As 2018 comes to a close, I hope all of you have a chance to reflect on the numerous wins you’ve had this year. A win is anything that is an accomplishment. Something that moved your life or career forward in some way, no matter how big or small.
This being my last blog entry of 2018, I want to continue the tradition of letting the last entry be a listing and celebration of some of the wins I’ve had this past year.
Arrogant (definition means “claiming for oneself” and “pride”) So have some arrogance as you generate your list of 2018 wins. You’ll be shocked at how many wins you DO have!
Below is my list. Check it out. Let it inspire you to remember your own wins. Let it inspire you to see the different types of wins that exist.
See you in 2019!
A sample of my 2018 wins:
January 1st: Made it to another year
January 13th: Celebrated another birthday
January 20th: Drove down to Tijuana to do research on a scene I was doing from Weeds
January 21st: Attended the SAG Awards screening at the Alex Theater
February 1st: Put up a scene from Weeds
February 9th-12th: Went to San Diego for a mini-trip
February 15th: Put up a scene from Best In Show. Richard Lawson opened up my work to the class
February 17th: Acted in a table read for the feature film, Support
March 3rd: Met with the playwright, the director and the executive producer of the play, The Blade Of Jealousy, because they were interested in casting me in one of the leading roles
March 4th: Attended Oscars viewing party at the WACO Theater Center and delivered a kick-ass Best Actor Oscar speech to everyone in attendance. An once again, I predicted the Best Picture winner: The Shape of Water
March 5th: Auditioned for a leading role in the feature film, Moon Made
March 14th: Paid off my Wells Fargo credit card debt
March 23rd: Received a residual check from SAG-Aftra for a feature film I was in, Balls To The Wall
March 31st: Saw my favorite drag queen in the world, Bianca Del Rio, on her sold-out world tour, Blame It On Bianca Del Rio
April 3rd: Auditioned for the feature film, A Kiss On Candy Cane Lane
April 21st: The Haeggstrom Office submitted me for a series regular role (they don’t even represent me!) but I am friends with someone who is represented by them
April 22nd: Acted in the Homeward LA production at the WACO Theater Center
April 26th: Submitted myself for a series regular role in Tales Of The City
May 3rd: Did a scene from Black Mirror. Richard opened it up to the class
May 3rd: Received an offer for commercial representation from Green & Green Talent Group
May 8th: Officially signed commercially with Green & Green Talent Group
May 10th: Commercial audition for Fox Sports
May 11th & 12: Attended Drag Con!
May 14th: Commercial audition for Fed Ex
May 19th: Shot the scene from Black Mirror for my theatrical reel
May 22nd: Met with the LoveStone Agency for theatrical representation
May 23rd: Commercial audition for Honda Pilot
May 24th: Applied for the NHMC Television Writers Program
May 29th: Did a kick-ass prepared audition and a kick-ass cold reading for TV episodic director, Lily Mariye
May 31st: Acted in two scenes for scene study class: Girls Trip & Elaine Earnest
June 1st: Commercial audition for WALLY
June 4th: Got a callback for WALLY
June 6th Commercial audition for Universal Studios
June 7th Put up a repeat of Weeds in scene study class
June 8th Audition for Amex
June 11th Audition for Thermador
July 9th Audition for Google Chrome app
July 10th My weekly blog, Chasing The George, celebrated its 3rd anniversary
July 26th Finished paying off my Citicard credit card
July 31st Finished post production on The Doppelganger, a film I wrote, executive produced and starred in
August 3rd Submitted The Doppelganger to the Santa Barbara international film Festival and to Sundance
August 7th My blog qualified for the Word Ads program on WordPress
August 11th Submitted The Doppelganger to the Atlanta Film Festival
August 13th Audition for Toyota
August 15th Meeting with MZA for theatrical representation
August 16th Got a callback for Toyota
August 18th Submitted The Doppelganger to the Maryland Film Festival
August 26th Celebrated 16 years in LA!
August 27th My blog entry, How I Wrote A Script In One Hour, got published in Medium and Thrive Global
August 30th Signed with MZA for theatrical representation
September 7th Commercial audition for a national PSA for Teachers/PTA members
September 22nd Submitted The Doppelganger to the D.C. International Film Festival and the Florida Film Festival
October 3rd Got a series regular audition for a new TV series titled, People Just Do Nothing
October 8th Had successful eye surgery
October 21st Leased a new car
October 30th Voice over audition for a Slender Tone fitness product
November 3rd Did a kick-ass cold read audition in front of a packed room at the Actors Expo in Hollywood
November 14th Had a successful glaucoma surgery
November 15th Submitted The Doppelganger to the Phoenix Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival
December 1st Commercial audition for LA Tourism
December 4th Commercial audition for Diet Coke
December 5th Did an audition from All American in class
December 12th Re-introduced a new half hour pilot I wrote
December 12th Commercial audition for Facebook
Overall 2018 wins:
Taught many classes at the Richard Lawson Studios
Did numerous prepared auditions and cold read auditions in my PDP 3.0 class (Professional Development Program)
Increased my financial abundance
Quality time with my partner and friends
Made new friends
Supported many friends in their personal and professional endeavors
Chasing The George 
Absolutely wonderful! Thanks for sharing. You are so inspiring to me. XOXOXO let’s kill it even more for 2019.
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Thank you so much, Jayne! You are on fire too! Keep it up…because the world needs your talent!
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