What you do every day… reflects your priorities. Reflects what you actually, truly WANT.
Expertise manifests from one thing and one thing only… repetition. Ultimately it doesn’t matter, from the audience’s point of view, how you are feeling. It matters only what you DO. And if you practice DAILY, then even on those days went you aren’t necessarily “feeling” it, you will still be able to DO it. It’s 2019, Apprentices. Decide what you want, and then DO THE THING, daily, that will enable you to manifest that want into reality.
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Jason, I am moved and intrigued by this. It instigated a memory of something improv guru, Keith Johnstone, spoke about. He shared with us that he wanted to learn to draw faces. So, he set himself a goal to draw 500 faces. He drew and drew. Inevitably, he drew a series of accurate, beautifully rendered faces. He would say to himself, "I am going to draw 500 faces." He kept drawing. Inevitably, he drew a few that he struggled with, that he failed to draw well. He said to himself, "I am going to draw 500 faces." He drew and drew. He finished his 500 faces. Then he realized, "Oh! I'm going to draw 10,000 faces." I cannot express how deeply this story moves and motivates me. I want to explore scenes and plays and moments 10,000 times. In 10,000 performances. With directors like you, Jason. Or, simply, you, Jason. We've got some practice to practice! #resultsbedamned #painistemporary #successistemporary
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