Hey

how are you

feelin?

No.

I mean, really, how are you feeling?

Are you having a good day?

Are things going your way?

Cool?

Or maybe things aren't so great.

Maybe your acting career isn't in the

place that you want it to be.

I get it.

I understand.

That's why I'm here

today.

We're diving into something that can

feel a little,

oh, I don't know, a little out there

for some, and absolutely

essential for others,

manifesting a success model for your

acting career.

Ok?

Whether you just rolled your eyes just

now,

the word manifestation

can kind of make you go, ok?

Or maybe some of you swear by it.

We're unpacking what it really means,

practically,

professionally

and personally,

to design a career path.

With intention.

I am going to share what works, what

doesn't and how to make it all your

own.

So if you've ever felt stuck,

scattered, or unsure of what to do next,

this episode might just speak to a new

kind of clarity.

I'm Jeffrey Dreisbach.

This is casting actor's cast.

Let's get into it.

Well, hello, and welcome to today's

episode of casting actor's cast.

I'm the casting director.

My name is Jeffrey Dreisbach

Casting with McCorkal casting in New

York City.

But guess what?

I'm also an author.

I'm a teacher.

I do workshops,

and,

you know, I'm a podcast host.

Thank you so much for tuning in.

This is that moment of the episode

where I can just say, thank you.

It's been a real pleasure bringing

these podcasts to you.

I think today's subject has some value.

Again, this might not be something that

you subscribe to.

And I have to also admit, this is

something that's relatively new for me

to spend some time on this particular

subject of manifestation.

And I am probably very, here's a good

word nascent,

with understanding

all of the implications

that this kind of philosophy has.

And so I am going to just try to

charge through.

I'm going to try and share some

thoughts about it.

And I would love to hear from you.

You can get hold of me, you can Dem me.

You can go to the website, casting

actors cast all one word.

Dot com.

There's a place that says, dive into

the talent pool.

And if you do that there's some free

bees for you, a book.

I'm doing voice over work.

There's also a video called casting

secrets.

What they don't tell you also on the

landing page of the website.

You're going to see a course that's

available.

My new book is out called bookdit.

There's just a lot going on.

But even more importantly, I think, is,

if you have an experience with this, I

would really love to hear from you.

And you can fill out that form, dive

into the talent pool.

And that gives me your email address.

But more importantly, it is a place for

you to let me know what's working for

you, or maybe, is there something I've

missed I haven't covered?

This is a great way that we can

continue the dialogue of these podcasts.

And I just, again, I'm so grateful that

you are here.

So let's talk about

for your acting career.

Why would you even want to consider it?

Well, I have a few answers for that.

The reason to consider it is that we

all know acting

is uncertain.

Acting can be competitive.

And also, I know this to be true.

Acting can feel often disempowering.

Manifesting

a success model offers focused and

personal energy.

I think

it also offers you

personal

agency.

You see, it's not just like wishful

thinking,

in my mind, it's really about conscious

strategic alignment with your goals.

So it's not some sort of woo woo into

the universe.

I'm going to project whatever it really

is.

Much more about taking a step by step

approach

and seeing how that aligns with where

you are emotional.

Because emotional resilience,

in my mind,

is key to longevity.

And manifesting supports mindset

development that combats

fear and can also combat rejection.

What we tell ourselves

is

really important.

It can be a very critical voice, or it

can be a voice that is optimistic,

or it is a voice that is just pure joy

and positivity.

Although I have to admit, I don't think

that that always lasts very long.

But I can tell you that vision LED

actors that I know, that I have worked

with, they tend to be much more

prepared,

what I call vision LED actors.

They seem to be more grounded

and more open to unexpected

opportunities.

And so that's why I'm using this

technique today to share with you, see

what you do

with this, and share that with me.

So here are some techniques for

manifesting a positive career path.

First of all, I think breaking down

these techniques with a practical application

is the

vital core of what I'm talking about.

So visualization

literally, is you projecting yourself

and what your dreams, your goals, your

thoughts, are about the future.

So if you have the correct intention,

it's not just about wishful thinking.

So it's not about just picturing the

destination.

For example,

seeing yourself as a series regular.

But also it's the process

of getting there.

So instead of just seeing yourself on a

television set

and saying, I accept all of the good

positive energy that's coming from me

being on a television set,

ok, that's a little weird, but you know

what I'm saying?

Think about

seeing yourself in script reads

on the first day of rehearsal.

How about seeing yourself in callbacks

for that television show?

About seeing yourself at the table

read, when you first read the script

with the other actors?

What I'm saying is that visualization

is really healthy.

But also, if you visualize it,

and then you rehearse and prepare

that, my friends, is a confidence

boost.

And we can all do with a confidence

boost.

Another thing that you might want to

consider is daily journaling,

or just affirmations.

Here's how you do that.

You simply write goals as if they've

already happened.

For example, you would want to say

something along the lines of, I am a

consistently working actor in

television.

Now I know that that sounds like you're

just

in Denial of where you are now,

but it's that kind of positivity?

And the theory is that when you put

that energy out into the universe,

literally the energy from that comes

back to you.

And so repeating affirmations that

anchor you in possibility

rather than doubt,

is the key.

That's what I call a success map, or

you could say, a career road map.

So instead of vague

comments to yourself, like I want to

make it,

I suggest you chart short and long term

actions.

For example,

classes.

