Episode 377: The Spiritual Side Of An Acting Career
Acting Business Boot Camp
There's a version of career advice that's all hustle. Post more. Submit more. Network harder. And look, that stuff matters. But there's something most acting coaches don't talk about, and it might be the thing that's actually keeping you stuck. Your inner world runs your outer results. In this episode, Peter Pamela Rose goes deep on the spiritual side of building an acting career, not in a woo-woo, burn-a-candle way, but in a real, practical, what-do-you-do-on-a-Tuesday-morning way. Five points to cover. Let's get started. Start the Year with Intention, Not Panic A lot of actors kick off...
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Episode 376: You’re Not Unmotivated. You’re Avoiding Grief
Acting Business Boot Camp
If you've been telling yourself you're unmotivated or burnt out or lazy or somehow broken, I want you to pause for a second. Because there's a good chance that none of that is true. There's a good chance you're not lacking drive. You're avoiding grief. The Grief Creative Entrepreneurs Don't Name Before you check out, this isn't about tragedy or loss in the obvious sense. This is about the kind of grief that creative entrepreneurs rarely name. It's grief for expectations that didn't pan out. The grief of versions of yourself you thought you'd be by now. The grief of timelines that...
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Episode 375: Refresh Your Actor Tool Kit
Acting Business Boot Camp
Things are heating up in the Weekly Accountability Time Management Class, and this episode is all about one of the most important topics for any working actor: how to refresh your toolkit for 2026. I have five essential points to cover that will help you align your tools with the actor you are becoming. Let's get started. Align Your Tools with the Actor You Are Becoming Every piece of your toolkit should answer one question: What are the roles that I am calling in with my tools? Your headshots, your reels, your clips, your website, your resume—they aren't random. They are signals to...
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Episode 374: Stop Lying To Yourself
Acting Business Boot Camp
Self-Perception and the Stories We Call “Logic” Most actors don’t think they’re afraid. They think they’re being responsible. They say things like: It’s not the right time I need to be more prepared I don’t want to do it halfway I’ll reach out once things settle down Those sentences sound calm. Thoughtful. Adult. They also quietly keep you from moving. Fear doesn’t usually sound dramatic. It sounds reasonable. And that’s why it’s so effective. Why This Matters So Much Creative entrepreneurs live in nuance. Actors are trained to consider context, timing,...
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Episode 373: Interview with James Robbins
Acting Business Boot Camp
In this episode of the Acting Business Bootcamp Podcast, I sit down with James Robbins to talk about listening to your inner voice, building resilience, and what happens when you stop ignoring the signals that something needs to change. James shares stories from his life as a climber and leadership coach, including what he’s learned from climbing mountains, facing fear, and doing hard things repeatedly. We talk about burnout, discernment, anxiety, and how these lessons apply directly to actors navigating uncertainty in their careers. This episode is about courage, self-trust, and...
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Episode 372: Underestimation, Overestimation, and Grounded Confidence
Acting Business Boot Camp
Self-Perception and Where We Decide We Belong I want to talk about something we reference a lot in acting, but usually only vaguely. Self-perception. It sits at the center of almost every actor’s journey. It shapes how you talk about yourself, who you reach out to, what rooms you think you belong in, and how far you let yourself go. Most of the time, we don’t even notice it happening. Why This Matters So Much I was thinking about 10 Things I Hate About You and that line about being overwhelmed and underwhelmed, and asking if you can ever just be whelmed. It made me think about actors. We...
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Episode 371: "There is Nothing Going on in My Career"
Acting Business Boot Camp
I hear actors say this phrase all the time: “There’s nothing going on in my career.” And I want to be very clear, that idea is almost never true. In this episode of the Acting Business Bootcamp Podcast, I talk about why that belief shows up, how it distorts your perception, and what you should be measuring instead when things feel quiet. I also share why I reshaped my Weekly Accountability Group to focus just as much on time management as accountability. This episode is about structure, consistency, and staying engaged in your acting career even when results aren’t obvious yet....
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Episode 370: You Can’t Call Yourself a Professional Actor If Your Business Is Running Like a Hobby
Acting Business Boot Camp
The Part of the Business We Avoid I don’t know many actors who got into this work because they love paperwork. Money. Invoices. Contracts. Admin. I avoid this side of the business not because I think it’s beneath me, but because it makes me uncomfortable. It forces me to look closely. At numbers. At patterns. At choices I’ve postponed. And lately, I’ve been reminded how common that is. Why Admin Creates So Much Anxiety I’ve had several conversations recently with actors who are genuinely scared of the financial side of their career. Taxes coming up. Receipts scattered. Invoices...
