VP's BLOG: You Have To Have An Action Plan

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to introduce its newest blogger - VP Boyle! VP BOYLE is one of the most sought after Broadway audition and life coaches for professionals in New York City and works with actors at every level across the country to spread his irreverent approach to theatrical wellness. He wears many hats in the Broadway community (director, casting director, actor, writer, producer) and is most known in the theatrical casting world for creating The Musical Theatre Forum, a professional casting workshop with every major Broadway casting agency in NYC.

VP currently serves as the creator and Chair of the New York Film Academy's new cutting-edge Musical Theatre & Film Conservatory Program. The two-year program merges conservatory musical theatre training with Broadway professionals and an intensive acting on film curriculum that culminates with an original movie musical film project.

VP will be blogging weekly for BroadwayWorld.com...

Too many artists are like corks floating on the ocean with no goals or plan to achieve their dreams. Professional theatre can sticky up the whole thing because literally you can have a job that requires you to be in a different city, state or country with no notice. Have good luggage! That being said, knowing what you want and creating a clear personal statement that keeps you on track when all the "noise" happens can be very useful.

In the corporate world it would be called a business plan or mission statement depending on the depth and goal. What is your mission statement? Take an hour this week to figure it out and see who you are today. What are you doing each and everyday to be in alignment with your goals? What feels like imaginary sunlight on your face? What feels like you just got splashed all over with mud by a cab in your new suit? If a week has gone by without you taking some action towards your biggest dream, you're unfocused. If a month has gone by you are lazy. If six months or more have gone by, then you have to face the fact that you are living a different truth. You can recalibrate (my new favorite word) at anytime. You can take breaks. You can switch gears.

Just be clear that you are making a choice even when you think you are not choosing at all.

Live who you are. Love what you do.

XOXO VP