
My mind has been racing lately. I having thoughts of doubt, ambition, drive, helplessness, feeling incomplete, feeling lack of achievements and what is going to happen a month or a year from now?. I know I have ADD, but this is what has been going through my mind for a while now. I hear people say all the time that "acting takes time", and yes I have been doing this for 4 years and I understand but I am also a very restless person. Sometimes I have do have doubts in myself, and wonder what I am doing is something that I am going to succeed in. I have put almost 4 1/2 years into acting (which isn't alot of time, but then again it is), and I do feel like I have achieved alot, although I am pushing and working for higher bigger goals. My point to this whole thought post is that; Is all the time and hard work that I am putting into this, going to bring me the success I am working so hard for? Or am I not doing enough, or doing it correctly. I don't want to get to that point of feeling defeated and quit. I love acting and yes it can be stressful at times and slow, but there is just this huge underlying passion that I have for it. I am not looking for the fame or fortune, all I want to do is have a steady prestigious acting career of great films that receive recognition.
I am online almost my whole day, and the rest is spent at the post office. When I am online I submit to jobs all the time, I check out IMDB alot and googling different production companies, and checking out smaller Big budgeted movies that hit sundance and Cannes. Then I think, when will I be able to attend sundance, and Cannes for a film I am in. Being in sundance is one of my goals in life. I also at the same time would like to grace the big screen (pref in a large role). I have achieved some pretty big goals already in my life, which I am very proud of, although I can't sit on them for too long I go and set more. 1.) I have made a very impressive resume for myself and I am only 19 2.) I moved out of my home town to pursue a dream (which many were so quick to say, "You won't do it". 3.) I have become SAG 4.) I have worked consistently since I have started acting. 5.) I have lived my life with dreams and goals, and I stay driven.

I am a very self sufficient person, I never let anyone put me down or tell me what to do. I have always been the person to do what I want no matter who says what, its the way I was brought up. The best part of that is I have had two wonderful parents supporting me in any decision I have made, especially supporting me the day the Uhaul was packed with my car and I was leaving home. Apart of me felt terrible to my parents leaving them, they were sad I was leaving and I know they didn't want to see me go, but I know deep down inside that they were supporting me 110% and understood why I had to leave. I have a dream to be someone, and make something of myself no matter what stands in the way. My family and career comes first, and I have had this mind set ever since I was 14, and I haven't given up. I am just working for that moment when my life comes together and leads me to a place that I can put my feet on the coffee table and say I have achieved some of the greatest goals of my life, and then set more. I may never reach that point, or might, you never know. But i do know one thing is that today I am very happy with what i have done in my life, I don't regret anything that I have sacrificed to be where I am, I have had some great parents and friends that have been my back support when it was needed and then there are times they were there to be happy for me and me for them.
I am a struggling actress. I am not trying to become the next "It"girl, but make a fulfilling career that I am content with and happy with. A career that keeps me working months to months, banking some money, and being able to go home at night feeling accomplished. I look at the careers of Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, and Hilary Swank; They always have a script in their hands. Either it be small independent or large independent, they are known for their work and they always make a choice to do such versatile films. I admire their career choices and paths, I have followed their careers and would love some point in my life hit success like they have in theirs and keep working. Yes they have some pretty prestigious agents backing them up, but they deserve those big people behind them. Someday I would like the representation of either The Gersh Agency, UTA (mostly), or Endeavor. I am working my way up there, and hoping I can reach that point by my mid 20's.
I guess I have kind of answered my question, and sometimes it takes a little speaking to realise that I needed to give myself a little affirmation to know that I am doing everything in my power, and that I shouldn't give up. I have realised through out this post, that ya I do have doubts (its natural) but more so i have the ambition and drive to succeed. Someday I will see my hardwork pay off, but really its all up to me to make that happen.