Monday Myth Debunkers: You Need to be Wealthy…

Acting Classes, Headshots, Casting Site Memberships, Dues, Coaching, Personal upkeepโ€ฆโ 
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Acting can feel expensive. โ 
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Hereโ€™s the tea โ˜•๏ธโ 
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Just like any professional career: medicine, law, teaching, IT, engineering, real estate, beauty etc., there is a level of initial investment for education and a certain amount of materials to start your business. โ 
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Yes, we want you to embrace your craft and relish in the art, but your career ๐˜ช๐˜ด also a business. โ 
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What we do want to encourage is being financially mindful. โ 
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Anything that promises a shortcut to acting is a tried and true ๐Ÿšฉโ 
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Make smart financial decisions with your business and cut unnecessary expenses. โ 
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Some examples on areas where you can save and leave out (as they are not crucial) are:โ 
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– Websitesโ 
– Mailersโ 
– Giftsโ 
– Slate shotsโ 
– Annual headshotsโ 
– Too many materials on your AA profileโ 
– Business Cardsโ 
– Coaching on every auditionโ 
– Specialized wardrobe (please donโ€™t buy clothes for auditions)โ 
– Specialized footage shot for your reelโ 
– Postcardsโ 
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Yes, foundational training is important (and arguably required). And continuous training is also crucial. However, itโ€™s OK to take breaks when needed. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ.โ 
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In the meantime, keep your muscles strong by reading plays, practicing self taping daily, doing actor studies, reading for other actorโ€™s self tapes, writing, etc. โ 
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๐”น๐•– ๐•—๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•”๐•š๐•’๐•๐•๐•ช ๐•ž๐•š๐•Ÿ๐••๐•—๐•ฆ๐• ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐•ฃ๐•–๐•ž๐•–๐•ž๐•“๐•–๐•ฃ ๐•จ๐•™๐•’๐•ฅ ๐•ž๐•’๐•ฅ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ฃ๐•ค ๐•ž๐• ๐•ค๐•ฅ.โ 
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