“Act like you already have the part for an audition, and you’re just there for a rehearsal.”

My mom has told me my entire life, “If you want it, claim it.” When I would go out for sports, she would say this. When I would have anxiety about a test, she would say this. When I was applying to colleges, she would say this. This mantra is one of the many reasons I have confidence in myself.

As actors, we have to audition. Many actors view auditions as a source of stress. They forget that when they audition they own the room. It doesn’t matter if it’s in person or a self recorded tape. When the audition starts, that is your space. Don’t treat it like you’re working to get it. Treat it like it’s practice, because it is! If you get the part, it’s practice for what’s to come. If you don’t, it was practice for acting in general.

For those that are not actors, apply this to your life by looking at every opportunity as a chance to do what you love. Take every opportunity to do what will improve your life.

You don’t have time to work out? Park a little further away at the grocery store. You want to be a writer, but don’t have time? Treat every instagram, twitter, and facebook post like a short excerpt for your writing.

The point is you feel like you don’t have the time or the opportunity, but you do. You are just looking at it from a perspective that doesn’t allow you to see the opportunity.

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