Showing Up – The Key to Building Your Resume
I find it fascinating to listen to success stories shared by middle-aged and older people. In each story, I always part away with a wisdom to remember. At present, I am not part of those middle-aged persons whom I fondly listened to and as I look back on the years I realized that I have a lot of things to share than can be of help to those who are still beginning their careers and building their resume in the entertainment business. You aspirations or the positions you intend to fill don’t really matter and this is true for everyone else. I call it the “showing up” theory. It is easy and succeeds almost every time.
There are a lot of possibilities like meet-ups and networking opportunities to give out your resume that you can get hold of when you live in large cities like Los Angeles and New York. As you start to attend those you will notice that your business cards start to stack up and your Rolodex begins to miraculously increase. Your connections and associates will never cease to grow if you stay in touch with those people you meet and your chances for success gets bigger. But how did you arrive to this position? You got there thru the principle of “showing up”.
One of the most overlooked principle of wisdom is the theory of Showing Up. For example, I’m sure you all know and love the highly successful TV series, “Friends”. Nevertheless, are you aware of how this theory helped on of the cast in this sitcom?
One day, as the tale goes, an actor that had been very tired of working as an extra and wanted to get some “real acting jobs” showed up to work for just one more day. He was getting worn out with his current part, but he liked the job and so he decided to show for work one once more. Fortunately, that day he decided to show up changed his entire life and profession. As he was standing in the back of the room, the movie director of “Friends” yelled, “Does anyone know how to operate a cappuccino machine?” One of the extras raised his hand (although he had no idea how to operate one) and he was used in the scenario. That extra person soon earned the character name of Gunther, who owns the infamous coffee shop and he became a regular on one of the most well-liked TV shows of all time. Just what did he do? He showed up.
The theory of Showing Up is the kind of theory anybody can use, anytime and anywhere. Be around those that are successful in whatever you are pursuing. As long as you can do it then you attending classes, events, film conventions, and premieres with your resume may work to your benefit. It has usually proven out even in my personal life. Who knows, may be your life will transform just because you showed up.
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