"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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I want to be an actor. Entertaining people is what I get excited about (we all have our "thing").

I need to decide on a major in college, but originally was going to go into something more financially sound (in case acting doesn't work out for whatever reason). I'm sure this sounds like a good idea, but my biggest fear is that I'll get caught up in it, slowly forget about my dream, and become another "filler" in the world. Someone who just works a 9-5, retires at 65, and dies. That scares the crap out of me. I don't want that, but at the same time I don't want to be a broke 30-something who can't properly support his family.

My head is just all over the place. I don't want to give up on my dream, but I don't want to end up broke and financially unstable either.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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How old are you?

When I first started uni I had the same fears as you but now the latter is starting to outweigh the former for me.

What majors are you looking at?

There are theatre productions at uni right?
 

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Rho said:
How old are you?

When I first started uni I had the same fears as you but now the latter is starting to outweigh the former for me.

What majors are you looking at?

There are theatre productions at uni right?
I was considering Communications (possibly even double majoring in communications and business marketing). I should also mention I'm interested in film/tv acting.
 

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Jon55 said:
I was considering Communications (possibly even double majoring in communications and business marketing). I should also mention I'm interested in film/tv acting.
Im a Communications major also. Im in your exact shoes. I want to take an acting class next semester because i think its so fun and i want to get back into it...but with communications courses....they would be difficult to balances because i have to memorize speeches AND scripts.

Communications is a good major, although im not sure how much money they make...Anybody know? You et get into almost any field with this major, its very broad.

I was thinking after i get my degree, id move overseas to teach English for a little bit, that will help me practice performing in front of a crowd..then pursue acting overseas as well...maybe in Japan or China.

Other than that...Im sure with a Communications degree you can become a consultant..Im sure consultants make good money dont they?
 
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