Actors Encouraged

Actors Encouraged

By Amy McNabbArtsPerforming Arts
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Actors Encouraged episodes

  • 010: Challenging Ourselves (aka what we can learn from Netflix's Cheer)
    When we think of accomplishments we are most proud of in life, they are often things that challenged us, causing us to push to and past our limits to get the result we desired. Today, we are talking about how to challenge ourselves and truly amplify the results on our careers in a shorter amount of time. 
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    16 min
  • 009: How Our Bodies Impact Our Art with Lauren Lovett
    Lauren Lovett is a vocal and dialect coach, a practitioner of somatic experiencing, and a personal mentor of mine. In this episode, we discuss developing characters, how we nourish ourselves for the longevity of the mind and body through the pursuit of acting, and so much more.
    For more information on Lauren go here: http://www.speakwellus.com
    For more information on Somatic Experiencing go here:
    https://traumahealing.org
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    48 min
  • 008: Confidently Owning Your Greatness
    Kobe Bryant said, “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.” In the aftermath of tragedy the only thing I can think to do is learn from and implement the wisdom and lessons from those we've lost. So, today we are talking about how to inspire others, how to own your greatness, and really how to BE great.
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    12 min
  • 007: How to Use Jealousy to Your Advantage
    Everyone experiences jealousy. Why not learn how to use it to your advantage? In this episode, we are talking about how to use jealousy to cultivate gratitude, dive into what we really want, and why it's fantastic if your peers are doing well.
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    14 min
  • 006: Confidence Talk - You Are Cast-able (& Perfect) as You are
    Ever been told that you’re too [fill in the blank] to book work? Ever felt like you needed to change who you are and what you look like in order to be ready for the industry? Well, it’s all crap. That's why, in this episode, we are talking about how cast-able you are right now, who else in this industry has been told these lies but kept going, and the importance of persistence and resilience.
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    12 min
  • 005: Practical & Effective Goal Setting
    Happy New Year! In this episode, I'm showing you how to break down your 2020 Vision (heh, puns) into achievable goals and steps that you can actually accomplish! Also, learn the difference between a vision and a goal, what S.M.A.R.T. goals are, and how to make sure you're putting yourself out into the industry bravely and often.
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    17 min
  • 004 Working With Your Idols & the Value of Story (Both on and off Set) with Sean Liang
    WE’RE ALL THEATRE KIDS AT HEART — Please give a warm welcome to my friend and Actor Mindset Podcast’s FIRST ever guest, Sean Liang! Sean is a Los Angeles based actor most recently featured in a recurring role on American Horror Story 1984, a Guest Star on 9-1-1, and Baskets on FX. He is a dear friend here to talk about what it was like to work on his dream show, how growing up in the theatre gave him a home, and why we must fall in love with story but also focus on taking care of ourselves.
    43 min
  • 003: Celebrating Your Wins
    How often do you celebrate what you've accomplished? Today we're talking about all the elements of your career that should be celebrated (ahem...failing is one of them...) and how to do it. PLUS, how to reflect on 2019 and bring 2020 in strong. 
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    15 min
  • 002: The Importance of Your Why
    Why are you an actor? Why did you start this endeavor? I think we all chose this path of most resistance because there was something deep within us that called us to it. That’s your Why. Tune in to learn about the importance of knowing your Why, how to verbalize and tap into it, and how having it on the tip of your tongue can make this pursuit a whole lot easier and, hopefully, more successful.
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    12 min
  • 001: Perfectionism
    For actors, perfectionism is a tricky little thing. It appears well-intentioned to want to achieve at a high level, but is perfectionism actually procrastination in disguise? Let's find out together.
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    12 min

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Master audition room confidence, find the right “day job” for you, tune out the industry noise, set achievable goals, and follow YOUR path to YOUR success...without the usual fear and anxiety of the pursuit.