My not-so-big Debut

One time I got asked to be in a Samsung promo video, and since it was a good friend who asked me to be in it, I didn’t think it would be a big deal… until I rolled up to a legit movie set in Hollywood.

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Fear immediately swarmed every fiber of my being but I gulped it down & tried to act like I had it together. After all, I did want to move to LA and be Hannah Montana when I was young.

So I walked confidently onto the set, put on my best acting face and dove head first into my character as a young lawyer in the market for a new TV.

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Months later the director emailed the team a link to the final cut of the video. I clicked play and anxiously waited to see my lawyer self, thinking, “This might be my big debut!”

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Except it wasn’t.

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They cut me from the entire commercial! hahahaha!! NO JOKE. Literally wasn’t in a single scene. Not even my big toe.

A few years ago, this would have really bothered me and been a huge blow to my confidence and ego, but instead of being discouraged I was able to laugh it off because I know it doesn’t define me or my future potential.

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I wanted to share this story because I want you to know that I fail too and I don’t just want my life on the internet to only be highlights and things I’m successful at.

I want you to see the REAL me living REAL life. Failure is part of everyone’s journey and it’s nothing to be ashamed of or hide behind.

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You know what inspires me more than a success story? Someone who fails, but gets back up and continues to do stuff.

At first I walked away from that experience thinking that was the beginning and end of my acting career. I thought maybe this is God’s way of nicely saying this isn’t for me.

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But I don’t think that’s true!

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In fact, I’m taking an acting class right now because I’ve always wanted to and I think it’s fun!

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I don’t think God uses failure to keep us from doing things, I think He uses it to GET us to do things!

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When I fail at something, my first instinct is to run away, but I have to challenge myself (more like force myself) to go head first into the thing I’m bad at until I learn something and become better.

I’m really bad at acting right now and I may never become an A list actor, but I’m not going to limit myself from trying and learning new things just because I failed at it once.

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Since I was a little girl with hopeful aspirations to move to California and make it big, acting has been something I’ve wanted to pursue and I would regret if I never let myself try.

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Don’t let failure stop you from living your wildest dreams. It’s not a sign to stop, it’s an opportunity to GO.

This week, break out of the box you’ve put yourself in and go Do Stuff.

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Love you this week!! Thank you for being here!

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xx Nicole #DoStuff

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P.S. What was one time you failed at something and then tried it again and was successful?! Let me know in the comments of today’s Instagram post!

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