People always ask me how I started acting.
But instead I wanna Uno reverse it and ask YOU...
What does First Class Life® mean to you?
This is a serious question I want you to answer. Because I can tell you that it's about creating a life full of purpose, fulfillment, and happiness... but what does that mean and what does it actually look like for you?
One of the many ways this looks like for me is about recognizing when my regular self-care activities aren't holding up against the current obstacles I'm facing. Knowing when I'm at a fork in the road and I have to make a choice. Cuz babyyyyy! The valley ain't for me! I was tie-YERD, ya heard me!!!!
Tired of thinking.
Tired of solving problems.
Tired of managing the emotions of many (and my own).
Tired of juggling all of the things.
Tired of my name being called every which way I turn.
Tired of showing up 150% for all the people all the time yet feeling unappreciated.
Tired of being overstimulated by life.
So what do I do?
Option 1: Do I continue as is (knowing it's not working) and allow myself to drive head-on into oncoming traffic that is LIFE BURNOUT?
Option 2: Or do I get out of my comfort zone and show up for myself and my well-being?
Most of us will choose Option 1 because we have no clue how to realistically and effectively do Option 2. Or we attempt Option 2 but get frustrated and fall back to Option 1 when Option 2 doesn't look exactly like we planned it.
Some of us hold on to control so much that we become comfortable in our chaos. Whew!
But in order to effectively do Option 2, you have to be CREATING your First Class Life® on a regular basis where self-care is a priority - not an afterthought. Otherwise, we can't even discern when we've reached a fork in the road. (Hamster wheel, amiright?!)
Because I prioritize self-care... I recognized the fork.
Because I recognized the fork... I knew I had to make a choice to do the same thing or put myself out there.
Because I made the choice to myself out there... I found acting.
I didn't allow the fear of not being good enough to hold me back.
I didn't allow the fear of rejection to hold me back.
I didn't allow the agony of comparison to hold me back.
I didn't allow the fear of the unknown to hold me back.
Because I prioritize self-care I was able to show up in spite of...
In spite of having no experience or training in acting.
In spite of having no blueprint of how to navigate this new area.
In spite of the 50-leven what if's that a lack of self-care will allow us to fall into and stay frozen in place.
Actually, I didn't find acting. Acting found me. Acting provided me a completely new and unexpected option.
And I was only able to recognize this option to show up for my well-being because I prioritize self-care.
Acting allows me to be creative.
Acting allows me to take a break from life's overwhelm.
Acting allows me to meet so many new friends.
Do I still have to put in work? Yes.
Is it exhausting sometimes? Yes.
But I love acting because it fills me up in ways I never imagined.
It's been almost 2 years and I've been in several commercials, supporting roles, and lead roles. I've already been on BET+ and Lifetime. My 3rd and 4th movie premieres as lead actress are this weekend! (Shout out to my hometown of Evansville, IN for selling out TWICE!)
All because I was able to show up for myself...
I prioritized self-care, therefore...
I let go of control, therefore...
I had the capacity to open my heart and mind to creative solutions to my season of unmotivated and unfulfilled indifference.
And that's how I started acting!
Sometimes we stay stuck because we're focused on the wrong thing. But everything we desire and need is all around us. We just have to make sure that we have the mental and emotional capacity to recognize it when it shows up (like how acting showed up for me).
This is why I am so passionate about what I do.
Yes! I'm an actress (creatively).
But my God-given purpose is to help you truly EXPERIENCE all that life has to offer (and technically is your God-given birthright but that's another story for another day)!
Professionally, I help you to prioritize self without guilt!
Professionally, I help you to experience new levels of life that you never felt worthy of.
Professionally, I help you to create a First Class Life® full of purpose, fulfillment, and happiness!
Because if I can do it... you can do it, too!
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