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Episode 369: How Actors Actually Change Their Year
Acting Business Boot Camp
Actors often think a new year will change things. New calendar, new energy, new motivation. But real change doesn’t come from dates. It comes from how you structure your choices, your habits, and your expectations. In this episode of the Acting Business Boot Camp Podcast, Peter Pamela Rose breaks down the five shifts that actually help actors change their year, not in a dramatic, overnight way, but in a grounded, sustainable way that builds real momentum. This conversation is about business, nervous system regulation, consistency, and self leadership. It’s about how actors move out of...
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Episode 368: Two Tabs, One Artist- Keeping Your Spicy Work Separate (and Safe)
Acting Business Boot Camp
The Art of Keeping Things Separate This topic comes up more than people admit. Usually in a whisper. Or an email that starts with, “This might be a weird question…” It’s not weird. It’s just complicated. A lot of actors are working in NSFW or spicy spaces. Erotica audiobooks. Adult games. ASMR. OnlyFans. Patreon. Sensual storytelling. And at the same time, they’re booking e-learning, commercials, family-friendly narration, children’s content. The work itself isn’t the problem. The overlap is. So I want to talk about how to keep those worlds separate in a way that’s...
info_outlineSelf-Perception and the Stories We Call “Logic”
Most actors don’t think they’re afraid.
They think they’re being responsible.
They say things like:
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It’s not the right time
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I need to be more prepared
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I don’t want to do it halfway
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I’ll reach out once things settle down
Those sentences sound calm. Thoughtful. Adult.
They also quietly keep you from moving.
Fear doesn’t usually sound dramatic.
It sounds reasonable.
And that’s why it’s so effective.
Why This Matters So Much
Creative entrepreneurs live in nuance.
Actors are trained to consider context, timing, readiness, alignment, branding, positioning. All real things. All useful skills.
They also make it very easy to hide.
Most of the actors I work with aren’t lazy.
They’re functional. Busy. Productive enough to feel justified.
But they’re also circling the thing they actually want and never quite landing on it.
That’s not being stuck.
That’s mislabeling fear as logic.
How Fear Disguises Itself
Fear rarely says “don’t do it.”
It says:
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Not yet
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Be smart
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Wait until you’re more confident
It wears a blazer.
It uses full sentences.
It sounds exactly like you.
This isn’t self-sabotage.
It’s self-protection.
The problem isn’t that you’re protecting yourself.
The problem is when protection quietly turns into a lifestyle.
Something I Want You to Try
Identify one agent, director, or producer you’ve labeled as “out of your league.”
Then ask yourself what actual evidence proves that.
Most of the time, there is none.
And if there’s no evidence, you’re not protecting yourself.
You’re stalling your life.
Actors who move forward act before they feel ready.
Ready is a choice.
You belong in the room.
But you still have to walk through the door.
The Other Extreme
The pendulum can swing the other way.
Overestimation sounds like:
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I don’t need more training
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My demo is fine
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I’ll just wing it
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I already know what I’m doing
That’s just as dangerous.
Overestimation blinds you to growth.
And growth is essential in this industry.
One extreme keeps you small.
The other makes you sloppy.
Both keep you stuck.
What We’re Aiming For
The middle ground is grounded confidence.
Confidence that says:
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I belong here
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And I’m still sharpening my craft
That’s where momentum lives.
Why Reaching Out Feels So Hard
When actors don’t reach out, it’s usually not logic.
It’s fear.
Fear of rejection.
Fear of being seen.
Fear of success.
But self-abandonment hurts more than rejection.
When you don’t give yourself a chance, you reject your future before it has a chance to recognize you.
You say no to rooms that haven’t even had the opportunity to say yes.
A Better Question to Ask
Instead of asking,
“Am I good enough for that agent?”
Ask:
“Do my materials and brand match what that agent represents?”
This isn’t about worth.
It’s about alignment.
You might not be ready for a specific agent yet, and that’s okay.
That doesn’t mean you’re not talented.
It usually means your materials, brand clarity, or positioning need work.
That’s strategy.
And strategy is learnable.
The Five-Day Reset (Brief)
This episode introduces a simple five-day process:
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Name the sentence that keeps you safe but stuck
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Identify where it came from
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Look at what it’s costing you right now
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Take one small action that contradicts it
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Rewrite the sentence with honesty instead of polish
Not affirmations.
Not hype.
Accuracy.
Because honesty is more powerful than optimism.
Where Confidence Actually Comes From
Confidence usually shows up after action.
Not before it.
It’s not a feeling.
It’s a byproduct.
You don’t need universal approval to move forward.
You need data.
Waiting until something feels perfect is a way to avoid collecting real information.
And information, even uncomfortable information, is how you grow.
If This Brought Something Up
If this episode surfaced something for you and you want to share it, you can email me at mandy@actingbusinessbootcamp.com.
I genuinely love hearing where things clicked and where they still feel sticky.
And if you want to know when the next class or training is coming up, keep an eye on your inbox.