Day 41: What rules are we playing by?

Ever wonder whose rules we tend to play by? Our own? Our parents, teachers? And when was the last time you questioned your "rules?"

I'm asking because I seem to have some of my own with completely unknown origins. Where did they come from? Do I even believe them?

Now, I'm not saying go out and get wasted and drive a car: that's reckless. But some of these more bizarre rules, like a self-imposed 9:30pm phone call cut off which is really from nowhere other than Curb Your Enthusiasm, and ideas I have formulated about how to contact people, what's business appropriate...they are as outdated as shoulder pads (which of course are making an undeserved come back...) but still. You get the point.

Why are we limiting ourselves? Let's break our own damn rules, huh?

YESTERDAY'S CHALLENGE:

Website content: done! Marketing plan: Almost done! But in truth, that will never be done, just workable. I completely re-designed the web content so it's just a few sentences. I've noticed I read about a paragraph on most websites; I tried to set it up for people with my own limited attention span. Feels good to get it done. Here's a snippet from " The Class" section. Oh, I guess I should tell you this website is for private coaching for aspiring actors and hosts:

THE SESSION

This isn’t an audition with me; I want you to feel safe to mess it up, to be imperfect and find your voice. You can’t do that if you are worried about impressing. You made an investment in your passion; I am already impressed! So let’s get to work.

Any feedback you have to make it better is always welcome!

TODAY'S CHALLENGE: Stepping Out of the Sketch Rule.

Okay, I have been putting off my sketch for class on Monday, for one reason: my idea steps out of the "rules" a bit. This weeks sketch has to do with Film Parody. And while I have a lot of ideas about that subject, there is one I really want to write; which will be a hard sketch to write. If it works, it could be really funny. So, I am going to take the leap, step outside of the lines and see how I play out of bounds...