The Jim Carrey Commencement Video…You may have seen it flying around Facebook, Twitter or some other social media site. There’s a reason that it’s gone viral. It is chock full of amazing inspirational, life & acting lessons all wrapped up in the gut-busting, face-twisting wrapper of hilarity that is Jim Carrey. jim carrey commencement video After seeing the Jim Carrey commencement video shared ad nauseum on Facebook and refusing to watch (just to be rebellious I guess?…Oh, come on, you know you’ve done that too!), I finally relented. And I’m so glad I did. Although it was jam-packed with awesome stuff, I pulled out 6 key points that every actor should know and apply to their life, their craft, their acting careers. There were so many more but heck, this is a blog post, not a book! If you’d like to watch the Jim Carrey commencement video in its entirety (and I highly recommend you DO), you can do so at the end of this post (scroll down) In the meantime, here are the 6 Lessons Every Actor Should Take, Use & Enjoy from this awesome video. Lesson #1 From The Jim Carrey Commencement Video – Be The Container jim carrey commencement video Many times as an actor, you get really caught up in all there is to do and accomplish and prove that you forget why you began to pursue it to begin with. You forget you are a bright, shiny ball of creative light that can never go out. You forget how it feels to be in touch with that light. With that powerful creative force that beams out of you in every direction. You forget you are expansive and infinite and uncontainable. You confuse your true self with your limits. But you are not your limits. Your limits are only that to which you have given power. You cannot be contained. You are the container. Lesson #2 From The Jim Carrey Commencement Video – Do What You Love jim carrey commencement video Have you really thrown yourself 100% into your dream of being a professional working actor? Is there maybe a little hesitation? Some small (or large) part of you that you haven’t thrown in yet because of the little voice in your head saying you can’t do it. Or perhaps it tells you you’re not good enough (liar!). Or perhaps there are voices from others in your life saying the same. Are you using those things (or other things) as excuses not to take a chance and go ALL IN in your acting career? Remember, you can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love…Acting. Lesson #3 From The Jim Carrey Commencement Video– Create Your Ripple jim carrey commencement video As an actor, you have the ability and the capacity to reach others with your voice, your creative spirit, your energy, your light. The same is true for everyone of course. But for you, the actor, you have an audience that turns to you to receive what you bring to them in the gift of your performance. You have special access to share something magical with others. And, as you grow in your success as an actor, you have a voice to reach people all over the world with your message. Why not choose a message that will make people better? The ripple you send out into the world is yours to create. Create it wisely and share it often. The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is. Lesson #4 From The Jim Carrey Commencement Video – Be The Light jim carrey commencement video It’s easy to get caught up in desiring the physical rewards of being an actor – the money, the fame, even just seeing your face on that big (or small) screen. When you focus on the physical, you can lose touch with the creative force that breathes life into you. You can confuse the real YOU (the true, expansive, creative, playful, joyous being) with what you DO (your job). Remember, you are not the pictures on the filmstock, you are the light that shines through it. Lesson #5 From The Jim Carrey Commencement Video – Desire, Work, Let Go jim carrey commencement video This is probably the lesson you need to learn most as an actor – learning to let go of the outcome that you want so badly. Letting go of whether or not you will get the job. Letting go of whether or not you will achieve your dreams of being a successful, working actor. I don’t mean let go of it, as in do something else. I mean let go of the exact way you think it’s supposed to show up. It limits you. Just get clear on what you want. Allow yourself to swim in the excitement of it as if it’s already here (you’re an actor – use your imagination!). Keep putting yourself in the right places with the right people and taking the steps that are required and let go of HOW it’s supposed to happen. Follow Jim Carrey’s 3-step plan for getting what you want: 1 – Let the Universe know what you want 2—Work toward it 3 – Let go of how it comes to pass In case you need some help, I made these audios for you to help step 3 be a snap. Lesson #6 From The Jim Carrey Commencement Video – Choose Love Over Fear fearplayfulheart787 There are only 2 choices that you have in life, love or fear. Many times you let fear be the ruler of your life, your acting career, your very being. You let the voice of fear have the microphone and sing its ugly song in your head and it rules you. But remember, right here and right now, that fear is a lie. Its only power is that which you give it. You can choose to create your life and your acting career on purpose by choosing to follow the voice of love. When you allow it to be the ruler of you, you feel joy, you feel peace you feel…GOOD. You remember why you became an actor. You remember the pure joy of playing pretend and dress up and letting your imagination run wild. Don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful heart. So there you have it. 6 important and inspiring lessons from one of the great (and enlightened) comedians of our time. I encourage you to watch the whole Jim Carrey commencement video here for so many inspiring thoughts and life lessons that you can apply to your acting career. Watch the Jim Carrey commencement video here: We will solve all the “How To’s” of your acting career in other blog posts. Today, why not swirl around in the sheer joy of being a playful, joyful, creative actor… Just because you can. You DESERVE The Red Carpet! ~Amy Did This Help You? Did this post on The Jim Carrey Commencement Video help you? 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