Today I'm here with Sarah Moshman, Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker and director/producer of two feature length documentaries: THE EMPOWERMENT PROJECT and LOSING SIGHT OF SHORE.
"TRUE PASSION DOES NOT RECOGNIZE RESISTANCE."
- SARAH MOSHMAN
While in college, Sarah worked on a short series with Rachael Leigh Cook and Laura Prepon. She then moved on to working for Dancing With The Stars, once she graduated.
For the past 26 years, Kate McClanaghan has led the Voiceover space with her companies Sound Advice and Big House Casting. With over 10,000 clients over the years, Kate has nailed down the Voiceover process from demo to career.
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My Inner Circle clients have had major things happening this week, and it’s amazing how, even though their dreams are so different from one another, they all have something in common that led to their successes: they all let go of the fear they were holding on to.
Fear is the number 1 thing that blocks us from getting what we want. It stops us in many different ways, and it’s pretty common that we cling to this fear for dear life.
It’s like, we are MORE afraid of letting go of the fear, than having the fear itself.
Have you been missing my "Friends" references? This week I'm updating you on why it's been a minute since my last podcast. One reason was a trip to San Diego to meet with my business mentors, Jill and Josh Stanton, at an event for their clients. It was a very rewarding weekend filled with surprises, including an award I won for making the most progress in my business in 2016!
This episode, I did a little of experimenting! I went LIVE on Facebook while recording the podcast! I had a blast, but I want to know what you thought! If it was annoying to listen to on the recording, or if you loved it and want to show up live on Facebook for the next one, I would love to hear your feedback so I can figure out how to move forward in the future! Leave your feedback in the comments below and let me know what you thought!
In this episode I break down the ins and outs of making progress towards your dreams.
When you're on the brink of change, the universe shakes you up to let you know you're ready for the next level. The universe will send you subtle signs, and if you're not picking them up, it will shake you by sending you a much bigger sign, essentially saying, "Hey, you! YOU'RE READY FOR THE NEXT LEVEL!!!"
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When we have a REALLY BIG DREAM, it usually feels unreachable. It feels so outrageous, that we tend to keep it far in the future. We still want it, but we think "it will happen many years from now".
How can we change that? How can we make our dream more relatable so it feels attainable? How can we bring our drea closer to the present, and stop pushing it so far into the future?
This is a super quick episode today because I had a day full of coaching and didn't have time to record a full episode. BUT this episode is REALLY IMPORTANT!! And the best part, is that this important topic doesn't need the full 45 minutes :)
Right before you're about to achieve your BIG goal, such as moving to LA, or booking representation, or any goal that is going to make a shift in your life, you will be sent a "final exam" to test you, to see if you're really ready for this change.
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No, not because people will judge you based on your location! (Although some people totally joke about 323 being a cooler area code than 818.)
But because LA is SO spread out. You want to live near the places you will to be frequenting (like your job).
Oh, and the traffic. Yeah, that is real. Not an exaggeration. Basic rule of thumb: 8 miles will take you at least 30 minutes. Unless you’re driving at 4am.
A lot of you have been telling me that you're having a hard time renting an apartment when you don't have a job lined up. I know it can be tough, and I know what I did when I was in your shoes, but I wanted to get you more valuable information that wasn't just from my experience. So, I sat down with my favorite apartment search site, The Rental Girl, and they gave really honest, helpful insight. These ladies really know their stuff when it comes to apartments, so I hope you find this as helpful as I did!
That famous question. The one everyone wants to know the answer to, but is too scared to face.
I totally get it.
The fear is all-consuming,
I mean, you're so excited to go after your dreams.
You're so excited to move to LA, even though people keep telling you how much the traffic sucks.
But how much is it actually going to cost?
How much money do you really need in your bank account to make that move?
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Finding the right-priced rental in Los Angeles can be tricky. On one hand, signing a lease at an apartment with easy access to restaurants, shopping and nightlife is a draw. On the other, price is a big factor, especially when you’re moving to a new city and might not be 100 percent sure of future income.
Right now, North Hollywood, Hollywood and Santa Monica are trending areas to live, given the neighborhoods’ vibes and local amenities. However, given increasing popularity, prices are on the rise.
To best determine cost versus value of your new rental, check out the three following neighborhoods and what they have to offer compared to the median price point.
I know, I really missed my Friends references, too! When you watch the show as much as I do, and it's engrained in your mind, you can find a metaphor for anything. You could say that it's my special gift. Why, thank you!
OK, so after Chandler kissed Joey's girlfriend, Joey puts Chandler in a box as punishment. It was his equivalent of sending Chandler to his room to think about what he did.
Chandler, being Chandler, makes jokes while he is in the box, and Joey gets pissed off that Chandler isn't committing.
