A short conversational transcript from a YouTube episode in which two speakers (one an actor) discuss recent personal achievements, returning to drama school and training to improve audition outcomes, upcoming goals (including committing to the '75 Hard' challenge), and strategies for accountability and mindset shifts. The tone is informal and reflective; the content centers on practical steps the speaker took to revive their acting career and on methods for committing to difficult goals.
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Oh, so wonderful. We love it here.
We just got here yesterday.
Oh, really? Oh, great. How are you feeling? Enjoying?
No, we actually were coming from Paris, so we just had to go a couple hours. Yeah, it was great. Thank you. So my first question is, what is something you've done recently that you are proud of?
Something I've done recently that I'm proud of. I'm not going to play at the moment. Just know the criteria.
I think for me, it was kind of realizing that I wasn't doing everything I needed to do to get ready to be kind of a. Kind of. A few years ago, I kind of wasn't getting the jobs I wanted. I'm an actor, so I'm constantly auditioning. I was kind of getting very close and I'm getting the gig. So I hadn't trained since I was 18 when I left drama school. So I went back to school. In two years, I went back to drama school. I just kind of realized I wasn't good enough. So it was kind of a big moment for me to happen. I wasn't playing in the action to get what I needed, and so I went back and trained for military.
Jobs. Amazing.
What do you think helped that click for you to switch the mindset?
It was a friend of mine.
Another guy.
What's something you're looking forward to doing that you haven't done yet?
Something I'm looking forward to doing that I haven't done yet.
Like a new goal that you might have.
A new goal. We're about to do something.
Oh, my gosh.
I just. Did you really? Did you just do it? I did just.
You know, like, I've seen a friend of mine.
Because I saw him.
Amazing. Well, I think because you were announcing it here on this podcast, that's going to help you. It's going to help you do it.
Absolutely.
So good.
And then before you met me, what was your plan for being able to do it? What do you think would help you finish 75 hard or even get started on it?
I think just saying I'm doing it, you know, like, there's no two ways about it. I'm not going to shout about it and scream about it, but I am going to definitely let my family know. Like, my wife's rolling her eyes out would be, you know, another thing that I'll be doing. But. But yeah, and I think I'm talking my friends trying to get kind of accountability group together. Maybe four or five people are going to do it together, but I've done a couple of these things. With people before, when they drop out, it kind of makes me go, oh, maybe I should, you know, sort of webinar something I can do. So.
Yeah, totally. So you're responsible for yourself.
Yeah.
So, last question. What is your one number one? So if you had one piece of advice for people on doing the thing, the thing meaning anything, getting the play of your dreams or going after your goals, what was your piece of advice for people?
Do you know what? I think it's about.
Believing in yourself as much as you possibly can, because you can do it. People can do incredible things and things you never can.
