'The Booking Magnet' Christine Horn Reveals Why She Started Coaching (Plus, Her Tips For Aspiring Ac
Christine Horn has up to now opened up to TheThings in regards to the get started of her career as an actor - but appearing is just part of what occupies her time, at the present time.
While acting was once a lifelong dream discovered early on, more just lately, she's pivoted into the sector of coaching ... and it is secure to say, she's loving it.
We sat down with the actor referred to as "The Booking Magnet" to listen to more about why she made up our minds to get into coaching.
Plus, she stocks her best tips for aspiring actors (and everybody else, for that topic!)
She Didn't Set Out To Become A Coach
Christine Horn can't bear in mind a time she did not want to become a performer.
Coaching, however, came immediately - despite the fact that that's not to say she doesn't see it as her 2d calling.
"I think it's one of those things that God just ordained," she mused.
So, how did the adventure begin?
"When I moved back to Los Angeles from Atlanta, I just started documenting my journey as an actor. That was in 2017, so Facebook Live was still new, but I would do Lives and YouTube videos about my day, my auditions ... and then I started giving tips to anyone who was watching."
Soon enough, her audience began to grow, and Christine even racked up some common audience.
Eventually, those loving her tips wanted more.
"People started asking if I'd coach them, and I was like, 'I like money - sure!'" she laughs.
"It got to a point where I realized, I'm definitely connected to media, and I'm an entrepreneur at heart - so when I see an opportunity, I'm not blind to it."
"From there, it just grew, and not just on the coaching side. That grew into a community, which is now called Hollywood Bound Actors. We have a Facebook community, the YouTube channel, a podcast, and I do a conference once a year called Booking Magnet Live," she beams.
She's Become The Coach She Wished She'd Had
Christine may no longer have planned to change into a trainer, however it is not precisely sudden that she went that route.
After all, she's change into the trainer she as soon as wanted she had, beginning out within the industry.
"I remember being in this industry and struggling, wishing someone would just give me any nugget or piece of advice, and feeling alone and stuck," she muses.
"I thought, if I can be a beacon of light in any way to somebody else, that's what I want to be."
Mission completed, there!
However, we can't help however marvel: if she had had a coach, earlier in her career, what would she have loved to be informed from them?
Or - since she's turn into the coach of her dreams - what piece of advice would she give her younger self?
"I would remind myself that this is still show business . There's a business part of the show. You can have as much talent as anybody else, but unless you know how to navigate this business , it's going to be quite challenging."
"A lot of us are artists, and we just want to perform," she continues, "But you have to know about marketing, connecting, and putting yourself out there. It's tedious, but necessary."
Christine's Top Tip For Aspiring Actors
So, that is the advice she'd give herself - however what about different aspiring actors?
"A tip I'd give to humans, period, is change your thoughts, change your life."
There's a non-public part in there, she explains.
"That's when my life changed," she adds, "And it was beyond being an actor."
"When I was going through rough patches in my life, I turned inward and worked on personal development. I read books on how to be a better person - and the more connected you are to yourself as a human being, the more tapped in you can be for your characters, or for anything!"
"So," she smiles, concluding our dialog, "You will never go wrong with changing your thoughts. Period."
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