As you prepare for an audition, your tension builds, and your mind begins to spiral with doubt. Your body stiffens, and you’re telling yourself, “I have to get this right.” Then, during the audition, you feel disconnected, ashamed, maybe even like you’re failing.
You walk away disappointed, frustrated, mad at yourself. You know you prepared, but it felt messy, unfulfilling, wrong. And yet, this cycle repeats—more classes, more techniques, more searching for answers, still stuck in the same painful loop.
Here’s the truth: When you watch my training below you will discover that you’re trying to do it “right.” That’s why it feels so hard. You’re focused on being good, booking the job, or proving yourself. But acting isn’t about doing it “right”—that’s your ego talking. Your job as an actor is to give yourself up, fully commit to the character, and fight for what they want in the scene.
When your ego takes center stage, there’s no room for truth or presence. You can’t experience the moment. You’re not alive in the performance—you’re stuck trying to “get it right.”
Why? Because from childhood, you’ve been conditioned to behave “correctly.” You were taught to suppress feelings, seek approval, and follow the “right” way to live. As an artist, this wiring becomes a straightjacket.
Remarkable performances don’t come from following the rules. They come from freedom—your freedom. Acting becomes effortless when you stop bypassing yourself and show up fully alive, instinctive, and authentic.
It’s about undoing years of conditioning, rewinding to that childlike state where you were free to feel, express, and experience. Without that freedom, acting will always feel hard and unfulfilling.
Watch my training to hear all my thoughts on this topic.
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Jo Kelly
Creator, The Reset Journey From Resistance to Freedom
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