When I look back on my life and consider my path forward, I wonder if there was ever a time when I was not an actress. I can't recall a time in my life where I did not change characters, whether to suit a certain situation or to make a friend or family member laugh. However until this point in my life I never considered a professional acting career. From an early age it seemed to be ingrained in my mind that acting was not a serious profession, and gaining professional recognition as well as fame was an impossible dream that everyone had at one time or another. A dream similar to the mostly ubiquitous dream of becoming wealthy.
After obtaining degrees in the professions of psychology and environmental policy and working in the corporate world for several years I have realized that what I thought was a wishful daydream may actually be the next step for me in my life. I am doing a great deal of research on the profession at this time and going through the first stages of getting professional pictures that can be used on a composite. At points it seems like there is so much to do just to begin. Workshops, practicing an audition monologue, etc., yet it is never easy to start a career. The intimidation of getting started is enough to cause self-doubt however there is typically pain and difficulty in reaching any goal. My goal is to chase my dream. At the end of that road maybe just maybe I will find myself. Chase your dream because a life lived without the pursuit of dreams is stagnant.
