What is your unique gift? – Do you believe in it enough
to invest everything you have in it?
I can sing dance and act. I believe that I have
invested so much of my life into performing and training that I can make
something come from it. It is my biggest skill and talent.
I believe that it is enough to invest in because I am passionate
and dedicated to my craft.
How do you define success for yourself? – What
challenges do you face in order to create success?
I define success as accomplishment. I find the
challenges to create success in many different forms. Being sick,
stressed, and under prepared are huge challenges that I face every day.
But once I cross over those bridges, I can create the best success that I
can.
I know that these little challenges that I face everyday
are so small that they will not affect what the endgame is.
What is career vision and a mission?
I hope to create memories and bring joy to thousands
of people every night is my career vision. My mission is to accomplish
this in some way shape or form. Broadway is ideal, but I know that it is
not the only way to accomplish my vision.
My current vision is to get work and continue to work in
any production. I am young and have a long live to live before I cannot
perform again.
Can you innovate and creates value and successfully
communicate that value to intended audiences?
I can successfully communicate to all different types
of audiences. I know how to fake it until I make it. This is a skill that
I need every day as a performer.
I know to talk about what they want to hear. I can not
waste people’s time. I must speak to them in a way that they understand in
order to create a strong connection.
Do you have a positive attitude?
I usually have a positive attitude, but being a
theatre major it is easy to get sucked down and into a negative attitude.
I can have a negative attitude. Sometimes it is hard
to get out of that mindset, but I know now that this is my career and
somethings that I do will follow me forever.
Have you set your goals? What is your road map to
success? Can you set inspiring and realistic goals?
I have set general goals. I have a few plans and some
back up plans. I know that I want to perform in some way shape or form. I
will do it somehow. I have many different ideas and goals set up.
I have new goals now and cannot wait to accomplish them.
I truly hope that I reach my goal soon and continue to create new goals
from there.
Do you have and/or acquire the necessary expertise to
actualize your vision?
Yes, I have to expertise to create my vision. I have
been given the skills I need to successfully accomplish my goals, it is
just if I apply myself to those things, I will be able to acquire my
vision.
I have invested a lot of money into my career, I have
worked with highly trained professionals who have invested time in me,
and I know that they believe in me so I should believe in myself.
What are your priorities? Can you set priorities?
My priorities are to never stop learning and continue
learning on how to grow as a performer. I must keep working on my craft
because it is not just a job for me. It is a career.
My current priorities are to get a job and further my
training in the real world. I hope to move on from education and get right
into performing as a job.
What opportunities are you looking for? What
opportunities are you creating or intend to create?
I am looking for a large opportunity to network. I am
selling myself, so that is what they see. I need to be able to be
prepared to talk to different people and market myself as a singer,
dancer, actor, and person. First impressions are everything.
I am looking for performance opportunities, I want to
perform on stage every night and have some many people to come watch the
shows for them to just be happy and enjoy something that is so crazy and
insane that it works.
How comfortable are you with uncertainty? What risks
are you willing to take?
I do not really enjoy uncertainty, it is scary, and I
like to have a whole plan and do not enjoy taking risks. I like to just
have things be constant.
I still am not okay with uncertainty. It stresses me
out, but now being out in the real world I have learned that once one
plan fails you must figure out another way to accomplish your goal.
When facing challenges, do you persevere, or do you
walk away?
I tend to get angry and walk away. I get very stressed
under pressure and cave.
I still get angry, but I hope to calm down and just do
what I am supposed to do and not worry about things that are beyond my
control.
What experience have you learned the most from?
I learned from getting screamed at rehearsals when the
entire group is not prepared. I learned that I must just take the time
and do what I am supposed to, or I will get in trouble and suffer from my
actions
What actions are you taking to realize your vision? Are
you consistently acting?
I am consistently acting to realize my vision. I am
always working on what the next step is. I am in college and that was a
huge action I had to take to pursue my career as a performer.
I am auditioning every chance I get and keep until I
get a steady job.
How well do you put things in context? Are you able to
easily respond to changes in your environment? What’s your best example?
I do not deal with change well. It is something that I
haven’t been able to deal with my whole life. I get in my routines and
keep going, it is just what I always do and makes me feel safe and
comfortable. When it changes, I get very upset.
I am now currently excited to see what comes next. Change
of pace and environment can help me learn more about my art and myself.
What is your plan to continually grow and evolve? How
have you grown or evolved in their past year or three?
I will continue to study and learn more with my
skills. Since attending JU, I have grown so much. My voice part has
changed, and I am learning songs that I love to sing and am preparing for
my showcase which is a huge deal that I have always dreamed of.
I plan on always auditioning and always performing. I will
learn from these experiences and can not wait until I get to experience new
things in my life and career.
How easy is it for you to reach out to others to ask
for support and to offer help?
It is very easy for me to reach out to others for help
and support. I can find people who I know can help me and answer
questions when and if I need help.
It is very easy for me to reach out to others for help.
How are you inspiring others to join and/or support
your mission in order to create a financially sustainable enterprise that
allows you to live your gift and contribute something valuable to society?
– If you aren’t currently, how do you intend to?
I perform and carry myself on a higher level as a
performer. I think when I perform, I always perform. I put on a show and
always carry it completely as an entire performance.
I ask people to perform and collaborate with me. I also
want to network with many different performers and companies to get out
there in the industry.
