Perspective

Monday, Monday.  Here we are again.  And I've got a full week ahead.  Today I have BookPAL, which is always a treat.  Then tonight I have a casting workshop - gotta do that hustle.  So this afternoon I'll be working on my scene that I've picked out and hopefully will get a bit of writing in.  You never know where the day will take you though.  And that is the best part - and sometimes the most frustrating part - of this biz.  For example, I could get an audition notice this morning that is for an audition this afternoon.  Which is always exciting!  Or, another example.  I was talking to my friend over the weekend - he was all ready to pack things up and head East for a bit.  Things weren't clicking here for him here and he thought maybe if he changed locations, changed focus, things would be better.  But before he could go, he found a new manager that completely "gets" him, has only been working with him for a few weeks and has already gotten him in on a major network show.  Just like that, things have changed.  He's staying and life seems to match the weather here...a little sunnier.  And those are both examples of how things can be great.  And so when you're feeling like things are slow or not clicking or you feel like it's time to head somewhere else...it's hard to say, Yes. I'm going.  Because *justlikethat* things change here.  You get a last minute audition that leads to a job; you get a new manager that can get you in the door; you go to a casting workshop and make an impression.  You just never know.  Which can be frustrating.  Or exhilarating. It all depends on your perspective. 

I choose exhilarating.