Tenacity

To work in any kind of entertainment industry -- whether it be as an actor, director, in film, television, music - whatever -- you have to be tenacious. I've talked about this a little before, but as this process for Sudden Death! evolves I realize it's essential. I'm not always fabulous at this.

My mom gave me some great advice a long time ago: Keep your eyes and ears open. She means - pay attention to what the people around you are doing, take the good ideas and find what works for you and your situation. So I have been.

My favorite example of this recently has been Rob Vischer. Who is Rob Vischer, you ask? Trust me, you want to know. Rob is the younger brother of one of my favorite sister combo's - Kristin and Michelle. I lived with Kristin for three years, and Michelle for one fabulous summer. They're a great family.

You want to know Rob because he is an extremely talented musician who just had a CD release May 1. Rob is also super tenacious. For weeks and months now I've been watching new blogs and posts pop up on my Facebook from Rob regarding the CD release. You can find him on Facebook, MySpace, iTunes, blogs -- just about any and every social networking site out there. This guys knows what he wants -- what he was made for -- and is doing everything he can to achieve his goals. The definition of tenacious is someone who is persistent in maintaining, adhering to or seeking something valued. If you listen to his music you'll know it has value.

Without knowing it Rob's given me a nudge towards stepping out of my comfort zone and I really appreciate it. In this industry you need a few of those every now and then. Check out his latest CD The Best Is Yet to Come on iTunes or his MySpace site: http://www.myspace.com/robvischer. I promise you won't be disappointed.


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