Setting Short Term Goals! Your key to SUCCESS in HOLLYWOOD!

The ACTIONS you take during NOVEMBER, DECEMBER and JANUARY, can determine your FUTURE SUCCESS in HOLLYWOOD! At the Actorsite, remember that our ONLY goal is our member's future success!
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NOW is the time to make sure you sit down and WRITE OUT your THREE MONTH PLAN. The months of  NOVEMBER, DECEMBER and JANUARY will determine whether you have MOMENTUM  and VELOCITY during PILOT SEASON, which runs from January 15 to the end of April, 2009! A BUSY TIME!
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Here are some suggested goals  from the Actorsite  in the order of importance!
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1. WORK ON SKILLS DAILY! At the Actorsite, we offer quality workouts at a VERY reasonable price. If you wish to pay for high-priced classes, that's OK, too, but remember, the ACTORSITE WORKOUTS get results, because ACTING IS A MUSCLE, if you don't work it out, it gets flaccid and out of shape! So Actorsite workouts are designed to KEEP YOU IN SHAPE!
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2. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS NOW! Don't wait until PILOT SEASON, when every casting director is exhausted and, if we can get them to workshops at all, they are VERY tired! So attend every casting director workshop you can. And at the Actorsite, you know you are attending with BOOKERS, not WANNABES, so if you want to be associated with WINNERS, you'll workshop at the ACTORSITE, where our members BOOK REGULARLY! Actorsite members work at a MUCH HIGHER LEVEL than other groups, so plan to associate with winners if you want a strong career path!
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3.  TARGET CASTING OFFICES! That's  right, find the busiest offices and be sure to WORKSHOP with EVERY SINGLE CASTING DIRECTOR that you can from that office...the busy offices may have as many as 5-10 Casting Directors. MEET THEM ALL and always RAISE THE STAKES in your workshop performances! Challenge yourself to a HIGHER LEVEL in your workshops, so you meet the ACTORSITE STANDARD of QUALITY WORK!
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4. TARGET CASTING OFFICES 2! Stay in touch with those offices you are targeting by sending postcards highlighting your Acting successes. They want to revel in your success...so when you book that "Top of Show" on PRIVATE PRACTICE, send out those postcards encouraging casting to see your performance! YES!
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5. TARGET CASTING OFFICES 3! Make sure your agent and manager submit to these offices whenever there is a role you are right for...ride them about this...Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the grease in Hollywood. Be respectful, but firm in your requests...once every three four weeks is enough...just remind them that those offices are your "target" offices!
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6. Update your digital files so you can be submitted electronically! YES! Remember, there are now so many online services used by casting, so keep a GREAT headshot and resume (updated regularly) on every one of them. They save you THOUSANDS of dollars over what casting was like just a few years ago, so DO IT!
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Breakdown Express/Actors Access
Casting Networks/LA Casting
Now Casting/Players Directory
Frontier Casting/Castingfrontier
Castitonline/Actorcast
Internet Movie Data Base/IMDB
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7. EXERCISE YOUR BODY! . WORK OUT!!! Get to the gym and KEEP WORKING ON THOSE PHYSICAL GOALS! If you are "THINKING LEADING" you must get to the GYM at least 3 times per week, plus get exercise and watch your diet, AT ALL TIMES...
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8. EAT RIGHT!!! There are several books on nutrition out there and each one has a point of view. Of course the reality is the body responds well to a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Whatever your nutritional goals...SET THEM AND KEEP THEM.
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9. PERFORM AT EVERY CHANCE!!! NOW is the time to get out and work in Graduate  Student films, in plays, in improvisational groups,  and in every venue you can. Learn to be sensitive to the audience and their reactions to your work. It's great practice and you'll feel energized as you perform.
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10. SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE ACTORSITE! Remember, one of the GREATEST ways to stay energized is to energize others! That''s right, BRING A NEW FRIEND TO ACTORSITE and you'll have the joy of SHARING SUCCESS with others!
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11. TAKE AT LEAST ONE DAY PER WEEK OFF FOR YOURSELF!!!! Take a day
off and take the time for yourself and your family and all of that personal stuff that takes time from time to time. RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIES.
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12. ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS WITH YOUR FAMILY! If you have trained hard up until the 20th of December and come back with a big ROAR in early January, you'll have both MOMENTUM and VELOCITY in your career going into PILOT SEASON!
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Just remember, those who sit on the sidelines during this time will LOSE ALL MOMENTUM during the next few months.  GET UP AND GET GOING!!! TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO MOVE FORWARD ONE STEP AT A TIME....
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IF YOU WANT TO WORK AT THE TOP LEVELS, YOU HAVE TO TRAIN AT THE TOP LEVELS FOR SUFFICIENT  TIME TO MAKE  SURE YOU ARE SHARP AND SKILLED AND READY...if you don't, you'll be sluggish and out of shape!
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NOW GET MOTIVATED!!!
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All the best,
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Jack Turnbull
Actorsite.com