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In case you wanted to know yet another thing I'm obsessed with, let me tell you about index card goals.
Yes, I'm obsessed. I'm obsessed because they have helped me succeed in LA. That's why I teach it to you.
Read MoreStaying inside your comfort zone can be totally crippling to your career.
There are two ways this can really hurt your ability to achieve your dreams:
1) By completely staying inside your comfort zone and not even trying to get past it. These are the people who don't do anything to go after their dream because it's too scary or uncomfortable.
2) By thinking you're taking action towards making your dream happen, but your actions are comfortable and you don't even realize.
To avoid being one of these two people, ask yourself this:
Read MoreWhen you dream about working some amazing job in a really competitive industry, it's a total buzz-kill when you don't have any connections to that industry. Right?
I mean, when your Mom's friend doesn't produce movies, or your cousin's roommate doesn't work at a record label, or your Uncle isn't the head of NBC, how on earth are you supposed to break in?
Those were my thoughts exactly, when I moved to LA from Philly with a HUGE dream of working in the film industry. I did not have a single connection. Zero.
Read MoreThe heat wave in Los Angeles right now is out of control.
Everyone is uncomfortable. Everyone is complaining.
Oh, and when I say "everyone", I'm including myself. For sure.
In a city where the weather is usually fairly mild, and roughly the same every day, the people don't discuss the weather.
Read MoreI've been getting this question a lot, so I thought it would make a great blog post! I know the struggle is real when trying to figure out what the hell to bring with you on this big move.
One thing to keep in mind: you don't have to bring everything RIGHT NOW. You can bring the essentials and have other items shipped to you later. This will help you in the beginning because it can be quite difficult lugging all of your belongings around Los Angeles before you have a place to store everything.
Read MoreThis was a tough one to share because I don't want to offend you, or upset you. But at the end of the day, it is my duty to help you find success in Los Angeles. Therefore, I HAD to share this with you. I truly believe in helping you, even if that includes pointing out mistakes you are making. I've had people point out mistakes I made in the past, and it was so helpful. I hope you find this helpful, too. And know that I still heart you so much!
Read MoreToday I took a trip down memory lane because why the hell not?
I keep like every email ever in my Gmail account, so I thought it would be fun to do a search for all emails sent the few weeks surrounding my move to Los Angeles.
"Fun" turned out to be not so much.
OH THE MEMORIES! Just seeing the subject lines of all my emails during that time brought old emotions flooding back. SCARED AS SHIT. ANXIETY, ANXIETY, ANXIETY. LONELY WITH ANOTHER DASH OF SCARED!
Read MoreFor those of you interested in working in Television, I wanted to give you some insight as to how to take advantage of Pilot Season.
Pilot Season rolls around every year, starting in January/February. Studios and networks put u tons of money to produce several pilots (around 10 per network), and they usually take 2 months or so to film (14 days for actual filming and another month or more for pre- and post- production).
Read MoreWhen you’re trying to break into any industry, cold emailing can be a great technique to connect with people. I know it sounds scary, but with the internet as your confrontational buffer, it’s not so bad.
“Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first." - Frederick Wilcox
That quote genius-ly applies here. If you want to go after a big dream, you’re going to have to take a risk. You can’t expect things to magically fall into your lap, without you putting in any of the work. So, sometimes, you have to send out cold emails to people whom you’ve never met, or people you admire, or people you want to work for. Just know that we’re all in this together, so we are all taking those scary steps right there with you.
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