I can't believe it's already near the end of April. All of the first quarter reports have been submitted & figured into the year's projections, & compared to last year's reports. Successess are not necessarily based on gains or losses, but what goals were set and if they were met. Goals are necessary in business & life planning.
We can agree that predictions are a lot more difficult to make in life, but we are aware of the quote "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." In my life that never would have worked. I prefer the Benjamin Franklin quote, "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” When you know what you want out of life, you may not be able to plan the happenstance chances that can bring your desires to fruition, but you can put forth time & effort into doing things that will enhance you, or better prepare to go for a goal. For example, I'm an actress. I can plan to audition & get a part every day or every week, but showing up & feeling I deserve a part just because I'm there doesn't get me cast. Studying acting & training in my craft is what will increase my skill & ultimately prepare me to land a role.
With this in mind, my plans for the last few years have been to "get out there" & start auditioning...get on some TV shows & movies, even if I have to be background...an extra. I thank God sits high & looks low, and has plans for me that are greater than my own & that my faith does not allow me to shortchange myself. School, parenting, transportation, & other sorts of things I didn't have as much control over have interfered w/MY plans & I'm glad they have...BUT GOD...the closer I get to the MOST HIGH, SUPREME, CREATOR OF ALL THINGS ON EARTH, ABOVE & BELOW, my plans are more in line with what was planned for my life before I was born into this life. More substantially, I've always wanted to act &, I wouldn't have admitted it a few years ago but, also sing in a production, live or recorded. Last year while enrolled in my second Advanced Acting class studying Classical Theatre I was asked what I was doing this Spring. Seriously, in Spring 2011 I was asked what I was doing Spring 2012. Really? Really professor??? Well MY first response was "I know I'm going to be the hell away from here." But something quickly arose in my mind: I want to be acting! My plan, again, was to be auditioning & submitting for TV or movie roles...and serving in ministry with my gift. I asked a statement with an unspoken but audible period of ellipsis, "...unless you have a significant role for me to play worth staying around for?" In December when I finished that last class I would take at that school towards my B.A. in Theatre Arts/Acting, I had no immediate plans but God did: I just finished my first principal role in a musical theater production of Chicago...and I can't even really sing! ...but talk about the plans & preparation. I even broke my ankle a month in & couldn't start practicing blocking until two weeks before opening night...but I worked hard in those two weeks: I prepared.
Chicago has closed, time for me to move on...& I had no plans, but God...I'm now playing another great role in a classical piece of literature turned dramatic/cinematic great. Who knows what's next. I just hope I'm prepared.
Now when I look back at last year's reports & this year's projections, I may be off target but I've got lots of gains! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ME!
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