Remember that scene when Neo unplugged from the Matrix and saw that the world was made up of a bunch of ones and zeros? He saw the agents standing before him, taking shots and bent reality to his will, stopping the bullets in midair. 

With every release, I aim to give you a little taste of that. Every week, I offer you the choice of the red pill or the blue pill. If you are reading this, it’s pretty clear which one you have chosen. 

Now it’s time that you start bending reality to your will, grasshopper. 

Just like Neo, it’s not enough to simply take the red pill and download the information. You too have to act upon it. 

Is there something different about the entertainment industry elite, grasshopper? 

You know I always tell it like it is. No sugarcoating. No fluff… 

Short answer yes there is. Having studied them, to reverse engineer their formula for success, I discovered a secret that none of them really talk about. I don’t blame them and this release is not about “exposing” them. 

The information is out there if you look hard enough. Lucky for you, as a tribe member, I’ve done the digging for you. 

Not only am I going to tell you their secret, I’m also going to tell you exactly how you can duplicate their success, by doing what they have done. 

So without further ado, here’s the secret… 

Anytime you get the opportunity to study the career of an actor with 82 credits to his name (not including recurring roles or characters played over multiple seasons of course), you should pay close attention.

One of the keys to success is to stand on the shoulders of giants and the way to do that is to model what made them successful. We live in the information age…

Stick with me, this is not a tangent. The time we’re living in is a double edged sword.

If you Google “how to become an actor” you will get over 96 Million results. We don’t need more information...we need actionable information. That’s what’s lacking. It’s so easy to go from one blog to the next and pick up tip after tip that gets logged into a mental list of to-dos, most of which never get done.

It’s easy to mistake activity like this for progress. When it comes down to it, the only thing that measures progress is results, and you only get results from the things you do that move the needle: auditioning and being booked.

Having been in the industry for a very long time, I can tell you one of the key differences between actors who never fulfill their dreams and actors who work consistently and build a career they love.

The former always have a lot of “activity” going on and they’re always winging it. As for the latter, they’re engaged in focused activity that moves the needle and produces results. They understand that reshooting your headshot a dozen times or filming glorified B-roll to add to your reel doesn’t make an ounce of difference, if you never get it into someone’s hands.

Also, the successful ones are obsessed with studying patterns of success. Here’s why…

Boom! It’s about to happen Grasshopper!

So much has happened around here over the last few weeks that my head is spinning. We’re seeing the old Hollywood cabal crumble before our eyes. Traditional media is on life support and has begun to openly wage war on their digital counterparts.

There is so much going on behind the scenes that you wouldn’t believe, even if you sat in the studio meetings yourself.

This has opened up a window of opportunity for you to jump through. You now have a second chance to be one of the first movers online.

Here’s what I mean…

The dawn of a new day is upon us, dear grasshopper.

Side note: I’ve been accused of being liberal with the dramatics...but, we are in show biz, right? LOL

I mean it though. The industry is experiencing a dramatic shift unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. History is being written and sadly, most of us are missing it. This is not just my opinion either, the facts and the statistics clearly show that Hollywood is quickly transforming.

Here’s why I bring this up. The industry is at a tipping point. Actually, it’s my contention that it’s already tipped and the established system is breathing its final breaths.

This post has been updated on March 31st 2020 to include links to new posts and edited for content.

Dear grasshopper,

How far do you want to chase this rabbit? I have to say, this topic really resonated with so many of you in the tribe. I think it’s because you can feel that something is going on too.

Look, I could go into 1001 different topics and not even scratch the surface of the secret inner workings of the Hollywood Elite.

However, trust that I’m only telling you what you need to know. I’m only sharing things that will give you an advantage, once you’re aware, and that will help your career.

Plus, some of this stuff is just too weird...Even for the internet! LOL

When you reach a certain level of success in the industry, you will be faced with a decision. Will you follow the crowd or march to the beat of your own drum?

There is a little known, dark secret that no one really talks about. If you are prone to paranoia this would be the time to fashion your tin foil hat…

I’m incredibly excited to share today’s release with you grasshopper. I had the chance to sit down with Craig, one of the most in demand voice actors. 

You know him as the Listerine guy, the Colgate guy, the Comcast guy, the Mercedes Guy, the fill in the blank and he’s probably done it guy… 

It would be safe to say that everyone in America has heard his voice at one point or another. 

When I sat down with Craig, I was hoping to just get a few high level tips for landing voice over gigs that I could share with the tribe. 

I definitely did not expect that he would open my eyes to what could arguably be an entirely different industry. 

Think back to ninth grade.

Remember how everyone ran over to the board excitedly the day after auditions? People would climb over each other to see how they were cast.

It was a time of...adolescent bliss.

A mentor of mine told me that you are the truest version of yourself when you’re about 16. This is an age when you are mature enough to separate fact from fantasy (for the most part) but you are still young enough to have that glimmer of “anything’s possible” in your eye.