Now that the holidays have arrived, I want you to do something that will go against everything you’ve been conditioned to believe about your career. I want you to forget it. Ignore it. Throw the damn thing in the closet and lock the door. This is not the time of year to focus on the entertainment industry. You should be thinking about Santa, not show business.
I’m constantly meeting actors who have ambition seeping from their pores. Everything in their lives is about getting ahead. They’re the ones who spend the holiday break sending submissions to closed agencies and trying to spike their social media numbers when they should be thinking about spiking the eggnog.
And yes, I know you’ve been told that if you want to succeed, you have to spend every waking moment of your existence trying to make the right moves and meet the right people. Hell, I’m sure there are a few columns out there where I say just that. But here’s the thing: I’ve come to believe that a successful actor usually springs forth from a happy human being, not the other way around.
That’s why you have to take a step back during the holidays. Christmas is the perfect time to charge your batteries. So do me a favor.
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