What I’m grateful for

I'm here in Wisconsin, visiting my parents and family. We went to my favorite burger place last night, Roxbury Tavern in Riley, WI, a tiny little joint that serves organic, juicy, perfectly done burgers. And pints of beer.

The owner is this crotchety old guy, who I often see sitting as his big bar. I never see him smile. He doesn't really talk. When we were there this summer, and sitting outside, when our food was ready he banged on the window and gestured in a grumpy way, "Come get it!"

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Hot career

How do you create a "hot" career?

Monday, Tuesday I worked on the show "The Voice" at Universal Studios. I worked with Carson Daly.

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A way to look at failure

I've failed many times over and at some point, I think recently, it became an experience and not a failure.

I remember walking out of an auditionthat I bombed inabout a month ago and thinking to myself, WoW, that was bad!! Then I just forgot about it. It didn't kill me or even hurt me and it surely didn't end my career. It was just something thathappened.

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Doing a job you don’t like?

If you feel like you are doing another job to make money, and you’re in a waiting pattern… to save up the money so you can go after your dreams, I want you to consider something.

I’d like you to consider that it’s all important!    Even right now when you’re not actively going after your dreams.

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Hard at work at Sony studios

If you'd like a behind the scenes view of being on set, watch this video!

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How to reach your goals with certainty

By: John Henry Soto

Every morning my first order of business is to look at my schedule for the day.

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How do you tell a fake manager?

Controlling All Sides of Your Art
by John Henry Soto

So as some actors do, I was surfing through Craigslist for work.

I know I know!! But in the past I have managed to find some pretty good stuff on there.

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How do you get going as an actor?

I received an email from someone who is not in our program. She says, "The biggest obstacle I face in this industry is not knowing the business in its entirety. It seems that there could be "keys to the kingdom", but they definitely have to be found before you can put them to use."

She feels what so many of us feel, when we're on the outside and we see all this film work happening, and wonder, "How do you get invited to that party?"

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Smoking hurts your success in the film industry?

So, do you have a habit that is less than desirable?

Like smoking or drinking?

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