miércoles, 16 de octubre de 2013

The Genius Freeze


Expert Author Doug Shapiro
This one is for You with the big vision. You with the brilliant ideas of how to move forward in your career. You with the big picture of all of the possibilities. You that are so keenly aware of the multitude of possibilities that you choose to do none of them and defrost the freezer.
I'm sure you defrosted the freezer well.
I'm also sure that you weren't exactly fulfilling your destiny to bring emotional catharsis to an audience through your work at that moment.
Right now, your genius is freezing you up like that chilly appliance and it's time to transform those big ideas into tangible action. I'm not telling you to get your head out of the clouds. I'm encouraging you to embrace that dreamer, that Entrepreneur, and use them as a guide for focus.
An important conversation I have with my clients is about their core values. If you could choose just two that direct most of your choices, what would they be? Love? Family? Religion? Influence? Power? Money? Truth?
Once these two values have been named, you can start using them to guide your important decisions.
Example One:
You've chosen Family and Money for your core values.
You're offered a job with a popular theme park. Do you take it?
Look to your values:
Family: Many families save up for ten years in order to be able to experience this one special day together and you have the honor and privilege to bring them a fresh and joyful experience six times a day.
Money: Theme Park usually pays better than a summer-stock job.
Take the job!
Example Two:
You've chosen Religion and Influence as your core values.
You're offered an audition for a high-profile Guns-n-Glory film. Do you take it?
Look to your values:
Religion: There's that whole "Thou Shalt Not Kill" thing and the script is glorifying violence.
Influence: You strive to be a role model for kids through your actions.
This job is not for you. Take a deep breath and, because influence is important to you, recommend a talented friend who will thrive in that job. Then you both come out looking good.
Another tool in using your Entrepreneur to guide your action choices is to create a very specific 20-year goal, then use that vision to gauge whether or not a current action will be likely to lead you there.
Example:
Your long-term vision is, "I am the go-to dramatic movie character actor for complete transformation. I bring fantastic 'Aha!' moments to my audiences when they realize I'm the same actor in this film that played such a wildly different character in that other film. I have homes in both Los Angeles and Brooklyn with a supportive spouse that travels with me."
Today you have some money set aside and three excellent classes, highly recommended by friends, have been presented to you:
  • Music Theater audition class
  • Dialect workshop
  • On-camera commercial class
Which of these classes is most likely to successfully move you towards that varied dramatic movie career? My money would be on the dialects class.
So, Savvy Actor, what is your long-term vision? What values burn so strongly in you that there is no choice but to bring your work to the masses? There are many paths on the road to success, so rather than succumb to "Genius Freeze, " let your values and vision be your guide towards action.
Now choose.

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