What classes are you planning on

taking?

What classes would you like to take?

What classes do you see yourself taking

in order to feel more confident?

How about representation?

If you have an agent, are they sending

you out?

Is it time to have a meeting with your

agent?

Could you see yourself

thought of by another agency?

How are yourself tapes?

Have you put some concerted effort into

making sure all those technical aspects

are in good shape?

How about networking?

Are you keeping a log of those people

who are in the industry?

That might be really helpful to know,

not only now, but in the future.

See if you can create a visual

or a written success model.

This becomes your guide.

And that is what I call emotional

calibration.

It's also

something to think about.

It it's kind of weird, maybe, but

mindset hygiene is as important as

vocal warm ups.

Again, back to the notion of what we

tell ourselves.

And I know from firsthand experience,

we can beat ourselves up very, very easily.

We can have that

little bit of self doubt about what the

hell we're doing.

Is this what I should be doing?

Is this something that I need to

reconsider?

Am I really feeling like this is

something I can be doing?

And so that mindset hygiene is that you

check yourself out.

You check yourself out and say, am I

producing

positive, emotionally

rewarding energy

into these questions that I have

breathwork,

meditation,

that gratitude resett that I just

talked about,

that is a reset

of the nervous system.

You see, I think success is often about

how well you handle the waiting,

how well you handled the nose and how

well you deal with the unknowns.

So if you can take inspired action,

I think that manifestation works worth

action.

Not instead of it,

they go hand in hand.

So for example, send that email, do

that, follow up,

show up, prepared,

track your momentum.

Now, I know that you might be a little

bit sceptical, and I understand,

because I am a little bit skeptical,

too.

But I love learning about this.

But for those of you who are skeptical

who think, ok, here's this kind of woo

woo, putting energy on to the universe,

blab labla,

ok, not that you would say blab labla,

but you know what I'm zik.

Here are some alternative energies for

that actor.

Who's a little bit skeptical.

And you can include me in a little bit

of this.

See, not everyone connects with the

kind of, the woo of manifestation.

I can't think of a better word other

than woo.

Woo, sort of it's a little out there.

It's a little too far away.

So here are some alternatives to think

about, if you want to put it in

scientific terms, I think behavioral

psychology

gives us a really good lens to look

through.

And we're going to cover more about the

behavioral

psychology lens

in just a moment.

Welcome back.

We're talking about the manifestation.

We're talking about putting energy out

into the universe.

So that we can solidify

a trajectory

for our acting careers.

And for those of you who might be a

little bit skeptical, and I certainly understand,

let's talk about cognitive behavioral

therapy, cbt.

Those techniques

like

thought tracking,

for example, that's a method by which

you feel and track each emotional

place you are in with any given

circumstance that can replace

affirmations with just simple self

awareness

by reframing negative thoughts.

It isn't a mystical thing to do.

It's just neuroscience

constant, reaffirming

your purpose,

reaffirming

the work you put into whatever the

project is, reaffirming that you belong.

It's not about putting that energy out

there necessarily,

although I think it does.

It's really about changing your brain

chemistry so that you're not looking

through a lens of negativity, of self

doubt.

Also putting it in scientific terms,

there are just simple career metrics

that you can Embrace.

Career metrics and tracking, for

example.

So instead of visualizing success,

define what success means for you, and

then track real data.

For example,

are you tracking how many auditions

you're doing a month?

Do you have a spreadsheet?

For example, are you keeping track of

the agent submissions you've been given.

How are your call back rates?

How are your call back rates?

When you're doing a self tape,

you see, if you put a log or a system

in place for every audition,

for every meeting, for every follow up,

I promise you you're going to start to

see your growth,

and it's going to help reinforce

all of that positivity

that can help you feel like there is

four word momentum.

But you know what?

It's not just a feeling,

it's a fact.

You will definitely

get more forward momentum

by tracking your progress.

Have you thought about career coaching

or mentorship?

It's really interesting to me that if

you seek out professionals, or even if

you connect with another actor in a like

minded

state, if you're with a friend who is

going through similar experiences,

emotionally, or mentally or otherwise,

and if you use evidence based frameworks

for setting up realistic,

actor specific goals,

you are really reinforcing

exactly what we're talking about, that

forward movement and that trackable,

more positive approach

to the business

and to your creativity.

So I think there's something to be said

about integrating it all.

Your personalized

success model that's what I think you

can talk about.

So you need to combine what works

for you.

Maybe it's, for example, just

visualizing success.

And then maybe you do some spreadsheet

tracking.

See, you can incorporate both.

Or how about journaling

and a coach?

You can do both.

What matters is ownership.

Choose your tools and commit to

consistency.

The most successful actors aren't the

most woo or the most strategic.

That's not at all the case.

They are simply most aligned

with their process.

So here's some closing thoughts

and maybe a little bit of a call to

action, whether you're scripting your

future in your mind or scripting your

goals into a spreadsheet.

The point is, you are not powerless in

this career.

Creating your success model is about

clarity.

It is about direction and belief

in your talent, your path

and your possibility.

So what will your success model look

like?

Think about it

and let me know.

I'd love to hear about it.

And hey, if you're enjoying this show,

if you've enjoyed this podcast, would

you leave a rating or share it with an

actor friend who could use a little clarity?

Until next time.

Please keep showing up, keep preparing

smarter and keep performing

better.

You know the rest

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