17. Help! I Feel Stuck...

Have you ever created something you're genuinely proud of, only to avoid talking about it?

In this episode, I'm sharing the messy middle of launching my new Unstoppable Actor program and the fear, resistance, and self-sabotage that can show up when it's time to put ourselves out there. We explore what fear looks like for actors and creatives: procrastination, overthinking, perfectionism, and freezing when visibility feels vulnerable.

I'll walk you through the three pillars of becoming an Unstoppable Actor. And share the question that's helping me move forward: "How do I get myself into action today?"

Before you're done listening, I challenge you to take one needle-moving action, even if you're scared. Then send me a DM @MegSalisburyCreative and tell me what you did. Let's hold each other accountable.

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Transcript

Welcome And Podcast Purpose

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Hey Unstoppable Actor. Welcome to the Unstoppable Actor Mindset Podcast. I'm your host, Meg Salisbury, actress, model, and mindset coach for actors. This podcast is all about the inner work behind building a sustainable acting career. Because while talent matters, the inner work you do behind the scenes is just as important as the work you do on camera or on stage. The way you think, the habits you build, and the courage it takes to keep showing up, even in the face of rejection, shapes the careers we create. Each episode, you'll explore practical mindset tools, honest conversations, and the habits that will create real momentum in your acting career. If you're ready to strengthen your mindset and keep moving forward, you're in the right place. Let's get to work. Hey guys, I know it's been a while, and we will definitely have the chance to catch up over the next coming weeks. But today I wanted to let you in on something that I have been working

The Messy Middle In Real Time

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through in real time. Rather than waiting until I have it all figured out, I thought it might be helpful to share the messy middle and show you exactly how I coach myself through moments of doubt and uncertainty and resistance. It's easy to assume that once you learn these tools, that self-doubt and challenges they just disappear. But the truth is they still show up in new layers, but the difference is knowing how to navigate them. Fair warning the audio quality is a little rough on this one. Little's probably putting it lightly, but I hope the message makes up for it. Okay. So I am struggling with something. And I'm just gonna rant here for a minute until I figure it out. So I think I gotta be completely real and honest with you. What I'm struggling with is

Why I’m Afraid To Share

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I've created this offer called the Unstoppable Actor. And it's a pretty fucking bomb offer, if I do say so myself. And we focus on the three qualities that make an actor unstoppable, which is resilient mindset, the internal civility and nervous system regulation, and taking that aligned action. And within this program, there's so many cool features of it. There is audition swap days. And audition swap day is where everybody shows up with an audition that they either auditioned for andor something that didn't fit them but might fit somebody in the group. And we share them so we all have more opportunity to book, which is what we all want, right? But the thing is, is I am stuck in some fear or some inaction. And I want to be transparent with you guys that I still get stuck in like fear and inaction as well. What I'm struggling with here is that I am struggling to even talk to anybody about this offer. I'm struggling to post in groups about it. I'm struggling to post on Facebook or Instagram or TikTok about it. I'm struggling to even talk to people in general about it. And it is bugging the shit out of me because I am procrastinating like I've never procrastinating before. I am avoiding like the plague. I'm packing my schedule, so I don't have time to even try to work on this. I'm doing all of my telltale fear signs and signals. All of them. And I know I'm in stuck in this fear and indecision because I'm seeing all the symptomatic behavior that I have when I'm stuck in fear and decision. I guess what I'm trying to figure out is why am I afraid to share something that I think is awesome and that I believe in and that I know people are interested in and that I know people will have a major transformation from. Like what is the point? What's stopping me?

Stop Chasing The Why

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And as I'm saying this, I'm wondering am I asking myself the right question? Why does it matter what the why is? I tend to get really focused on like the why behind behavior when maybe the why doesn't matter that much. I I think it matters in some situations in terms of like mindset, when we're reframing limiting beliefs, when we're trying to learn something new. I think the why is powerful in that moment. But I think when we're stuck in like indecision and fear and all of those like self-identifying, like sabotage behaviors, we tend to go for like the why when really the why doesn't matter. And the why doesn't matter because the goal is just to continue to take that online action. And if I'm taking my own advice here and I'm saying I want to be unstoppable, not just as an actor, but as a business owner, because the truth of the situation is that all of this work we do here at the Unstoppable Actor is going to light beam out into other areas of your life. Because it's not just about becoming an unstoppable actor, it's about becoming unstoppable just in general. And you're gonna see that in other areas of your life, in your relationships, in your job, in your acting career for sure, and in any other area of your life that you're willing and ready to apply this stuff. And so maybe I need to focus less on why am I not sharing this offer, and more on how do I continue to become an unstoppable business

