William Christopher Stephens Booked THE PARENTHOOD, PRIVATE PRACTICE and THE MENTALIST all Within Two Weeks of Studying THE LYNDON TECHNIQUE!!
Nadine Velazquez Booked a Guest Lead in CSI: MIAMI!
Justin Tinucci Booked a Supporting Role in the Feature Film UNDELIVERABLE with Kirk Cameron and Stella Reise and a Lead in the Feature Film ON COMMON GROUND – Both Features shoot in Georgia!
Mike Pfaff Booked a Co-Star in SONS OF ANARCHY!
Ana De La Cruz Booked a Co-Star in the HBO show ENLIGHTENED!
Thai Phuong Booked a Supporting Role in the Feature Film DISORIENTAION and the Lead in the anime live action Feature Film THE NEW KIND!
Spencer Daniels Booked a Lead in the Feature Film LAST KIND WORD that shoots in Kentucky!
Riley Beres Booked a Supporting Role in the Film HEAVEN'S IDIOTS!
Kelsey Higgs Booked the Lead in the Film DREAMS!
Anne Apra Booked a Recurring Co-Star in Web Series THE J SHOW, a Voice Over Campaign for BREATH GERMZ and Commercials for V-CUT and NATIONWIDE INSURANCE!
Michael Beardsley Booked a Lead in the Film BOY GETS GIRL and Supporting Roles in the Films GET INSIDE and BATHROOM!
Hubert Berg Booked a National OLIVE GARDEN Commercial!
Lauri Janover Booked the Film ABBY 33!
Jule Leuren Jackson Booked a Lead in the Film HOW TO MAKE A BABY!
Efrain Garibay Booked a Principle Role in a PSA!
Fernanda Kelly Booked a Lead in the Discovery Show ARIZONA!
Kristina Casey Booked a DISNEY PROMO!
Sara Castro Booked a Principal Role in the 3OH3 Music Video!
Gary Rollin Booked a SIMS Industrial and he is Starring in the Web Series LIFE WITH ZOMBIES!
Adam Silverstein Booked a Lead in the Film KISSING GAMES!
Bryce Hitchcock Booked 2 National TIME WARNER Commercials!
Lora Plattner Booked a Voiceover for PROGRESSIVE LEARNING!
Debbie Kagy Booked a Lead in the Feature Film LOVE IS ELSEWHERE!
What do you think is the #1 factor to your success as an actor? Connections? Training? Marketing package? I'll give you a hint: I've mentioned it before.... yes, that's right.... ATTITUDE!! A lot of people refer to that as your "mindset" and it's so impor- wait what? You've heard this all before? Really?
Then why do you still have stinkin' thinkin'?
Don't deny it, I AM YOU, remember? I know what it's like to let my mind get the best of me when I'm intimidated at an audition or an agent meeting. I know what it feels like to think that you're too fat or too thin or too pretty or too ugly for XYZ Role. Not enough credits, too many of a certain kind of credits, etc. I call these "ceiling thoughts" because they put a ceiling on our potential as actors and as human beings. We give ourselves reasons why we CAN'T do things! And as time goes on, these ceiling thoughts get stronger and stronger as we give them more and more weight in our lives. Finally, they become an impenetrable fortress of negativity that surrounds us and imprisons us and the worst part is, WE'RE OK WITH THAT! Out of fear of trying and failing, or out of fear of believing and having our faith turn sour, we just don't try and don't believe and get comfortable with our choice.
So how do we build the muscles that we need to bust through our Ceiling Thoughts? Well, we train all the other aspects of our business and craft, and so why not train our mind? The simplest way: Daily Affirmations.
Affirmations are self-directed positive thoughts or statements that relate to specific outcomes you want to achieve, such as wealth, success, or health. Instead of negative self-talk, you can use positive daily affirmations to direct what your focus will be. You can overcome the obstacles of your past, enjoy your present and create your future by utilizing daily affirmation. Affirmations redirect your values, help formulate goals, or prepare you for life's challenges that always come.
Here's how they work: Utilizing positive statements in the present tense, you look at yourself in a mirror and claim for yourself the person you strive to be. For example:
- I am a highly talented actor and I would be an asset to any production
With daily affirmations, you exercise the part of your subconscious that is always providing you with feedback about yourself. It's always on, and it is simply a mirror of the input it receives. When something seems to contradict that feedback, the subconscious rejects it in order to maintain self-preservation of the ego. When the person who uses the above statement has a bad audition or doesn't get a part, they're already trained to say, "Well, that's ok, it wasn't meant to be for me because I'm a highly-trained actor and I would be an asset to any production, so clearly this role wasn't for me and now leaves me room for something better to come along." This is in contrast to the actor that always worries if they're talented enough and if they could only get enough auditions...: "Great, I feel like I suck, I blew it, and I'm not good enough to make it. I should go back to [insert hometown here]."
So how's your subconscious? Does it feed you the positive energy necessary to be in an industry laced with rejection, or does it just tell you over and over about all the rejection you will continue to receive? Your body (actions) will do what your mind (thoughts) tells it to do, so if you are seeking success, train your mind to take the action needed to be successful. Your best tools are you and a mirror.
