Deciding Who You Are and What You Do

Take whoever you are with you wherever you are.

Before I ever planned on being a TAI CHI instructor, I at least knew that I wanted to keep Tai Chi in my life, no matter whatever else I was doing.

I found a picture from a 1984 OSHA incident at the LAX airport that included pictures of me doing Tai Chi on a scaffold 30+ feet in the air.

In 1986 I was working on many different soundstages and movie sets in many crew capacities. While most people were sitting around getting fat and bored during 'takes," I would quietly practice my Kung Fu and Tai Chi behind the c-stands.

People would ask where I got all my energy. "You must drink a lot of coffee!" I frequently heard. However, I had never drank coffee at this point and didn't drink caffeinated beverages either.

The point is I kept my Tai Chi with me and it benefited the career I was in, then eventually it opened up doors I would not have anticipated.

So be you. As long as you KNOW YOU ARE making "GOOD CHOICES" -- be the NEW YOU despite your job, despite your environment, and despite the words and actions of friends and family.

An ACTOR is IN CONTROL OF WHO THEY ARE.

So be a good person by being a good actor.

Good luck.

If you live in Los Angeles or are visiting and want a PRIVATE LESSON, give me a call. I'd love to help.

Buddha Zhen
Patriarch, shaolinZEN.org