2. Can You Afford the Price Tag?
If taking the risk didn’t work out, would you survive it?
If you lost your investment, your partner or the job, would the experience be worth it? (I’m not talking about just dollars and cents.)
Would the actual experience be worth it? Would you become a “better” person? Could you learn something valuable? Can you afford the loss of NOT doing it?
When you look back on your life, is this a worthy investment of your money, time, energy, or life experience?
If the answer is “Yes,” do it.
I thought DUTY DATING would lead me to my next film project. It didn’t. But DUTY DATING did lead me to my husband.
And being the “Dating Director.” And the opportunity of creating another career outside the (brutal) film industry.
I learned A LOT writing, directing, and producing a feature film. The experience was invaluable. I would never trade it.
And DUTY DATING was completed and distributed internationally. (Even my in-laws saw it on Italian TV:))
3. What’s Your Plan B?
I understand many “risk takers” have no Plan B. They say it’s because there is simply NO alternative. Fine. If you gotta have it, you gotta have it, so by all means, go for it. Godspeed.
But for some of us, when unexpectedly Life Happens, it’s nice to have Plan B. If something doesn’t work out the way you want, there’s something to fall back on. Even if the “fall back” isn’t exactly your dream.
When I made the decision to move to L.A., I wasn’t sure if I could handle it. After all, I was raised in a small Tennessee town. (A BIG city for me was Knoxville.)
But I knew if I fell flat on my butt … if I lost everything I had … and ended up broke on the street, I could ALWAYS go home. Back to Kingsport, Tennessee. My parents would take me in. It wasn’t my ideal choice (not theirs either). But at least I had a safety net.
