David Chiu

Today I had two more chances at landing national commercials for this year - 1st National Bank and Verizon. I felt comfortable at both auditions so now it’s just a waiting game. The callbacks for Verizon are the 28th and 29th so I will know soon enough.

As this year quickly comes to a close I find myself swamped with work. It’s the whole game of balancing life responsibilities with your dreams. Right now I’m working as much freelance as I can get to pay the bills. It’s frustrating and exhausting. But I know I can’t get caught up in the rat race. I’ll never get ahead. I’ve learned that we need to think bigger and work smarter, not harder. That means investing in ourselves first financially, emotionally and creatively. That means I’m also really working on my self confidence everyday to achieve that breakthrough I need which will transform my acting to the next level.

I always go back to m example of JK Rowling. If she didn’t invest in her creative writing and instead got caught up in the rat race struggling to stay financially afloat, she still might be struggling today instead of being the owner of the billion dollar Harry Potter creative franchise that she created.