How Accountability Changed The Shape Of My Career

In my very first post for this blog, I attributed much of my career success and life balance to having successful accountability partnerships.  

And it’s true…
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I used to be a patient actor, hoping that eventually the right jobs would come.

Now, I take daily and weekly action towards that next job and have someone to check in with, celebrate with, plan with.  I always feel best in my accountability calls when I can report that I’ve done what I said I would do!  And if sometime I am a day or two behind in an action, that’s okay too- because, in the end I am taking way more action in my career than I ever used to, so it’s still a major hustle!  I have set big goals (begin a career in audiobooks, land great representation, book my first co-star), and I have accomplished them or something better- because I am constantly in action, controlling what I can (and letting go of what I cannot)!

I used to be stopped by my own limiting beliefs.

Because I’ve met my accountability partners via actor business groups led by optimistic, nurturing and  strategic career coaches, we have each learned about how our own limiting beliefs can be our biggest career obstacles.  I have often helped my partner face the obstacle, challenge it and move past it and have flourished from my partner doing the same for me.  I now challenge myself to do something outside of my comfort zone daily, and the actions that used to feel scary - like making a phone call to a decision maker or ask for a meeting - have become easy.

I used to work many “jobs” that were unrelated to my acting career.

Today, I am working full-time in the industry- whether voicing a commercial, narrating an audiobook, acting in a play or coaching an actor the momentum continues to build. I look forward to crushing my next few goals with the help of these accountability partners.  

With accountability, actions take way less time than I ever thought they would, so each day I find myself moving on to “what’s next?”  The constant positive time and effort invested into the business of the acting career makes it grow exponentially.  I began saying “No” to the things I did not enjoy doing and insisted on getting paid for the acting career I had already spent so much money to build.   

Accountability can be a game-changer for you, and I am thrilled to see some accountability partnerships beginning to thrive in the current #GlobalActor Power Groups.  

It’s early November, if you have an acting goal, you have been putting off, like:

• Gaining great representation
• Finally creating your reel
• Recording a voiceover demo
• Building a website
• Booking that next job!

Consider joining us in the #GlobalActor Power Groups!

Since launching in late August, we have celebrated all of the above accomplishments!  How?  

1. Breaking down big dreams into attainable smaller goals and even smaller attainable actions.  
2. Bi-weekly meetings ensure enough time to accomplish multiple actions 
3. Accountability partnerships fueling the time between group sessions

I’d love to be that optimistic, nurturing and strategic coach that helps sky-rocket YOUR acting career!

IF you’re up for some acting success... 

Let’s set up a time in the next couple weeks to see if the #GlobalActor Power Group might be a fit for your current career needs!  

With the new year just around the corner, NOW is the FINAL time to lock in the 2017 power group rates- the lowest they will ever be, and take CHARGE of your career today!