Bryan Cranston
The Mindset Shift That Drove His Success
Things Learned From…
Matt Schnuck — on actor Bryan Cranston
18 years ago, a struggling actor named Bryan Cranston made a shift that changed his life.
His mindset (and how you can use it to change yours):
Bryan was going from audition to audition but not getting parts.
He was trying to win the job each time.
But he had the job wrong...
Old mindset:
The purpose of an audition was to get a job.
New mindset:
The purpose of an audition was to serve the script in a unique way that only he could do.
Whether he got the job or not was up to someone else.
This mindset shift was an inflection point in his career. Bryan has been busy ever since, starting with guest roles on Seinfeld to 6 Emmy awards for Breaking Bad.
Takeaway:
Attachment to outcome gets in the way of our best work. This is true in business, in art, in life.
Goals are important because they set a direction. But goals are in the future.
If you are overly focused on your goal in the moment, it will block your authentic best.
Thanks for reading! Hope you have a fantastic day.
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