate friends that are in pursuit of acting as well that CONSTANTLY inspire me - and the ones who live in New York, bless your hearts, you guys really got it going on!
So as I was leaving today to run some errands, I went to check my mail and I got my letter from SAG about my eligibility (along with it asking me to pay the handsome sum of $3,000 to officially join)....and I have to admit, my initial reaction was a simple, "Oh, cool." Initial. After a while it started to sink in. Not that I was now officially SAGe, but what I had done to get to where I am. I had to think back to that girl that drove herself across the country to land in LA just a smidge over a year ago, and all the events that have transpired since: the hard work/sleepless nights/skipped parties/odd jobs/great friends/fake friends/failed auditions/wonderful bookings/new opportunities.... And to think, I'm just getting started.
What I am about to say may seem a bit pompous, but whatever, I think I've earned the right to be proud! In just under a year (which was my goal) I was able to snag my SAG status, solidify important relationships with certain casting directors, and get amazing representation! Hell yeah! I did it. No referrals, no one that held my hand, walked me through the door....nope.... Just me. And let me tell you, it feels real good - because I've earned it! Now, don't get me wrong, I had A LOT of great friends to pick me up and dust me off or point a finger in the right direction to keep me on my path. I couldn't have done it without them - literally (I'm not exaggerating). But there have been plenty times when I've had friends ask me for advice and never followed through. Or ones that expected me to do the work for them. I've seen it. I've experienced it. It's never enough for someone to show you the way - YOU have to do the work.
So, now that I have ranted all about how glorious my accomplishments are :-P I think I'll end this blog with the one main point that may have been overlooked - If I can do it, anyone can do it. Seriously. I mean, it takes time, discipline, patience, and strong will, but anyone can do this. I breathe the same air as you, have blood coursing through my veins like you, and walk on the same earth as you (I think....jk....ha).
To wrap this up.... You are the creator of your own success - the master of your own life. You choose your destiny, and you alone have everything you need within you to make it happen. So get to it!
“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
