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847. Fearlessly Failing: We are Back - With a new Podcast Home!
Righto, time of a little update. Also let's welcome the Bosso (aka Matt Sofo aka my lovely fiancé) back to this pod!
First of all; there’s news from the Fearlessly Failing pod camp, and we’ve moved homes. After almost 4 years at iHeart Australia we have officially moved to our new home Acast. It’s called migration when you change pod homes like this, and amongst the drama of it all, our pod disappeared from Apple Podcasts, so after 7 days of searching for a lost pod it's officially back, Apple Support saved the day and restored the some 850 episodes. So it’s with excitement and a fresh new pod zest that i’m excited to bring you along for the ride. Eps will drop in the same order: Monday long form, Wednesday hot seat and Friday LA diary. And you can listen wherever you like to listen to pods.
Next up; we saw an Aussie movie today. it’s getting a U.S. release and its called Kangaroo Island, it’s all shot in South Australia. Wowee this one is a stunner of a film but its def a tear jerker, so pack your tissues. It tackles grief, death, family dynamics and voluntary euthanasia. Just so you’re walking in prepared. It is so beautiful but also confronting and heart warming at the same time.
This week i’ve been lucky enough to tape 3 acting auditions, one was really fun. Here’s the thing though, i’ll never know how it was received unless i get a call back, so when i hit send i try not to give it another second of thought.
I also sent off a book pitch, if you’re new to my page you may not know that aside from acting and podcasting i’m also a nutritionist and have written 11 health and wellness books. So i’ve popped my nutrition cap back on in a sense for this book idea, so the pitch has been sent, fingers and toes crossed. Not that, unlike an audiuton i probably will think about again, because publishers are usually so lovely with letting you know if they thing an idea has legs or not.
Righto, onto the meditation: I set myself a goal to do 30 days of meditation in a row. Here’s how it went, now I was pretty resistant if I’m honest, I’m that annoying person who always thinks they’re time poor. Terrible excuse I know, but that was mine. With all that said, here’s what I’ve learnt:
- some meds are better than others (meds = meditations)
- some days I feel like a whimsical fairy when i meditate and other times I feel like I’m simply making a list of all the things that have annoyed me that day (no surprises if you know me, I have 4 Virgos in my chart)
- it’s a wonderful circuit breaker
- it’s made me realise how much unnecessary stress and worry I hang onto
- it’s given me the space to process things
- it’s helped me walk into stressful situations feeling more grounded
- it doesn’t mitigate fear but it definitely helps me welcome fear and the lessons it can bring
- am I going to continue? Hack yeah! New goal: 60 days in a row!
ps. totally seperate to mediating, i built my own website. I know - crazy right! I did it with the help of AI and honestly, it took me about 3 days and thats just because i’m a control freak, i reckon you could make one in half a day! Here’s my wesbite if you want to have a squizz: lolaberry.com
Righto, thats it from me!
Big love from La La Land!
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17:50|Righto, this week’s been a goodie. I had a really fun audition that was set in the 70’s and called for a New York accent. I was lucky, I had a week to work on this script (usually you get a day or 2), so I worked with my dialect coach to get some help with the NY accent. Building the set and costume was so much fun! I didn’t realise that a lot of my wardrobe can transform into 70’s boho pretty easily. I even wore my Grandpa’s watch from 1971 and my Nan’s jewellery to really get into the era. My Nan’s ring especially felt like it suited this character (I posted a couple of pics onto my Substack feed of the look and vibe I went for).Here’s the truth though, over the past month. I’ve put up a handful of auditions I truly thought I’d be a good fit for. I’ve given them my all, and sent them off into casting ether. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but if you dont get the gig, you dont get feedback, you dont even get a “No” you just get silence, nothing, an air sandwich. So this week I really grappled with self doubt before I sent this audition off. I had a big old cry in my therapy session and I learnt that most of my fears are total bullshit. But even as I hit send yesterday, I still felt like a failure, I still doubted myself, even though I know I gave it everything. I have no idea if that feeling ever leaves you as an artist, but one thing I do know about myself is that, even with bucket loads of doubt, I still submitted the tape, so to me, that’s a win. Moving forward, despite the fear.So maybe as creatives that’s all we need to do, feel the fear and do it anyway…Big LoveLola xp.s i also did an oracle card reading for you at the very end of this diary ep! Hope it resonates with you, there's some goodies in there!902. Fearlessly Failing: 108 Days to Form a New Habit
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