Stop Playing Small. Start Playing Bigger.

From the archive · Originally published 2025-06-17. References and offers reflect the original issue.

👇 TL;DR: Former Olympic therapist turned mindset mentor reveals the mental shifts actors need in order to book bigger roles👇

🎷 New Podcast: EP 193 with @danyadouglashunt reveals the mindset shifts actors need to book bigger roles

🧠 You are not your thoughts—you’re the observer

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🎮 FEATURE STORY: Stop Playing Small. Start Playing Bigger.

Let’s cut the fluff, if you’re talented but still not booking lead roles...

It’s probably not your skillset.

It’s your energy.

This week on Inside the Audition ep193, I sat down with @danyadouglashunt a former Olympic therapist turned mindset mentor to elite entrepreneurs and creators.

And what she dropped?

💥 Straight. Up. Transformational. 💥

We talk about:

Why your biggest breakthroughs won’t come from another acting class

How to finally own your spotlight

Why fear of visibility is silently killing your auditions

And a dead-simple mindset tool that reframes rejection on the spot

🎧 Click here to listen now

Listen Now to Ep. 193

🧠 MINDSET SHIFT OF THE WEEK

“You’re not your thoughts. You’re the one who observes them.”

Danya asked me this on the podcast:

> “If you say ‘hello’ in your head... who said it? Who heard it?”

💨 Boom.

You’re not your fear.

You’re not your doubt.

You’re the one with the power to act anyway.

📍 This week, catch one moment where you start to shrink back to the small you.

And choose to expand and play bigger instead.

✨ THE LEAD ACTOR DIFFERENCE

Most actors wait.

Lead actors create.

They don’t need perfect conditions.

They need a clear plan to grow from unseen to unforgettable and land lead roles.

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🔥 MEMBER WIN SHOUTOUT

🎉 Shoutout to Tara O’Brien who just wrapped a lead in an indie thriller and Georgia Chase for booking another commercial role!

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🗓️ Monologue Jam — Wednesday @ 6PM ET

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🎧 **Inside the Audition Ep. 193**
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💬 FINAL THOUGHT

You don’t need to do more.

You need to think different, train different, and show up different.

This week’s podcast will help you do exactly that.

Let’s stop auditioning like background and dayplayers...

And start building your career as a Lead Actor.

See you Wednesday at the Jam.

— Joey Freddy Larsen
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