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from Bobcat One Man Band https://bobcatonemanband.tumblr.com/post/707565761143685120

#bobcat #onemanband #poundthepavement #punkrock #powerpop #garagerock #longisland #nyc #newyork

What do I do after a long stay in Italy, do the #beachtobay in Corpus Christi, in the heat & humidity, but here’s a cool picture! ——————————- #runnergram #corpuschristi #corpuschristitx #oceanview #oceanbreeze #instarunner #instarunners #nikerunning #brooksrunning #neverslowdown #instalike #poundthepavement #putinthework (at Corpus Christi, Texas)

Read this book for the first time in 2000 while working for Department of Defense. 2020 and decided to go back and read it again. This book gave me ideas that were shot down left and right by my parents, friends and family. This morning after an interesting conversation with a frienemy, I went to #barnesandnoble to get me another copy. I need to be #refreshed and #reinvigorated. #millionairemindset #riseandgrind #everyonehashaters #motovationcomesfromwithin #richdadpoordad @therealkiyosaki #poundthepavement #cantgetswoleifyoudontgetsore #forgetthenaysayers #staygrinding💯 #staymotivated💪 #stayfocused https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNx-YjJDnw/?igshid=ozstwo2ccfjh

Today was a good training day. Longest run of the year with a good "quick" (at least for me) pace. I am loving some of the efforts becoming easier and easier as I train consistently. Today my legs are finally starting to feel like they have caught up with my cardio fitness level. #triathlete #triathlontraining #tri365 #triwomen #tri #swimbikerun #getafterit #poundthepavement #putinthework #🏊‍♀️🚲🏃🏼‍♀️ #🏊‍♀️ #🚲 #🏃🏼‍♀️ #rungirlrun #swimswimswim #runwithyourdog #womenwhorun #womenwhoswim #womenintri #womenintriathlon #training #trainingstats #garminstats #stravastats https://www.instagram.com/p/B9dm1GaJuoT/?igshid=19qw5qrurj3ik

Down 18 lbs....slowly but surely losing the weight. Gonna try to start incoporating running again not only to boost my weight loss but to also boost my mental health level as well. I'm still loving this way of eating! #keto #ketogenic #ketotosis #ketodiet #ketogenicdiet #lchf #lchfdiet #lowcarb #lowcarbhighfat #lowcarbhighfatdiet #woe #cardio #run #poundthepavement #mentalhealth

Field time is duplicatable and enjoyable. Prospecting is important in any business. Reach out to your community and knock on doors. It has been the best tool to grow our business. I was talking to my friend today, she is a realtor and asked her “how do you get listings?” Having a daily schedule to connect with your local market consistently will bring you unlimited prospects. #fieldtime #prospects #showup #becomesuccessful #poundthepavement #createaplan Follow our links at https://app.elify.com/vbc/83bv0rv9bb?t=km7j0r We have been doing the same activities and behaviors consistently for many years. It’s never too early or to late to start. Every mistake that you make can cost you years of coming back to your success. (at Lely Resort, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BywEiBajCUx/?igshid=13chyiyh750n

Really wanted to get a mani/pedi or go pick up my girl and take a nap... but my outdoor #indymini training is slackin’, so an “easy” 3 miles is exactly what this beautiful weather ordered. 🏃🏻‍♀️💨☀️ • • • #halfmarathontraining #running #runindy #justkeeprunning #bestrongerthanyourexcuses #runday #poundthepavement #springishere #southeastwaypark #runner #runnersofinstagram (at Southeastway Park - Indy Parks and Recreation) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv0CSz9nnIL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f6q5jtj7n9fm

Rise and shine Photo by Jorge De La Torre @tujemoi Edit by @adriengrape_photo #riseandshine #morningruns #underarmour #fitness #fitlife #gymrat #cardio #poundthepavement #run #doyouevenrunbro #coldgear #ryangreencosplay #chicago #chitown #heatgear #mycity #bulkingseason #cantstop #wontstop #spring #springishere #protein #fitfam #springtraining #springbreak #gymmotivation #runner #goals #summer #summertraining #earlymornings #lakeshoredrive #athlete (at Lake Shore Drive)

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I’m a triathlete. At least that’s what I tell myself. I’ve competed in four professional triathlons, and recently placed fifth overall and second in my age group at the Pasadena Triathlon on March 7th. It was the last large group gathering that I was able to participate in before the pandemic swept across the nation and is something I’m quite proud of.

I certainly don’t mean to be insensitive to what’s actually happening in the world right now. According to the most recent statistic there are more than one million cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 70,000 deaths. Holy shit. That’s no joke. I certainly don’t want to minimize the severity of this moment by talking about something as trivial as a triathlon that I competed in or how it relates to my brand as an actor, but because I’m stuck inside on this grey-wet day in South Pasadena, I gotta pass the time with making sense of this. So, here goes. 

The question comes to me during this moment of self-quarantine: should I be learning new skills, taking online classes that might increase my marketability when the economy “opens back up”, or should I double down on the things I’m good at and focus on becoming a master of what I was currently focused on before the start of this pandemic? Prior to COVID-19, I was waiting tables at a great restaurant in Downtown LA, Rossoblu, and pursuing an acting career. I had just booked my first independent film that would have had me traveling to Washington State for a three day shoot. It was something I was really excited to do and share with my agents, managers and my family back home. 

Sadly, that’s been put on the back burner, as has my ability to generate income. At that time, I had also been working towards producing a one man show I’ve been writing for this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. I’d produced two plays I wrote for the Hollywood Fringe in 2018 and 2019 and experienced a great deal of personal and professional success because of it, so this year’s experience was something I was very much looking forward to. The process of having done so has given me a great sense of identity and momentum in this city and industry of so many self-creating content makers. Because of my efforts, I’d felt like a contributing artist. 

