Cynthia Szigeti

Last Tuesday night I went to my acting class in Studio City (LA) and that night we had a guest, Cynthia Szigeti, who is an incredible improv teacher. She's been teaching inprov for about 30 yrs. She was in "the groundlings" improv group in LA, she did improv with Robin Williams and Conan O'Brien as well as taught Lisa Kudrow. I was mesmerized, she's a big deal. And it was so fun to work with her! But it wasn't her past accomplishments that stuck with me the most, it was a piece of advice she gave us. She said, "Have a life. Don't throw everything away to pursue one dream you have, because you won't stand a chance, you'll be out in a year."

I think that gives me more peace to know I should be pursuing other dreams I have, not just the one that is the most grand. Because if you give up everything to pursue one of your dreams, it'll all just fall apart. Also, by pursuing different dreams at the same time, you can discover more dreams you didn't even know you had or wanted.