On Mary:
Mary McCarthy is an actor, writer and the face behind the left hand of the viral instagram account, @NotEngaged. Since her account’s inception, her comedy has appeared in and on media outlets such as Good Morning America, The Skimm, Rachael Ray, Huffington Post, Sunrise Australia, Elite Daily, and many more. Mary is also the creator behind the series The Goodpie Girl, which was a Network Notes selection at the HBO sponsored ITV Fest.
From this conversation, you’ll learn:
- What pursuing a career in acting REALLY looks like and how to get through
- Her advice for how to get specific with your career
- Why rejection is important for your creative journey
- Why being an actor is the biggest ripoff in the world but why it’s so worth it
- How to keep your passion alive when the business part of it is beating you down
- Why you need to take your creativity into your own hands
- Why the word aspiring is a farce
- How she got the idea for @NotEngaged
- How to find your creative community
- How to barter creative skills
- The full story of how she created and built her viral Instagram account
- The failures and pain points that led to her success
- How to recover from rejection
- How making a list can help you manifest
- Why focus and specificity is the key to manifestation
- How one creative project influences another, energetically
- The importance and power of vulnerability
- How to prepare yourself for the time when your creative project gets huge!
- Advice on how to thicken your skin
- Advice for anyone with the feeling that time is passing you by
- Why if you’re not hitting traditional milestones, you’re doing great !
- How to explain to your non-creative or entrepreneurial friends what your milestones mean
- Plus find out if she ever gets jealous of her left hand!
- How to use what’s working creatively to support your projects that need more love
- Whether she’s afraid of what will happen to the content if she does get engaged
- Whether she’s still single
And More!
On The Unleash Your Inner Creative:
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