Also, because I was gainfully employed by a great restaurant, it gave me the chance to devote the morning and daytime hours to my craft of acting and writing. Now what? Do I get a job as a cashier at a supermarket? (By the way, I’ve applied to over six grocery stores, did so in the first week of self-quarantine, and have not heard a single response. Ergo, the whole “everybody’s hiring” thing just doesn’t seem to apply to me.) And so I return to my original question: Do I explore new ways of making income such as expanding on a basic skill I have, such as knowing how to code, or do I double down on the skills I am good at, writing, acting, and hope that when this pandemic ceases, I’ll have a substantial body of work to share with the world? 

My gut tells me to move in the direction what I am already good at, rather than pick up something completely new and go in a different direction. If all else fails, however, I do believe that I could “fall back” on my experience, degree, and license as a Secondary Educator and hopefully gain work with Teach for America or perhaps as a substitute teacher. Until that moment becomes clear, I find it necessary to dig into the creative pursuits that I have initially set for myself. Consequently, I picked up Bonnie Gillespie’s book, “Self Management for Actors”, now in it’s fourth edition, and am diving into her words of wisdom, learning a lot about the business side of acting and how to best brand myself. 

The question of “what is my brand” keeps coming up and I feel like the avenues I have pursued of becoming a competitive triathlete really speak to the brand that I want to cultivate for myself. Like I said, I’ve competed in four triathlons since the summer of 2018, and expect to do more. I feel like this skill sets me apart from the millions of other white dudes in this city aching for the chance to get cast on NCIS. But because I’m not able to swim, I’ve really focused my time on running and biking, both for the sheer joy of it but also to develop that skill that helps me cultivate my brand. Doing so has been such a great outlet for nearly the past month or so, getting out there to feel the fresh air on my skin, the wing whipping by, thereby returning to some semblance of normalcy. 

But to what end? Who do I serve by running, biking, and swimming? In the Nautica Malibu Triahtlon during the late summer of 2019, I raised $400 towards the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. It felt great to somehow give back. But the amount I generated paled in comparison to the thousands of dollars that other generated, and even the tens of thousands that corporations were able to give. So, what’s the point? Who am I serving by this? Myself and only me?

I don’t have any answers, only questions. I base my pursuit of becoming an actor in the knowledge that, when I was a High School English and Drama teacher for international schools in Southeast Asia I determined that teaching was not the career I wanted. It was because of the economic recession of 2008 that led me into teaching in the first place. Acting was not feasible for me then, and so I retreated to the safety of a certain paycheck. Now, however, that I’m standing on a cliff looking over an abyss of uncertainty, I’m wondering if I should pack it up and pursue a more steady, certain path of teaching? Is history repeating itself in my corner of the globe?

At this moment, even though the questions linger, I feel certain that my path is that of an artist. I write. I act. I create. Who do I serve by doing so? That remains to be seen. Myself? Will you forgive me if my life and my life’s work amounts to only the words on the page that never make it to the stage? Will you forgive me if the best I get as an actor is an independent feature that shoots in Washington state for a three day shoot? 

In one of my plays, “The Sower”, the character of Paul Gauguin says to an ailing Vincent Van Gogh after severing his ear, that “an artist creates because he has to create. If he didn’t it would swell up within him and die.” So with that in mind, dear reader, I will do my best as Ms. Gillespie says so eloquently in her book, “to pull back the curtains on my process”, and move into the rest of the day, where a solo performance script waits unfinished on my laptop, a podcast is yet to be launched, and a whole slew of other tasks necessary to move my career forward wait with open arms. Until next time, keep pounding the pavement. 

#bobcat #onemanband #poundthepavement #punkrock #powerpop...

#bobcat #onemanband #poundthepavement #punkrock #powerpop #garagerock #rockabilly #longisland #nyc

from Bobcat One Man Band https://bobcatonemanband.tumblr.com/post/707562123634573313

#bobcat #onemanband #poundthepavement #punkrock #powerpop #garagerock #rockabilly #longisland #nyc

PTP three ways! Whose reppin that PTP?!? #austinhiphop #austinunderground #undergroundartist #rapbastard #ssb #ptp #poundthepavement #shsm #austin #converse #red #blue #texasrap (at Remember Me Tattoos)

Sunday Runday.. #artislife #lifeisart #healthiswealth #legday #readingisfundamental #thenewyorker #1stevercoverreprint #1927 #Matthias #poundthepavement #milesaway #myzen #style #getup https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq5b4zAlHbU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cwjlmlka20ml

Someone finished their run and is now laying on the couch because they are tired. Also we had a hell of a time keeping him focused on the common goal during this nice weather. All the birds were out in full force tonight and apparently the ground smelled like all the neighborhood dogs. 🐦🐕💨🏃🏼‍♀️ With that said I was still able to maintain a small amount of guidance and keep us mostly on the sidewalks 🤣🤣 #findyourwhy #knowyourwhy #progressnotperfect #exerciseismytherapy #showupforyourself #showupforyou #1dayatatime #run #rungirlrun #runwithdogs #runwithyourdog #sundayrunday #runningdog #birddog #ess #springerspanielsofinstagram #slowandsteady #poundthepavement #buildrunningendurance #winterrunning #runningmileage #🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️ #🏊‍♀️🚲🏃🏼‍♀️training #dogmom #runningdogmom #runningbuddies (at Hillsboro, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8sQaMYJc1h/?igshid=au7gfhw60kad