Welcome to Let it Be Easy with Susie Moore. Is there anyone who hasn't seen the White Lotus? I know the season's been over for a while, but I feel like it is the show that everyone can talk about. It's the show that gets everybody almost in the sense of community talking about the characters, talking about the plot, guessing the ending, looking for all the Easter eggs in the White Lotus episodes, you know, based on what the director is thinking and doing. And look, it is a artfully beautifully done show. So for me it's no surprise that it's so popular and we can relate so much to it and we love talking about it.
Speaker 1:I have to tell you that during the season three release, which happened in, I think, march, April, of course, you see all over the media, all over social media, different snippets of the characters being interviewed on various shows, various podcasts, morning shows, late night shows, and there is a snippet of Walton Goggins. Is that his name? Walton Goggins? I'm pretty sure that's his name. I'm going to say it out loud Walton Goggins, he's the character who plays Rick in the White Lotus. No spoilers here. We're not here to talk about the show. We're talking about him specifically and his interview.
Speaker 1:That inspired me the clip that I heard. He is definitely a standout character in this show. He's had a long career and when he was being interviewed, he was talking about auditioning. And this is applicable to all of us. Okay, because even though many of us may not be in the entertainment industry, we can go through our lives as if we are always, always auditioning. We're not showing up for the main event as us, we're thinking that can come later. I have to keep auditioning, I have to keep performing, I have to keep giving other people the version of me that they want. So what he said in this clip and I loved it so much was he said you know, when I started just really being myself in auditions, so much took off. He's like I used to go to and look, I'm paraphrasing here, you can probably find the clip but he said something like you know, I was going to auditions again and again and again, constantly thinking what do they want from me? Who do I need to be so that I'm chosen? What do you know? What does this casting director? What do they want from me?
Speaker 1:And the reality is and he said this there are a million different ways that you can interpret a character. I remember watching this YouTube clip which was Rachel McAdams audition for the Notebook, and apparently Britney Spears was interviewed for that role, a lot of different actresses but she really brought this emotion and this fight and this passion and the way that, if you it's actually a fun, fun for you to to YouTube Rachel McAdams notebook audition, you just see she's showing up. She's bringing who she believes, what's her name Ali Ali in the notebook. She's bringing who she thinks Allie is and who she thinks Allie should be on screen and she just embodies it her way. Even as an actor or actress with prescribed lines, with prescribed costume, with hey, go in as this person, that isn't really you. You can still interpret it your way. Bring the real, you, your own touch, your own ideas, your own creativity, bring it, then see what happens. But Walton Goggins is basically saying look, I decided that I would just bring myself to interpret it the way I wanted. Show up in the way that I think is right and appropriate and fun and real for me as this character and his career took off.
Speaker 1:Are you diluted, are you? Oh, I wish I could say that quirky thing, but I won't because it might be weird, so I'll just hold back? Or do you have a dream to say something or create something or launch something? But hey, you know the space is pretty conservative if you notice the other peers in that group right now. So you should like you should appear a little bit more, a bit more polished and quiet in terms of how you appear, a bit more polished and quiet in terms of how you appear, my friends. Are you bringing the real you to life, to your work, to your relationships, to your friendships, to your projects? Are you bringing the real full, you interpreting it, showing up in a way that feels like, yes, this is me, I'm doing it my way. Or are you thinking how can I give other people what they want? How can I show up in a way that other people feel comfortable and feel like, yes, okay, that is appropriate behavior?
Speaker 1:You know what he said, too, in this clip that just stuck with me. He said you know what? Not only when I showed up as myself was it more fun. And of course, I got chosen. So much unfolded for him, he said.
Speaker 1:But even if I wasn't chosen, I could live with myself. I could live with myself. He said it was my salvation being myself, because, imagine this, plenty of people go through life constantly auditioning and still don't get picked right. We're contorting ourselves to be what other people want and we don't have the life that we value. We don't have the outcome. We can't be fulfilled because we're not really us. Our dreams can only come true when we're true to ourselves, because our dreams come from our heart. And if we're not being the real us, how can anything happen? Let your dreams find you by being you. What if that's your salvation? And no matter what, when we are ourselves, even though it feels uncomfortable sometimes, even though we might go, oh, is this okay? Even though we might not get what we want all the time, who does? We can live with ourselves because we know we are the real us. How awful to go through life and then one day go gosh, if I was just myself. Wow, if I just didn't hold back, if I was showing up as the real me.
Speaker 1:And I also would encourage you to spend time, even just a few moments, thinking about people you love and admire. Someone like I don't know, maybe it's Lady Gaga, maybe it's someone like Walton Goggins, maybe it's an author who you think is really unique and different. I'm guessing the reason you love, revere, admire, enjoy them is because maybe they're not perfect, maybe they're not like everybody else, and that's why you love them, because the number one thing that they are is just true to themselves. Oh, there's nothing more magical than really being real. Is there until tomorrow, my friends? So much love and ease. Hey friend, I've got something really cool for you. I want to give you free access to my signature course called Slay your Year, which typically sells for $997. You can check it out, all the details at slayyouryearcom. All you have to do to get access is leave me a review. Leave a review of it and send it to info at suzy-morecom. That's info at suzy-morecom and we'll get you set up with access.