We are taught that the Grand Gesture, the Big Moments are the galvanizing acts of our lives. But there is compelling evidence that the Compound Effect is much more life changing.

Like a ship that navigates the ocean, our lives can appear vast, with an infinite horizon. There is poetry in this thought.

But if we pursue all the directions at once, we can travel very little, and evolve even less. The Compound Effect for us as Actors is the knowledge that small consistent steps get us farther.

So. What do you want as an actor? Where do you want to work, and what kind of work do you want to do when you get there? If you're there now, what are you doing to evolve even further? Here's the great news. You can start right now, for 10 minutes a day.

And the ocean gets crossed so much sooner. And there's also poetry in that.