Monday Myth Debunkers: In Order to Succeed…

This might be our biggest myth of all. ⁠

But first, here are a few things we don’t want you to be confused about:⁠

YES, the time and energy you put into your career will yield more favorable results⁠

YES, you should make the things that are important to you (your acting career included) ONE of your priorities. ⁠

YES, other people will rely on you to make acting {A} priority (your team, productions hiring you, etc.)⁠

HOWEVER…⁠

Life ebbs and flows. ⁠

Especially this year #𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦⁠

There are a few things that acting should never take priority over. In no particular order, they are:⁠

1. Your family⁠
2. Your health⁠
3. Your happiness/mental health⁠
4. Your safety ⁠

Not sure who needs to hear this today but⁠

𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕛𝕠𝕓 𝕕𝕠𝕖𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕕𝕖𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖.⁠

If acting brings you inexplainable happiness and creative fulfillment, ABSOLUTELY, go get yourself some delicious artistic joy. ⁠

But you CAN have an acting career and have other interests and priorities. You can… 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥.⁠

PSA: If you need some time off from acting for personal reasons and someone gives you a hard time about it, that person is not on your team. Remember that. ⁠

Acting will always be here. Storytelling will always be here. Your creative bug isn’t going to fade. ⁠

And you’ll be a better artist for taking care of YOURSELF first. ⁠

Who are you besides actor? ⁠

#themoreyouknow #thecastingdirectorscut #mondaymythdebunker #actorlife

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