There is a stereotype out there about the younger generation being lazy, and unfortunately, I’ve seen it to be true.
Between emails, my LA Bounders membership, and my live webinars, I am constantly interacting with people who expect things do be done for them. And it drives me crazy.
I’ve been racking my brain about how to educate this generation without sounding like a total dick. I’ve been struggling so much, that I thought I should stop serving them altogether, and no longer help them move to LA to go after their dreams.
But I feel that it is my purpose to help people, so what good would it do by keeping quiet?
That famous question. The one everyone wants to know the answer to, but is too scared to face.
I totally get it.
The fear is all-consuming,
I mean, you're so excited to go after your dreams.
You're so excited to move to LA, even though people keep telling you how much the traffic sucks.
But how much is it actually going to cost?
How much money do you really need in your bank account to make that move?
I don’t know if it’s being in Los Angeles for so long, or from the media totally sucking me into their world, or for all the fitness trainers I follow on Instagram, but I really want a hot bikini bod.
I would LOVE to have a fit body like Jillian Michaels, or Maria Menounos, or even Lea Michele.
So I’ve done what any curious person would do: I started researching HOW to get that bikini body. You know, what ab exercises to do, how much cardio, and what to eat. I even found some of the places where these celebs work out, and went to those classes—one of the really cool things about being in LA.
When you've been in LA for at least a year, you're officially "in".
LA is like this weird club that everyone wants to be a part of, but it takes time to really feel welcome and comfortable. There are some things that take you out of "tourist" mode quickly, like learning never to take the 405 from the westside to Glendale in Friday rush hour. (Or finally laughing at The Californians on SNL).
But other aspects of Los Angeles, and the entertainment industry, take more time to settle into. There are so many little steps that we learn along the way, like what "Base Camp" is, and what union we have to get into. Once we master that stuff, we finally feel like we're part of the club. And we begin speaking a language that people at home will never understand.
So with official membership to club LA, why have some of your dreams still not happened?
Time is such an important part of the LA dream journey.
In the beginning, everyone wants to know HOW LONG it will take to make things happen.
Many people spend years and years with no real success.
Some people put a time limit on their dreams. Like, "If I don't make it in 5 years, I'll move back home."
And then there's me.
I landed my first TV show within just two weeks.
I didn't wait years and years before seeing my own success. I also never put a time limit on my dreams.
How do you want to fit into those extremes?
Most likely, you want your success to happen as soon as possible. Obviously, I did, too.
So I want to share with you two techniques to speed up that time; to help you make progress faster.
These are techniques that I use all the time. And I've seen it work for others like a charm.
Essentially, they are solutions to problems that we encounter while going after that big dream job.
Today was just one of those down days on the roller coaster of going after your dreams.
Fear, doubt, comparing myself to others more successful, and plenty of tears.
You know I moved to LA to go after a dream. A dream of working in television.
That dream happened, and has been AMAZING.
When I was getting ready to move across the country, I never imagined that I would have had the success that I’ve had.
But now I have a new dream.
And that dream is LA Bound.
There is really only ONE thing you need to know about getting a "day" job, in order to find success in your dream job.
You may be freaking out or just plain worried about finding a job in LA.
I completely understand: we are used to the idea of stability, and without it, we don't know how to function.
The thing is, that fear usually sends us down the wrong path. Or at least stops us from going down the dream path.
That's why I want to share this ONE important thing with you. If you do this one thing, it will save you from going down the wrong path. It will help you actually achieve your dream career.
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In case you wanted to know yet another thing I'm obsessed with, let me tell you about index card goals.
Yes, I'm obsessed. I'm obsessed because they have helped me succeed in LA. That's why I teach it to you.
Staying inside your comfort zone can be totally crippling to your career.
There are two ways this can really hurt your ability to achieve your dreams:
1) By completely staying inside your comfort zone and not even trying to get past it. These are the people who don't do anything to go after their dream because it's too scary or uncomfortable.
2) By thinking you're taking action towards making your dream happen, but your actions are comfortable and you don't even realize.
To avoid being one of these two people, ask yourself this:
When you dream about working some amazing job in a really competitive industry, it's a total buzz-kill when you don't have any connections to that industry. Right?
I mean, when your Mom's friend doesn't produce movies, or your cousin's roommate doesn't work at a record label, or your Uncle isn't the head of NBC, how on earth are you supposed to break in?
Those were my thoughts exactly, when I moved to LA from Philly with a HUGE dream of working in the film industry. I did not have a single connection. Zero.
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In this episode, I'm here with Legends of the Hidden Temple writers Jonny Umansky and Zach Hyatt. You will hear them share about their secrets to success and offer advice about pitching and selling scripts to major TV and film networks.