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The Great Acting Blog: “Never Allow The Flame To Be Quieted”

06.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Many start out as actors but lose their focus along the way, for various reasons. Most of those who drift away never return. For some however, the years and decades pass, but somewhere later in life they re-connect with the craft, they long to practice once...

Cultivate The Habit Of Patience | The Great Acting Blog

01.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 24 Comments

When so much of the actor's career is out of his control, it might be a good idea to cultivate the habit of patience. Patience means strength. It means holding your nerve, being mentally tough, remaining focussed on important tasks when under pressure and executing them...

The Great Acting Blog: “Ignore Petty Distractions – Stay Focussed On Big Goals”

16.07.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Never allow yourself to become distracted by petty concerns, concerns that have little or nothing to do with your big goals. Allowing silly minutae to become the object of your attention will only serve to wear you down, depleting your mind, energy and will, making your...

The Great Acting Blog: “Working To Achieve Artistic Growth”

25.06.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

When you'd rather not do your work, is exactly the time to do it. Whatever the resistance is, go through it, don't back down. Dig deeper even after it begins to hurt, keep working after it stops being fun, remain focussed even when you'd rather...

The Great Acting Blog: “I Know It’s Boring To Talk About Discipline, BUT…”

24.06.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

... It is essential if you are to strip your day down and focus only on those few tasks which are critical to those few goals which, if accomplished, will change everything. Subscribe to The Great Acting Blog ...

The Great Acting Blog: “Do Something Scary”

17.06.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

If your emotional energy is low, if you're struggling for focus and motivation and creativity, pick a new goal which gets your blood up, something which spooks you. It might just get you moving again. Subscribe...

The Great Acting Blog: “Don’t Try And Change Them, Work With Them”

30.05.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

It's almost impossible to change who people are. To try is to make our lives joyless and waste enormous amounts of energy, losing focus on our important goals in the process. As the saying goes, it's better to see people for who they really are...

Surround Yourself With People You Respect | The Great Acting Blog

18.05.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

When we surround ourselves with people we respect, we do our best work because internally we raise our game. When we work with those we respect, our focus is greater and we challenge ourselves to go further, meeting new standards of excellence. When we are...

The Great Acting Blog: “Rebooting Your Connection To Your Work”

10.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Sometimes we become jaded with our work. We seem to lose our drive, our hunger, our energy, our focus. There doesn't seem to be any specific problem, it's more a general disposition, a mindset and a feeling. Our inspiration for starting down the path of...

The Great Acting Blog: “Remain Fixed On Your Big Goal(s)”

02.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Staying fixed on our big goals, on our dreams (to make a movie, or sign with that top agent, or to play King Lear at the Royal Shakespeare Company) relieves pressure. Perhaps the reality is that we will not be able to accomplish them for many...

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