Cheers!
Justin Giddings
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What do you think is the #1 factor to your success as an actor? Connections? Training? Package? I'll give you a hint: I've mentioned it before.... yes, that's right.... ATTITUDE!! A lot of people refer to that as your "mindset" and it's so impor- wait what? You've heard this all before? Really?
Then why do you still have stinkin' thinkin'?
Don't deny it, I AM YOU, remember? I know what it's like to let my mind get the best of me when I'm intimidated at an audition or an agent meeting. I know what it feels like to think that you're too fat or too thin or too pretty or too ugly for XYZ Role. Not enough credits, too many of a certain kind of credits, etc. I call these "ceiling thoughts" because they put a ceiling on our potential as actors and as human beings. We give ourselves reasons why we CAN'T do things! And as time goes on, these ceiling thoughts get stronger and stronger as we give them more and more weight in our lives. Finally, they become an impenetrable fortress of negativity that surrounds us and imprisons us and the worst part is, WE'RE OK WITH THAT! Out of fear of trying and failing, or out of fear of believing and having our faith turn sour, we just don't try and don't believe and get comfortable with our choice.
So how do we build the muscles that we need to bust through our Ceiling Thoughts? Well, we train all the other aspects of our business and craft, and so why not train our mind? The simplest way: Daily Affirmations.
I'm going to go into more depth about Daily Affirmations in this month's Lyndon Technique Newsletter (check out www.TheLyndonTechnique.com), but for now, let me give the shortest definition I can give: affirmations are convincing yourself of how cool you are. Standing in front of a mirror, you strategically work out your self-love muscle (ok, after re-reading that, I considered deleting, but let's all try to be mature, shall we? :-) ) by giving yourself a pep-talk and pointing out the positive things in your life and about yourself.
Like I said, check out this month's newsletter where I will really go into details about this, but for now, here's a video that might help:
"Amy- you are AWESOME! Thank you so much for helping Justin get to where he is today, without your fantastic teaching methods, The Lyndon Technique, and your amazing coaching, we'd probably be back in Colorado instead of booking jobs! Not only do you have a superb and successful teaching method, but you also really care about your clients! Thanks for the phone call this morning and again, thank you for EVERYTHING you have helped us with. YOU ROCK!"
"Ok. I haven't even had my 4th class with you yet, but since I started on July 19th, I've booked "The Mentalist" (shoots tomorrow), put on avail for "The Parenthood", and just an hour ago, I was put on avail for "Private Practice." I guessed I learned something, huh? ;-) THANKS, AMY"
All these articles are provided with the intent of providing real and practical advice while whetting your appetite for more. To read the full article, visit www.TheLyndonTechnique.com and sign up for our FREE newsletter!
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I'd like to share with you something called the SuccessFormula. When I worked as a marketing consultant for an international consulting company, this formula provided a clear visual way to measure both how to achieve success as well as how to measure oneself in one's journey to success.
SUCCESS = A (LTV + D + E/T)
A = Attitude
LTV = Long Term Vision
D = Discipline
E/T = Effort over Time
Let's break down the creamy center, shall we?
Long Term Vision is the mindset that you're committed for the long haul. You're not seeking immediate gratification, you're seeking an established success, something that has intrinsic worth and provides the momentum to do and be more.
Discipline is just that: discipline. You've got to be working on your acting every day.
Effort over Time picks up where Discipline left off. As your work habits build, you can commit more time and energy to your goals, but remember that consistency is much more important than quantity.
Finally, the great multiplier: your ATTITUDE! You can have all the talent, vision, discipline, consistency and connections in the world, but if your attitude sucks, you're never going to make it for two reasons. First, you will constantly sabotage yourself. Bad attitudes breed laziness, apathy, procrastination and the inability to celebrate and gain momentum from the success you do have. Second, nobody will like you and you won't have any friends. Seriously.
I hope this article has proven helpful and motivational to you! Feel free to email me directly with your comments. lyndonmarkdir@gmail.com
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Do you constantly complain that your representatives don't do spit? Do you look at some of your friends and are envious of their good fortune? Are you on the sidelines looking in?
Not a day goes by where I don't hear how frustrated someone is with their career. I always seem to be giving the same response, "Do you have everything in order? Are your pictures updated? Do you have a demo reel up on breakdowns? Is your resume properly formatted? Do you have a comprehensive package? Are you an "A" talent with a "C" package? Are you actively submitting to all the websites? Are you in touch with your representatives? Is your "day job" taking up all your time? Are you working at least 5 hours a day on your career?" If you said "No" to any of these questions, then you have to reevaluate whether or not you're actually in the game. Your job is to be in the game.
A student came to me frustrated because he didn't sign with anyone. I said, "How many photos did you send out?" He said, "Uh... I don't know... about 25." I said, "You need to send out 300!" Guys, you need to RUN A BUSINESS! Are you attending the appropriate CD workshops for your type? Are you getting all 5's? Do you know how to book? You can be the greatest actor in the world, but if you don't know how to book, then you're not going to work.
I know that this feels like a harsh reality, but it is THE REALITY. Get out there and make it happen for yourself. If you want it more than life itself, then you've got to work it like there's no tomorrow.
