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October 7, 2024 69 mins

An actor's mindset can make or break a career. Your job is to open your heart, remain sensitive and open. And you’re asked to do that job in an Industry that doesn't have the capacity to care for your needs and in which scarcity is the norm. You will lose faith. It’s inevitable. But how gracefully you can find it again is the difference between auditioning with the full power of your talent, and allowing fear and self-consciousness to drain you of your power when you’re trying to book work. 

Risa and Steve examine what it takes to create and maintain the kind of abundant mindset that leads to success, even when you’re losing faith. 

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“If you hear a voice within you say, 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent Van Gogh.


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EPISODE 22: The Booking Mindset

EPISODE 42: That Next Level Shit

EPISODE 43: How To Be A Happy Actor

EPISODE 45: The Healing Required to Be an Actor

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Music: SAM DEWEES + ANDY ABELOW


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