Let's Celebrate Your 2025!

If you’ve spent any time in my world at all, you know that one of my favorite mottos is ABC: Always Be Celebrating.

I celebrate EVERYTHING.

I celebrate every time I record a PodTubeStack.

I celebrate every time I complete a workout.

I celebrate every time I skip a glass of wine in the evening.

I celebrate every time I submit a self tape.

I celebrate every time I teach a workshop or coach a client.

Celebrating throughout my day is fun and makes both my body and brain feel good. It’s also a surefire way to boost my motivation and self-esteem, both of which are important elements of a strong and positive mindset.

Celebration Builds Motivation

Celebration activates the reward center of our brain. We get a little hit of dopamine which makes us feel good and then we associate that good feeling with whatever we are celebrating. As a result, we tend to seek out ways to do that thing again.

Celebrating after I record a PodTubeStack motivates me to record more PodTubeStacks. My brain associates creating content with good feelings, so of course it wants to create more content to get more good feelings.

Celebration Builds Self-Esteem

On a deeper level, celebration also makes us feel positive about ourselves because WE did that thing!

Celebrating after I submit a self tape makes me feel good about myself as an actor and boosts my self-esteem. Regardless of the outcome, I did my work and shared it with the industry. Good job, me!

Celebration Builds a Positive Mindset

Feeling motivated and confident in ourselves is a really healthy headspace to be in as an actor. This mindset keeps us focused and taking action on our goals in a kind and supportive way.

Instead of letting our inner critic bully and berate us using tactics that make us feel bad about ourselves — “You’re so lazy! It’s about time you got off your ass and recorded!” — celebration activates our inner super fan — “Woohoo! You’re awesome! You did it!!!” — who cheers us on and makes us feel good about ourselves.

Think back to your school days and your favorite teachers. I bet the ones you remember most fondly were the ones who encouraged you, celebrated your progress, and made you feel good about yourself. I bet you did better in their classes, too.

As an adult, you get to decide what kind of approach to take with yourself now. I know which I prefer. 😉

Exercise: “I’m proud of myself for…”

Now that I’ve sold you on celebration, let’s get you started with your intentional celebration practice by celebrating your 2025.

This is an exercise I use with my clients that can feel awkward at first, but when folks get going, it lights them up like nothing else. It’s a rampaging process that will help you acknowledge and celebrate yourself.

All you do is complete the phrase “I’m proud of myself for…” over and over and over again. You can do this out loud or in written form.

Important note: If you’re the type to downplay your accomplishments because you fear celebrating them would turn you into an insufferable braggart, please know that this exercise is entirely different. This process is meant for you and you alone. It will help you feeling good about yourself by acknowledging things you did and ways you showed up this year. That’s not bragging! It’s acknowledging and celebrating yourself. Like I said in the post, you’re just boosting your self-esteem and motivation.

Go wild with celebration for yourself!

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I’m a professional actor, a mindfulness and mindset coach, and I’m ready to help you thrive in your actor life.

🎭 I’ve been a professional actress for almost 20 years. I’ve survived 3 industry shut downs - 2 strikes and 1 global pandemic. I’ve worked in TV, film, commercials, and produced my own award-winning web series.

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