When it comes to following your dream of breaking into the entertainment industry, you have to hustle in order to make that dream a reality. The question is, when does all that hustling become toxic to your well-being? 

In this episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and writer Charla Lauriston discuss:

How Charla manages living between LA and Vancouver 

Having this terrifying and weird desire to do stand up comedy 

Taking writing seriously versus not taking it seriously

Having a sense of urgency when you dive into a new career in entertainment

What she learned from making a terrible web series

Why the pandemic felt like a gift 

Growing out of the constant, hustling lifestyle 

Why she decided to go back to social media after taking three years off



Memorable Quotes

“Our profession is very anxiety inducing.” [12:05]

“If you have the creativeness in your soul and you don’t nurture it, you will go crazy.” [18:48]

“It’s very very hard to put up boundaries because there is very little structure in the work that we do.” [37:54]

“Where I am is enough. Where I am is okay.” [42:15]



Resources:

The Werking Writer School

Charla’s Instagram

The Werking Writer on Instagram


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