LIsa 0:24

You'd be hard-pressed to find someone as passionate and stoic as the committed actor . I speak from experience . I have had the honor of working with actors in one capacity or another my entire career . I am repeatedly astounded by their unwavering courage and integrity and often most often in the face of incredible vulnerability , all in service of the story . Actors are some of the most brilliant and gifted people in the world . They have this mystical , ineffable ability to transform themselves into the characters that they play . They delve deeply below the surface to understand the needs and wants of their characters and what drives those thoughts and words and actions . They seek to clarify their intentions and motivate their actions in alignment with those values and beliefs , so that they can operate from their character's why . There's a lot we can learn from an actor's process and , for those of you who are actors , there is much that you can learn from your own artistic methodology that you might apply and benefit from as you create your own life story .

LIsa 1:43

William Shakespeare said that all the worlds a stage and all the men and women merely players and , as the Bard so aptly observed , we are indeed all players on that great world stage . We too spend our days in service of the story , except more often than not , our stories are centered around what we think we are supposed to be rather than who we truly are . So many of us play a part or multiple parts in our own lives , cast by a panel of limiting beliefs that dictate and determine what the role requires . We memorize and deliver the lines on cue , playing the role as written and directed by someone else , telling someone else's story , barely scratching the surface of who we really are , let alone diving deep into our why . I mean , I guess you could say it's easier to play a part that's already written and default to being a certain way , rather than developing a deeply committed self , kind of like a recurring role in a program on Netflix .

LIsa 2:58

You know, it becomes expected of us to show up the way we always do in the many roles that we play in our lives . Life is like a wide , open stage , just waiting to be set . Except unlike theater , your story is real and the story that you tell and the roles that you play are yours to create . Each of us is the lead in our limited run production , but have you considered that we can also be the director ? The role of director requires having a vision , making tough decisions , collaborating and , above all , leading . We will appear in a multitude of scenes and roles in different stages throughout our life , leading toward the grand finale , which is the same for all of us In theater , if you don't stand in your light , you won't be seen . Why should life be any different ? I'm Lisa Hopkins . Thanks so much for listening . Stay safe and healthy , everyone , and remember to live in the moment .