Adjustments?

Monday morning...

Start of a a new week.... as is every Monday...but this week is different... I made the decision last week to shake things up...make some major changes in my situation here in LA. I mean...I'm coming up on a my one year mark since I landed here on the West Coast...and while I've made progress...accomplished a few things.... I think its time to make some adjustments.

The day job is a big one...funny...that old term "Day Job." That;s an anitquated phrase...nowadays, artists and performers work in so many different environments and fields that DAY JOB hardly applies to anything... it basically refers at any job that is not artist related...

Anyway.... my job as a beverage sale rep here in Southern California has been good to me. I have enjoyed many months of solid, full time work... freedom and flexibility... that being said... I have two major issues that are causing me to consider a move...

Number one...I'm not meeting any new people when I work...I'm basically a lone wolf out there...driving from store to store..all over LA...all day long...I'm by myself...sure I meet store owners and managers... but thats not really doing much for me socially or professionally.... so while I love the freedom of not having to report to an office or ocation every morning...I would also love to have a group of people that I work with that can potentially become friends on some level...maybe those co workes can help me build my network of contacts on a professional level as well...

Ok...so number 2... I'm in my car...all the time...not just getting to and from work...my work keeps me on the road constantly...all day.... which is not great for the environment...not great financially...and not great mentally and emotionally... everyone is in there car in Los Angeles...but I'm using my car more than the average person... I'd love to find a way to cut that down.

Ok..so that being said... Friday night I started searching Craiglist and reaching out to marekting companies to test the waters...see if there is any work out there as a market manager or brand ambassador...I'm also going to Central Casting tomorrow to register for background work...not crazy about doing background...but it could be a temorary solution. I could meet new people and I would be on set for the day...not driving around in my car.

Now...the only draw back to all this...is having the flexibility to audition...which I DO have right now in my current job... the problem is.... Right now, I'm not auditioning all that much... which is another thing I need to adjust... I'm working on that as well... trying to find fresh representation....with my new headshots I've got a mailing planned...I'm still taking the casting director workshops...blah blah blah

So if I can give my audition frequency a boost...that could trump everything else and I'll just suck it up and stay right where I am.

Anyway... should be an interesting week...