Most actors are so eager to just get to work that they just end up throwing everything together haphazardly and that inadvertently makes things more difficult.

Recently, we have been talking about building your career properly. Doing so requires that you slow down and plan things methodically.

Of course, that’s not something anyone wants to hear and that’s exactly why you should pay close attention.

Sure, it’s a lot more fun to just start taking your headshots and try to meet with agents but that’s not very efficient. It will typically slow down your progress in the long run.

Professional actors are very methodical in the way they build their careers. They know that there is a lot more to the industry than just taking a decent headshot and showing up “prepared” for an audition.

Instead of doing that and hoping for the best, they take the time to make a plan for what they want their careers to look like and how they will accomplish the goals they set for themselves.

If you want to build your career as a professional actor, whether you are just getting started or looking to take your career to the next level, this is one of the most important things you can do...

Every actor knows that the trajectory of their career largely depends on just a few factors. One of those factors is your agent, which we talked about recently.

Another one of those is something most actors get completely wrong...

I’m talking about your headshots. I know, it’s a horrible thing to say but that doesn’t make it any less true.

Over the years, I’ve seen first hand that most actors get their headshots completely wrong and that has a huge effect on how you build your acting career.

However, there is a small group of actors that put a lot of focus and effort into making sure their headshots are just right, and that’s typically the actors that make big career progress quickly.

They are the ones that go on to become professional actors.

If that’s something you want to do too, this is something you shouldn’t ignore...

Last week we talked about a unique opportunity that you can seize this pilot season and it’s a huge opportunity!

However, what I’ve learned over the years is that most actors will be extremely excited for pilot season but will still struggle to make any kind of progress during it.

This is because they approach it just like everything else in their career. There’s not typically a lot of planning involved and that is usually a big mistake.

If you have been around Boost My Star for any length of time, you know that professional actors do things differently from everyone else.

They don’t leave things to chance and they try to be as efficient as possible.

For example, whether it’s pilot season or not when things don’t go their way, most actors will typically just continue doing the same things hoping that something changes sometime.

Professional actors however, identify what the problem is as fast as possible, so they can continue making career progress.

If you want to build your career as a professional actor, that’s something you should do too. Here’s where to start...

This year’s pilot season is going to be unlike any other.

Literally...

It is expected that the number of auditions that will be self tapes this year will be absolutely record breaking.

Most actors simply are not ready for that. Putting together a self tape audition is not complicated and that’s why most actors don’t really think about it until they have to do one.

That can be a huge mistake and it’s one that I see incredibly talented actors make all the time!

Professional actors avoid that, and they do everything they can to give themselves every advantage possible.

If you want to build your career as a professional actor, this year’s pilot season will have a unique opportunity.

Here’s how you can seize that opportunity...

It’s that time of year again! The time when the entirety of the industry gathers to witness who will take home the top honors in our profession.

The Golden Globes took place a few days ago. For some actors, their careers have changed for the better, forever.

For others, it was a much more humbling experience but they still woke up the next day, ready to continue building their acting career.

However, for most actors things remained exactly the same.

They looked on at The Golden Globes as spectators and nothing more. If you have been around Boost My Star for any length of time, you know that awards season is when you should start to really pay attention to what’s going on in the industry.

There is no other time when the industry shares its consensus on what’s working right now.

See, even if you took no part in it and you were purely a spectator, The Golden Globes can fundamentally change the direction of your acting career.

Here’s how...

There’s a problem that nearly every actor I’ve ever met has suffered from.

It’s a problem that nearly every professional actor has been able to solve quickly and it’s one of the main reasons for why they are able to go on and build successful careers.

Most actors have a very limited view of what it takes to build their career.

When asked directly about it, most of them respond by listing off all of the auditions they had recently and the ones they have coming up.

However, professional actors know that building their career requires a lot more than simply paying your dues on the audition hamster wheel.

They also realize that it will require more than just their effort alone.

One of their strengths is surrounding themselves with a group of people that are all working together synergistically to build their careers in the industry.

Building a group like this is something actors think will happen someday down the road, after they’ve already made it.

The truth is, that group can help take your career to the next level, regardless of what career stage you are in right now and it can be more effective to get started early.

In fact, if you want to build your career as a professional actor, this just might be a shortcut...

Professional actors know that they have to dominate pilot season every year if they want to build their acting career.

There’s simply nothing else like it!

The thing is...how many actors do you know that have accomplished their pilot season goals? Probably not many.

I say that because after working with so many actors over the years, I’ve realized that not many of them have ever done it.

Very few actually end up making any progress whatsoever during pilot season.

That should be somewhat surprising, considering that pilot season is probably the biggest opportunity for most actors.

It’s a time when actors can be plucked from obscurity and cast alongside A list actors, in projects that just might turn out to be the next big hit.

If you have been around Boost My Star for any length of time, you know that professional actors are really good at seizing big opportunities like this.

In fact, you can look back at almost any A list actor’s career and see that, somewhere along the line, a successful pilot season was instrumental to building their acting career.

That’s why, if you want to build your career as a professional actor, you have to learn how to dominate this upcoming pilot season. Here’s where to start...

Right now just might be the last chance you have to make big career moves, for the foreseeable future.

Ok, that may be an overstatement but the year is just about over and pretty much everyone in the industry has checked out.

That means industry activity has slowed to a trickle, so opportunities are limited at this time. While there are still a few productions that are actively shooting and casting, most are dormant.

However, there is always a small part of the industry that never stops moving, and because it’s the top tier of the industry, there are a few big opportunities to be had.

That is, if you position yourself properly to take advantage of the things that may present themselves.

Over the last few week’s we have been talking about how to do just that. If you haven’t started on that yet, the window is quickly closing but there’s always next year.

It’s a great time to position yourself to make big things happen in the new year.

See, there’s a window of opportunity that is quickly closing right now but there is another one that will open soon after that.

After the holidays are over and done with, most of the industry has a tough time getting back into gear.

So, if you can hit the ground running, there could be many opportunities for you, and some of them can be complete game changers for your career.

Professional actors don’t let times like this pass them by. They are skilled at being present when opportunity knocks.

If you want to build your career as a professional actor, that’s something you should master too. Here's where to start...