Knowingness and Directed Action = Results

One of the things that I see as commonplace amongst actors and writers is a feeling and being of powerlessness.  Something like, “No matter how hard I try, I can’t MAKE something happen.”  It may be commonplace to FEEL that way — even in other areas of life — there may be something that you have wanted or tried to get but just haven’t been effective.

This is a quick reminder — should you be in that state of mind — that you give yourself power when you release your attachment that ANYTHING has to happen in a certain way at a certain time.  And you increase the likelihood that it WILL HAPPEN when you nurture and expand a deep, peaceful knowingness within that it will happen AND you also take lots of directed action.

Peace.
Melody
www.SmartGirlsProductions.com

Open Up & Send Positive, Peaceful Energy Outward

The more positive thoughts and energy you can put toward your target, the more powerful. 

Look inside to check to make sure that EVERYTHING in every cell of your body is sending positive thoughts, peaceful thoughts of having what it is that you want.  Open yourself up to see what there is to do next.

The more and more you can open yourself up toward what you are creating and then act on what you know to do, the greater the velocity with which you will move toward your target.

Happy days.

Melody

Returned query letters

I am getting quite a few returned query letters with letters stating that they have not been read because of legal libility and they do not accept unsolicited query letters.

Is there a general release that you can sign and include with the letters?  Should you send a release first and then wait for them to ask for the query letters, hoping they will ask for the screenplay?

Thanks for any information.

Sella

Script requested

Hi all,

I am elated.  I received an e-mail from a BIG TIME producer’s office.  They want to read my script.  Thanks to Melody for helping draft an engaging query letter!!!

Now I must read my script once more to make sure there are no mistakes.

Sella

Creating A New Reality Amidst The World As We See It

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a lot of negativity in the news about pretty much everything.  For quite a while I never watched the news because of that, but I got caught up in the political hoopla this year so I have been watching again. 

Mythologically speaking, it’s all cyclical anyway, so I could tell you what is happening today in a universal sense and it would sound pretty much the same as it has been for centuries.  So in one sense, it doesn’t matter the specifics, it’s the same as it’s always been.  But what YOU can do has to do with YOU.  Not just what are you going to do about the status of the economy.  If you deal powerfully with what’s right in front of you, then you contribute to making the entire world a better place.

When you are creating a New Reality, as we spoke about last week, then it requires that you are diligent about it.  It’s not a one-time kind of deal that you have a good thought and see how it turns out.  No.  You must ongoingly create — again and again — the new reality in your mind, your body, your feelings, your emotions.  Everything throughout yourself.

If things are not manifesting the way that you are envisioning and wishing for, that’s okay.  It doesn’t mean that it’s not working, it’s just that you need to keep generating the new positive energy more and more and more.  Sometimes, you will find that there is resistance hidden deep inside of you that takes you a while to really notice.  As you get more and more power around Creating Your New Reality, things will happen faster and faster.

You can apply this idea both to yourself in a localized way — to your Target Outcome — you can also send out that energy on a much larger level. 

Sending out the “vibes,” if you prefer, or the “good energy,” “good thoughts,” is all a part of creating a new reality that will have doors opening so fast that you don’t know what hit you.  Then it is a matter of you taking the advantage of it and seizing the opportunities.

I myself am seeing where I resist.  Just this morning I was thinking about people who have contacted me over the past two weeks to team up with them on projects related to my existing business.  I became aware of my resistance this morning and decided to take on disappearing it. THEN, two MORE CALLS came in from out of the blue.  I know that this is the Universe responding to what I have been asking for and to the energy I have been putting out there.

I am about to do an exercise called “Ho’opo opono” that will clear me of the resistance that remains within me.  I will keep you posted on how things progress. 

Meanwhile, just know that when you are tapping into energy the magnitude of Hollywood — with the fame, fortune, and power that it carries — you must expand yourself to be able to be in synch with it.  So, keep expanding yourself and your reality.

With love.

Melody

OOoooooh, my legs.

Top of the Week to you all,

My legs are sooooooo tired.  I ran 10 miles yesterday — I’m in training for a half marathon on the weekend of Nov 2…. So I got up at 3:00 a.m., did some work, then I went to run.  Got home, then had a friend over for a champagne brunch.  My legs are still exhausted….I ran over in Griffith Park — there’s a 6-mile loop with HILLS.  On the back stretch — mile 4, it is ALL HILL.  I was walking up it since it’s so steep, and some Asian guy comes along, and in his best broken English and hand motion, insisted that I start running again.  I was so inspired by his leadership that I couldn’t refuse, even though I wanted to.

So I ran (slowly but surely), and I ran.  And I ran.  And as I’m going up that hill, I was thinking about this guy being a leader for me.  He was slow, too, going up the hill, and we ran together.  We didn’t talk since I could hardly breathe, but then he told me to breathe through my nose instead of my mouth.  I just kind of ignored that, but then I started breathing IN through my nose and OUT through my mouth.

We got to the top of the hill, I patted him a “thanks” on the back and ran across the street to go down on the other side.  And he took off — much faster than me on the downside — and I yelled out, “Bye.”  He waved bye and was off.

I just thought… that was really nice.  I would have just walked up the hill, happily, and never done that “extra training.” — Now I’m thinking, “And MY LEGS wouldn’t be so exhausted right now!”

