April 20, 2015- For the Greater Good…
No, I am
not about to go all “Miss America” on you, but I wanted to share with you about
an opportunity I was given a couple of weeks ago. Sometimes you never know who
you are going to meet and when you are going to meet them. Even when you are
not out advocating for yourself, your abilities and your skills are speaking
for themselves. And in my case, an incredibly talented friend of mine was speaking
on my behalf.
As I have
shared with you, I am an avid supporter of the arts and my humanitarian efforts
are through working with youth and non-profits to promote healthy growth and stimulation
through cultural development and enrichment. A.K.A “I still believe in the power of imagination”. Nevertheless, I have
never been one to hide my passion for both performance and teaching. EVER. And a
fellow artist recommended me to a woman whose passions are directly in
alignment with my own. Her name is Nicole “Coley Cole” Wigfall and her journey as
both a model and role model is simply inspiring. Her workshop is called the 3M
Project: Modeling, Motivating, and Mentoring. AMAZING, right? Well…how did the
two of us cross paths?? Well as she has been conducting her workshops, Nicole has
mentored numerous amounts of individuals that have a desire to go into the
field of Acting. Although, modeling and acting have many similarities she
wanted someone with a certain level of expertise to come to speak at one of her workshops.
NOW MIND
YOU, I by no means am an expert in my field; however, I do have extensive knowledge
in how to get things started. And haven’t we all been in that place? When we
just want to get into something new, but we don’t know how or where to start?
So when our mutual friend, Ms. Carrie King, referred us to each other—it was like
fireworks! Not only are we artists, we are both women of faith. Such a
blessing! So I prepared a packet for each of the participants on “How to Get Started
in Acting 101”. And it was a success! Talking about headshot selections, monologues, what not to do in an audition, having
an agent vs not having an agent…I can go on and on and it was great to see
these people coming out to a seminar just to grasp a little bit of knowledge.
But of course,
you get presented with something like this: “if you know so much, why are you still here?”
And I just smiled and said “because I am
choosing to be here. Just like you: once you have this knowledge, it is UP TO
YOU to choose what to do with it.” And
that was that. I don’t need to explain myself to anyone. Truth be told, I could
pose the same question back to them: if you feel like you have been destined
your WHOLE life to do this [act or model] then why has it taken you until NOW
to start your process? Hmm?.....Right.
But I
chose not to take that approach and rather than be defensive, I remained supportive.
I allowed my heart and desire to help people take over my tongue and just continued
to provide information and knowledge. And I felt truly good about it. I apperceived
I was serving a higher and greater good and purpose.
Brit
Website: http://main.brittney-s-harris.com
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