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Hi Subscriber - First, let me again thank all of you who wrote to me recently with kind comments and some very nice compliments on my last missive. I really do appreciate your continuing support. If you haven't heard back from me yet, it's only because I got so much mail & I'm only one person (this week anyway). I've also been very busy working on the new DVD program, An Actor Works ... and my other various projects. A couple of announcements before I get into today's message: First, although I've kept it under wraps for a few months - I have an actual blog on the net. It is called The Show Biz Blog and I hope you'll take a few minutes sometime this week to drop by and give it a look. http://www.theshowbizblog.com I'm sure you'll find something of interest there and I'll be adding to it frequently, of course. And - don't forget to drop by my MySpace blog too. Different stuff and you can meet some interesting actors who've become 'friends' of mine. Naturally you're invited to become a 'friend' as well. Now for the content ... or as some call it, 'the beef.' * * * * * BETTER QUESTIONS If you'd like to create dramatic and exciting results in your acting career - I suggest you start by asking better questions. Most actors ask ineffective questions. "How do I get an agent to get me going?" "How should I format my r?sum??" "Should I send postcards or letters?" "What about headshots? Color or black and white?" "Do you think I need a manager?" "How can I get my hands on the Breakdowns?" Good questions are more inner directed and - as a result - more powerful. The more direct and probing your questions are - the more likely it is you'll find the answers that will empower you to actually take the REAL steps that lead to the red carpet. Of course, even a good question won't help - if you don't ask the right person. "Who's that," you ask? Yourself. Bottom line? Good questions are question you ask yourself. Here's one of my favorite questions: "What do I need to let go of - in order to have more room in my life for what I really want?" This good question strikes at the heart of the all too common feeling of being overwhelmed. The reason it's so powerful is because of the way the human mind works. We tend to "pile on" - thought after thought, worry after worry - until we get to a point of no movement at all. Do you know that feeling? A well thought out answer to that question will almost always reveal that you are "holding onto" something you don't really need - and don't care about as much as your core desires. The answer for most actors will be letting go of "other interests" - because getting a successful acting career going is always a "single focus" business. "Letting go" is the start of "getting going." The concept of asking "good" questions can have an amazing effect on the results you are getting in your career ... IF you take the time to understand how amazing you can be when you are forced to answer - which you will be, if you take your career seriously. Another example of a good question is this: Why am I struggling? The answer to that one is going to lie within you - your thoughts, your actions, your beliefs, your attitudes, and your habits. The answer is never going to be about "them." Get into this habit of asking good questions and you can change your career dramatically. Getting into the 'good question' habit is fairly easy. Start by making a list of good questions. Here's my little starter kit: What would I do if I were really serious about making money as an actor? What action can I take today that will move me in the direction of my dream? What kind of roles do I play that make me the happiest in my work? What have I done that works? Can I repeat that sort of success? Well, I think that's a good beginning. You'll start to devise your own good questions - once you get into the habit. I'm sure that these are the kind of questions that prompted Stallone to write the screenplay for Rocky - convinced Whoopi Goldberg to devise her one-woman show - and gave hundreds of other actors the courage, patience, and persistence to last out the fight and truly grab "the dream." Believe me, asking good questions is one of the core skills of all successful people. So I urge you to take some time today to start making your own list of good questions. "Wait a minute Bob - not so fast. Will this good question technique work for me?" Ah, that's a great question. That depends - are you going to actually try it? * * * * * NAIL IT! - Delivering The Hypnotic Audition Discover how to nail every audition when you get to the professional level. The great audition is your key to career success. Learn the skills and techniques that separate the successful professional actor from the struggling performer. NAIL IT! Delivering The Hypnotic Audition is one of my acting career programs, delivered on CD-ROM and used on your computer. It's like having a caring mentor sitting with you as you discover all the tactics and methods of the top drawer actors, who always nail it. Don't miss this critical business education. GO HERE => http://www.hypnoticaudition.com * * * * * Have a splendid week and, as always ... Much Success, Bob You Must Act! The #1 Virtual Acting CAREER Course http://www.youmustact.com Headshot Secrets Revealed Marketing Your Acting Career In Pictures http://www.headshotsecrets.com Nail It! Delivering The Hypnotic Audition Taking Your Audition Skills to The Next Level http://www.hypnoticaudition.com Action! The Professional Actor's Workbook & Planner Get your business together and follow through. http://www.showbizhowto.com/action.html Bob Fraser Productions 3727 W. 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