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#DOSTUFF

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Comments +

  1. This was a great lesson I’m glad you shared with us! BTW love the new layout of your blog! Continue to live life to the fullest! #dostuff

  2. doubled21711 says:

    I was sick and miserable over the weekend while I was reading this post and it was encouraging…but then I came to the picture below the sentence “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,” which made me laugh and lifted my spirits. Thanks for being honest and goofy!

    • NicoleERenard says:

      Aww! Wow thank you for sharing, and also thank you for reading!! It means so much to me. I hope you’re feeling better!

      • doubled21711 says:

        Feeling much better now, thanks for asking! And in the meantime, you got up 4 more posts to read, woo-hoo!

      • NicoleERenard says:

        haha I’m trying to catch up on all the travel blogs I failed to post when I traveled to all these countries!! Sorry to spam ya!! But thanks for reading I appreciate it!

  3. doubled21711 says:

    They were fun reads, no need to be sorry! It’s fun to live vicariously through other’s exotic travel.

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