So what does it all mean?  Well, I think sometimes it’s important just to DO WHAT YOU DO — like he did.  You never know how it will contribute to someone else.  I also think it is important to let people “contribute” to you and to accept a contribution sometime when you have your doubts about it.  I cannot help but think that my pushing myself there that day expanded my “mental game” for the half-marathon when the time comes.  I know that I can push myself and it’ll happen at the half.  (I like to minimize how much training I do — but to optimize the time that I spend doing it without pushing myself so hard that then I don’t want to do it at all.)

When all is said and done, there is a way in which one can act in the moment with a positive movement, then just trust that it fits well in the overall picture.  I had wanted to do some work last evening, but my legs were achy and tired, so I couldn’t concentrate.  I just gave myself over to doing “nothing,” and rested.  I know that giving myself that down time, even though I “feel” like I kind of wasted time last night — where I stand about it is that it will give me just what I need to be most creative today and the rest of the week.  In addition to, of course, preparing me for my half-marathon in November.

Melody
www.SmartGirlsProductions.com

Progress update

Hi all,

I registered “Amazon Exposure” with WGA West on Wednesday.  Also signed, folded, stuffed and stamped 430 query letters to agents and producers this week.  Now, I kindly ask the universal powers that be to respond.

Sella

The Emmys — And The Highly Visible Artist’s Responsibility

I had a good time at the Emmy’s.  I was very happy that for the first time ever a basic cable show won Best Drama — even though I’ve never seen the show “Mad Men.”  I just think it is good to keep opening up the possibilities for all the stations and more work for everyone!

Lots of stars, of course, and pretty dresses.  The theatre was BEAUTIFUL, very glamorous.  I got to walk down the red carpet — but on the “regular people” side.

One of the best things about the production is that I was happy to see that the actors who couldn’t completely suppress their political comments at least did it with some sensitivity to the fact that their audience is from wide-spread backgrounds and may not want to hear their opinions.  So mostly the political comment was “VOTE!”

I am of the opinion that an artist should honor the audience of the medium and the format in which they communicate.  In other words, I think it is inappropriate for an actor/writer/producer to promote their political ideas at an awards show.  When the do, I see it as “spouting off” — I do not care what they think about politics.  Let them stick to thanking their long list of people who helped them get where they are in their careers.

I do, however, think it is appropriate to express opinions of all types in venues — such as this — which are designated for it!  If an actor wants to promote their political views, then let them convince the news channels or talk show to interview them or some other format that is set up to hear their opinion.  It may not mean that people want to hear it, but at least it would be the appropriate venue to express a political opinion — not some place where you try to “sneak it in.”

And that is my comment on The Emmys.

Please feel free to comment on this or write any thoughts of you own.  You can agree, disagree, elaborate, or add a new post!

The purpose of this blog is to 1) have you share about your Target Outcomes; 2) to encourage you to get in the Blogging habit as a venue for expressing your thoughts as an artist and sharing them; 3) to have you keep expressing yourself in a public forum!!!

Have a great day!

Melody

Congrats To Cosmos on His First Film!

I attended the Saturday screening of Cosmos’ short film “The Quickie.”  It was a black-and-white film, about ten minutes long, done in a kind of 50s-style.  There was an audience of about 30 or so people there to watch the various short films over in Santa Monica (a few blocks from the beach for those of you who don’t know).

Cosmos’ film was very well done.  His casting was excellent — both in the type of actors and their acting ability!  I loved the simplicity of the film in that it was one set — a hotel room.  The use of the sheer “curtain panels” around the bed was great for the film, allowing Cosmos to play with the camera angles.

Congrats to you Cosmos.  You should be very proud of your accomplishment!  I enjoyed your film very much!  Hats off to you.

Melody

The Emmys, Dog Huts, and Expanding My Base

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to share with you … a friend of mine just called and asked me to go to the Emmys tomorrow (Sunday).  I said okay!  So I’ll be on my merry way here pretty soon.  Now I just have to figure out what I’m going to wear!

Here’s something that I have found to be very powerful.  For this entire year, I’ve been focused on “revolutionizing my skills,” meaning in my business — learning all about marketing on the internet and many other things, including Blogging, like this, which I’m still getting used to.

As I’ve done this, over the course of this year, I have been intensely focused on work, allowing myself to be “driven,” in a certain way.  In fact, getting myself so focused that I am now producing major results.

Now that things are happening and expanding for me, I also have found that the power of my thoughts and words has expanded.  I got in a political argument with a friend the other night — now he doesn’t want to talk to me because of my opinion.  After that happened, I decided to focus on expanding my “base.”  (Base of close friends, activities, and so on.)  Sometimes I find that it is super easy to get caught in a routine of doing the same old safe thing with the same people.  I love my friends and I’m grateful for them.  AND I think I have gotten into a rut in that area.  Not dating!  Not expanding!  In those areas.

So this is my new deal.  Now, though I am still 100% focused and committed to my business, I am also bringing in other things in “life,” kind of like Sella building a “dog hut!” out in Wyoming.  I didn’t even know of such a thing.

When I put this thought of expanding my base out there, things started showing up!  It does take more energy to get something into motion than to keep it going (I think it’s the Law of Inertia or something), but I think that if you push past that first hard step, then who knows what lies ahead!!!

I can’t wait to see!  And I ask you:  What is one “project” or task that you need to Gather Your Energy for that requires you overcome the Initial Resistance that is naturally there?  What would you like to get done that you just haven’t been able to take that first step on?  And when are you going to take it?

It’s 5:00 somewhere.

Love,

Melody