Making Your Presence Known By Showing Up - The Secret To Enhancing Your Resume
I find it fascinating to listen to success stories shared by middle-aged and older people. In each story, I always part away with a wisdom to remember. Now that I’m “one of those folks” I see that looking back into my “bag of tricks”, I have a lot of amassed wisdom that could probably aid those that are beginning their walk into the doors of the entertainment business with resume in hand. It does not matter what your dreams are; whether you desire to be a successful actor, director, producer, writer, agent or any one of the many other positions that exist in this business, this is true for everyone. I call it the “showing up” theory. It is easy and succeeds almost every time.
There are a lot of possibilities like meet-ups and networking opportunities to give out your resume that you can get hold of when you live in large cities like Los Angeles and New York. As you start to attend those you will notice that your business cards start to stack up and your Rolodex begins to miraculously increase. If you are smart and keep in touch with those who you’ve met, then your circle of business associates is ever-growing and therefore your opportunities for success have widened. But how did you arrive to this position? You got there thru the principle of “showing up”.
The Showing Up principle is by far, one of the most overlooked tidbits of wisdom. Take the Friends sitcom for example, I am sure you are very familiar with this sitcom. Nevertheless, are you aware of how this theory helped on of the cast in this sitcom?
One day, as the tale goes, an actor that had been very tired of working as an extra and wanted to get some “real acting jobs” showed up to work for just one more day. The days were getting very long for this person, but he adored the work and figured he’d show up just once more. That day transformed his life. While he was at the back room the director of “Friends” started searching for someone who knows how to operate a cappuccino and machine, this extra raised his hand despite the fact that he actually has no idea how to use the device and he became part of the scene. That extra person soon earned the character name of Gunther, who owns the infamous coffee shop and he became a regular on one of the most well-liked TV shows of all time. Just what did he do? He showed up.
The Showing Up theory is one that everyone can take part in, everywhere. It is pertinent that you stay near to people that are already prosperous in the line of work you are following. As long as you can do it then you attending classes, events, film conventions, and premieres with your resume may work to your benefit. It is a proven method and I myself have encountered it. At some point, just for the reason that you “showed up” your life will totally transform.