A Vow To Take One Action

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owner? How do I become an unstoppable entrepreneur? And to do that thing, to become unstoppable within my business, I've got to implement those same three steps: the resilient mindset, the nervous system regulation, and taking the aligned action. And right now, a big area in which I'm stuck is that I'm not taking the aligned action, likely because my nervous system is dysregulated. And that is a symptom of some fear and some negative thinking. They all domino each other. And when I'm finding myself here stuck in this moment, and we all feel stuck at times, right? I'm sure you can resonate with something you feel stuck with right now in this moment. Maybe the problem is that I'm focusing on the wrong question and the wrong thing, and I need to be focusing on how do I get myself into action. And I do that by continuing to regulate the nervous system and continuing to think positively about where I'm going and continue to rewire those limiting beliefs that are saying I'm not capable of blank. And you can fill in the blank for yourself here. What do you feel like your brain is saying you're not capable of? So if you're listening to this right now and you're feeling stuck, let's take a vow together right now that we're gonna choose that we don't want to be stuck anymore, and that together we're gonna continue to push forward right here and right now. We're gonna make the choice to take some action on something that we are scared to do. And that can be something within your acting career, it can be something personal, it could be something with the work, it could be anything that you have going on right now. I want you to vow with me right now, think it through, what is something that you are going to do as soon as you finish listening to this to move the needle in some shape or form. So for me, because this is not a one-way vow, we're vowing together, homie. For me, what I am going to vow to do as soon as I get off this recording with you, I am going to go write my email to my email subscribers and tell them that I have a new offering. And that's gonna be step one in a long phase of fucking steps to get this out there and for the people to know that this is available. But it's one thing that I've been avoiding doing that I could do right now that would take me probably less than 15 minutes if I really like timed myself. So if you're in it with me right now, if you are still here, if you're still listening, what is that one thing that you're gonna do as soon as you stop listening to this? Because I'm gonna do my thing, I'm gonna follow through on my thing. You're gonna be my accountability for my thing, but I'm gonna be your accountability for this

DM Me Your Action

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shit. So I want you to not only do the thing that you're gonna do, but I want you to go on social and I want you to DM me at MegSolsbury Creative. I wanna know what action you took after listening to this episode that you've been avoiding, that you've been stuck on, that you did because you took a second and you decided that we were gonna have courage together to make our dreams come true, and we're gonna break some limiting beliefs and some patterns. I can't wait to hear how you change your life. Because we're changing our lives together, homie. And booking starts from the inside out, and being a better business owner starts from the inside out, and being a better mother and friend and sister and wife all comes from the inside out. So, together, let's start working on our insides so we can create that outward result. You got this queen. Do it, do it, do it, don't flick on me.

Share Subscribe And Free Workshop Offer

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Thank you so much for spending this time with me on Unstoppable Actor Mindset. If this episode resonated with you, feel free to share it with a fellow actor who might need to hear it too. If you'd like to keep exploring these ideas, you can listen to more episodes of the podcast, read deeper reflections on the Unstoppable Actor blog, or follow along on social media at Meg Salisbury Creative, where I share more tools and behind the scenes moments of life as an actor. And if you want these conversations delivered straight to your inbox, you can also join my email newsletter, The Unstoppable Actor Insider. As an insider, you'll be the first to hear about updates or special offers or new resources designed to support your acting career. And don't forget, the inner work you do behind the scenes is just as important as the work you do on camera or on stage. Next booking, watch out, because here you come. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Before you go, if you leave a review, I'd love to offer you a digital copy of my signature workshop, Overcoming Self Sabotage, for free. It's valued at over $250. All you have to do is leave a review, take a screenshot, and send it to me in a DM on Instagram at MegSellsberry Creative to get access to happy reviewing.