Film State: Super Hero Found Footage & Marilyn Monroe!
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The Successful Talent – OVERCOMING PROCRASTINATION
jcoleman Blogs acting, actor, agency, agent, audition, booking, call, Casting, commercial, email, ending procrastination, episode, fashion, film, host, marketing, model, modeling, modelling, movies, network, on camera, phone, pressure, print, procrastination, production, promotion, publicist, publicity, runway, sabotage, self-sabotage, series, set, stress, talent, telephone, television, timothy pychyl, voice overTimothy Pychyl is the author of Ending Procrastination–Right Now! and has this to say about how to get the upper hand on self-sabotaging behaviros to take back control of your career or life!
One of the simplest and most effective solutions is to just get started—anywhere on a task. The moment you think “I’ll feel more like doing this later” or “I work better under pressure,” recognize that you’re just about to procrastinate—to give in to feel good.
Don’t think too far ahead. Just aim for a little progress. Research indicates that establishing a low threshold to task engagement fuels motivation and changes perception of the task. You’ll find it’s not as bad as you thought, and “a task begun is a task half done!”
A good simple task to start with might be updating your resume or putting that near tear sheet into your portfolio. If your resume needs updating, open your document and do it NOW. (You’re already sitting at your computer reading this blog, right? Take action and then enjoy the euphoric feeling of knowing it’s no longer looming in your future!)
How to transform feeble intentions into effective plans for real action? We need to move past general goal intentions to specific intentions for action: “In situation X, I will do behavior Y to achieve goal Z.”
Such predecision to act increases success by shifting the cue for action to the environment. When situation X arises, we don’t have to rely on further thought and planning; it’s more about responding. Tell yourself exactly when and where you will act.
The solution to distraction lies in recognizing what distracts us and then either deciding to eliminate the menace (“Shut off Facebook while I’m at the computer”) or declaring an intention to indulge it at a specific time once some work gets done. Again, research indicates that a little strategic planning helps “pre-empt that which tempts!”
Acting in a timely manner on tasks requires active choice and the exercise of will. Recognize the enemy within and you’ll move forward doing what you intended, becoming the person you want to be.
What has been on your to-do list for too long now?
The Successful Talent – SELF-SABOTAGE: BREAK FREE FROM THE PATTERN!
jcoleman Blogs acting, actor, agency, agent, audition, booking, call, Casting, commercial, email, episode, fashion, film, habit, host, marketing, model, modeling, modelling, movies, network, on camera, phone, print, procrastination, production, promotion, publicist, publicity, runway, sabotage, self-sabotage, series, set, sides, stress, talent, telephone, television, voice overYou don’t have to be a prisoner to self-sabotage. And YES, you CAN have that career you dream about! How do you stop the vicious cycle of self-sabotage? Practice!
Keep a record of how you handle stressful situations: Each time you are stressed, write down the source of the stress, what behaviors you engage in, and their consequences, good or bad. You may need to keep such a record over many days, as patterns can be difficult to identify.
From there try to determine whether your behaviors match the reasons people tend to self-sabotage-holding mistaken beliefs about the behavior or because a behavior feels right.
Then train yourself to act in a new way. Don’t just stop the self-sabotage behavior; replace it with something new and healthy-something that doesn’t add more problems to an already difficult situation.
Dr. Selby recommends activities that distract people from thinking about their problems-getting physically active, developing a new hobby, engaging in conversation with others (about things other than personal problems).
The final step is ensuring consistency. Trying a recommended fix (getting social or active when sad, doing something distracting when angry) once or twice doesn’t work. Well, going to the gym a couple of times doesn’t make you fit, either. Self-sabotage is a learned pattern; you have to take corrective action again and again if you want the changes to stick.
Practice makes perfect, so expect to repeat your efforts for a while. The average habit takes 90 days to break, so give yourself at least 3 months to practice and try again if it doesn’t immediately fix your desire to procrastinate.
I recently had an actor say, “Ya know, I took all the time I had from the moment you gave me my sides until I walked into the casting itself to really figure out who my character was. It was the first time I really focused on the homework side of acting and I booked it!” Putting your best effort forth won’t always result in getting the gig, but it’s the only sure way to always instill confidence in the people working around you and open doors to the future. Procrastination can be detrimental to building those same relationships.
What habit are you going to work on creating for the next 90 days?
Film State: Top Gun 2, Transformers 4, Assassins Creed & Battlestar Galactica!
jcoleman Film Reviews Assassins Creed, Audible.com, Battle Star Gallactica, Brian Singer, Film State, Jason Statham, josh connolly, Lone Ranger, michael bay, News and Rumor, Ryan Connolly, Shai Lebeof, Sony, Top Gun 2, Transformers 4, Ubisoft, UniversalI hate to break it to Ryan Underscore Connolly, but Top Gun was one of the biggest movies in 1986 and was the reason many young men joined the service. I realize that Ryan was probably still in diapers then so I excuse him for the affront on military movie lovers.
