Perceived Rejections
A major excuse for many actors is fear of rejection. Yet, you know that you must have a certain number of rejections before you receive an acceptance. Therefore, you should eagerly pursue the possible perceived rejections to get yet another one out of the way. These perceived failures, or lack of desired results, can be put to your advantage if you are clear of the odds in the process of success. If there are 20 no’s necessary to get a yes, then the no’s must be gathered as quickly and as successfully as possible. They are a major part of the process of success.

Look at your results with the knowledge that part of the game requires a certain number of negative results before positive results can be achieved. That is why it becomes imperative that you create as many actions as possible to get your quota of negative results out of the way. That should be simple enough. There may be many negative results. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that you persevere on the path of knowledge and repetition. The positive results will be achieved. It is important that you realize that your odds are based on the process of knowledge becoming talent. Each effort is part of the physical repetition power of talent. The knowledge could come from books, classes, this series, other actors or wherever. You do the work. You use time effectively by understanding discipline.

The talent comes from action. You do this in the same way you get a talent for anything else. You understand the process. You acquire the knowledge, in this case, creating action, and you put that knowledge to work through physical application. You dedicate yourself to a daily routine. You stay determined to fulfill your daily tasks. You look for the long and short term desired results. You do this until you don’t have to refer to your notes or to your schedule of routine. You do it until you don’t have to think about it. You do this until it becomes second nature.

Choices
It is said that success is the result of good choices and that good choices are the result of experience. It is also said that experience is the result of bad choices. If you make choices, good or bad, you are going to have the experiences that ultimately will lead you to success. If luck is preparation meeting opportunity you can have luck on your side by being prepared when opportunity knocks on your door. That opportunity can be guided by your knowledge of how you can use the universe as your constant energy source. So don’t refer to your lack of desired results as bad choices. You’re after the knowledge that comes from what may appear to be bad choices. These apparent non responsive actions are all part of the process of success.

How many classes have you taken over the years where you felt you didn’t receive the information to move your efforts forward or you didn’t assimilate the information to talent?

You may be aware of certain patterns that you have developed concerning classes. Of course, you may be one of those people who have never taken classes. You may believe that classes have little or no value. You may believe your money should be spent on other more productive efforts. You may be using an excuse that is being empowered by your inner consciousness.

You will find what is getting in the way of your inability to make the changes necessary to get more positive results. Have you ever asked yourself, “how is it possible after all the studying, all the courses, all the books, I still can’t find the motivation needed to create action?” Not only is it possible, it’s a reality for many.

Lack of Action
There is a 98% failure rate for professional union actors. That means that only 2% of union actors are actually working at any one time. In order for you to be in the 2% you need to take action. Action is movement. Action is putting into practice the physical efforts needed to produce desired results. You may be aware of the reasons you don’t take actions to move you towards a successful career. That could include the fear of success. It could include the fear of discovering that you might not have what it takes to achieve success.

You may attribute your lack of action to being lazy. But, why would you allow being lazy to be more acceptable to you than taking actions to get the talents and abilities that would lead to success? Maybe lazy is an excuse without the effort of cover up. However if you were working on a project, let’s say an independent film, a play, a showcase or whatever, wouldn’t you work tirelessly in order to see the project through? You would have little or no time for your apparent laziness. There would be no mindless TV, no endless emails, no aimless phone conversations or bad movies. So, your action or non action has nothing to do with lazy. It’s about the control of your focus. You accept being lazy when there is no one accountable to you but you. Yet, you’ll do anything for a friend or acquaintance. Maybe you don’t want them to feel badly about you for not completing a promise or judging your value. When you are alone, however, you can avoid having your abilities judged through action so you may constantly disappoint yourself.

Acknowledge that lack of action puts you in the majority not the minority. There is nothing really wrong with you because you can’t seem to get your act together. You are in the mainstream. Most people never fulfill their dreams. It takes too much dedication and too much discipline to achieve success. You may adamantly protest that you however would never allow yourself to be financially limited or emotionally dysfunctional. You would never allow yourself to be physically unfit, spiritually void, professionally disconnected, personally alone or creatively empty. It’s not that you don’t want to change. The effort itself could be the possible pain. Procrastination, laziness or fear of rejection may be caused by not knowing how to evaluate your talents and abilities. Procrastination, laziness or fear of rejection could come from not knowing what to do to be prepared. This could be the root of your action problem.

What gets in your way of your responsibilities to you are the two elements of life you must contend with on the physical level. Actions that give you pain and actions that give you pleasure. Most people will opt for emotional pain and physical pleasure. Another reason for non action is procrastination. It falls in the same category as the lazy and fear excuses. You procrastinate because you believe that taking no action will give you less pain than the possibility of being rejected or having to evaluate the competitive potential of your abilities. Actions can be looked at as the ability to do something because you can.

You may have many surviving relics from previous efforts to restart your career. You may have things like a notebook with fashion ideas or marketing labels to agents. What you think they say about you? These things may be reminders of your past perceptions of personal failures. Gather these relics together so you can empower them. Let them be examples of efforts toward the number of negative results needed to fulfill the journey of life.

It’s not just your professional life that you are responsible to. It’s also the other six areas of your life that must be included in your excuse seeking. Otherwise, you can be sure that the neglect of them or the lack of support from them will come back to haunt you. Are all the areas of your life running like a top? Or, are there any areas of your life that are neglected or are neglecting you? You may find that some areas of your life are working well and are supporting your efforts. You may also find that there are definite areas needing improvement.

In some areas of your life, you may have no clue as to what your desires and expectations are. It’s time you had a conference with all the areas of your life. These parts of you should have a support person or persons who are aware of your dreams and ambitions. If there are areas of your life that don’t have a support person, then these areas need to be re-evaluated and restructured. Without a clear and solid awareness of your expectations and desires your chances for success are limited. You want more than the expected feeling you might get from success. You want to be grounded in your desire to feel secure and content with the journey itself. You are looking to break old patterns that are, in reality, considered normal.