Forget Circumstances. Create Opportunities.

“To hell with circumstances. I create opportunities.” – Bruce Lee

A few years ago while living in Los Angeles I received an unexpected phone call from an old friend back in New York. “Since you’re out in L.A. and your apartment here is empty, I was wondering if it’d be okay to shoot a little short film I wrote,” she said. I happily obliged impressed at her initiative and determination to create her own opportunities.

We spoke regularly on the phone during her production and I could tell, though the project posed some challenges and a steep learning curve, she was deeply fulfilled by the experience. 

Just a few short months later her short premiered at a small film festival in the West Village, and she even won an award for best original score, which she wrote and performed herself; notable accomplishments she could not claim just a few weeks earlier.

I highlight my friend’s story to illustrate how important and easy it is to create your own work these days. The Internet, access to renting reasonably priced state of the art equipment, and countless scriptwriting aids like Amazon Story Writer (free) and Final Draft Pro make building your own momentum an absolute must for the modern day storyteller.