Where has life taken you to?

It is funny that way, but life seemed to have so many things planned for me that I never saw coming. Some of them were startlingly beautiful, some excruciatingly painful.. and others in between. But all of them offered gifts of their own kind to help me along my journey. I share my experiences, insights and learnings about my life path below.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Think Bigger!

Today I had a first. My first audition in Hollywood. It was fun even though I've never been an aspiring actress. A request came to me to audition as a coach for a TV show about men who had just gone through a divorce. I haven't the slightest clue if I was what they were looking for, but a wonderful thing happened just when the casting director gave me directions about how to be on camera.

She said, "Imagine you are talking to 'Steve' (the divorced guy) but remember you aren't just talking to him, but all the people out there who are experiencing the same thing." Bam! My mind just exploded with the imagery of all those people... and the opportunity of being able to share insights with not just one person, but a huge audience - all at the same time.

Then I remembered how I had been asking to think bigger in my life. Now here was a concrete example. And it inspired me to focus my energy on those things that I already know are on my list to enable me to contribute in a bigger way. So thank you Universe (starring Anna - the casting director) -- I've got more work to do. And I can't wait!

1 comment:

Laura S. Biswas said...

Someone asked me what happened after I posted this entry. So here is the lowdown. I didn't get a call back, but I was asked a week or 2 later to do a video interview about my new business HealingMemorials.com by someone else and I found it so helpful to have had that audition experience. It really made me much more prepared for this opportunity and now I've got my sights set on developing my presence, presentation and personality for the camera. When I have the link to the video interview, I'll post it here.