So yesterday was April Fools Day and truth be told, unfortunately I did not land a lead role for those who did not read all of the comments. Having said that, I did not imagine the number of likes and comments that I would receive so perhaps there was more to it subconsciously than I thought. At first I just thought it would be all fun and games but since I have been struggling this past year with whether or not I should continue to pursue this career, perhaps I needed to hear that others believe in me so that I can once again believe in myself. Being back here in Canada I have realized how tough this industry really is and why so many have had to throw in the towel before me. But I do not want to throw in the towel. I want to fight and find a way to financially continue to pursue my dreams. So I thank you all for believing in me and inspiring me to ignore that self doubt and to push on through. I hope one day I will land a lead role and can earn the right to say so. Until that day, I thank you all again for your support. Believing in others is a powerful thing because it strengthens the belief within ourselves which so many of us always need. So I encourage you all to do more than just think of others, tell them you believe in them too. I will tell you all right now - I believe that each and everyone of you can achieve your dreams if you keep pushing and find a way. I want to share with you some words to help you believe in yourselves. For the record, I never went to drama school but rather business instead and have started to pursue this industry late in my life. Someone suggested the importance of having a goal as a performer Patrick Shaw! ;) So my goal as a performer is to consistently aim to do my best, to motivate others to do their best and to inspire them to feel that it is never too late in life to pursue their own dreams! Lastly, to me the fear of failure was always the one thing that prevented me from even trying. When I was living in Australia at the age of 26, I went to my very first audition for the role as batman at a theme park with no acting experience whatsoever, well that was me facing my fear and trying. But the fact that I succeeded at that audition was NOT that I got the role. The REAL success was that for once in my life I tried! So the moral of the story is that I used to measure failure as the result of never achieving success. But I have come to learn that my real measure of failure is in not trying at all. So now my only fear is in giving up and rather than running away from my fear, I am going to face it and never give up. I challenge you to do the same. So when you see me post a picture up as batman, it is not because I have a big ego or am arrogant, it is because deep down I am really proud of myself for trying. So today I assure you this is no April Fools! The only fool is the one who does not even try at all. I will continue to try and land that leading role 😃 One love people. Believe in yourself and believe in others. Love thy neighbour as thyself. Amen.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:34:03 +0000
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