Hey, guys and girls. Such crazy times in our world. I hope all of you are safe and well.

I wanted to offer you a bit of encouragement and love today. My goal was to do this through my most recent YouTube video, and if you have not seen it, I hope this message and song cover will bring you a smile.

Lots of Love and Good Health!

Jesse

Hey guys and girls, 

I hope you are well.

As all of you are probably aware by this point, the world is dealing with a serious issue with the new coronavirus, "SARS-CoV-2" which causes the disease "COVID-19." After living in California for nearly 15 years now, I've been preparing for a bad earthquake for a very long time, "the big one" as it's often referred to. Californians - as well as people everywhere - should always have a plan in case of a natural disaster of any kind.

The same principal applies to a different kind of disaster - like an epidemic that we're seeing unfold today. I wanted to share a message that was posted to the San Mateo County Health website regarding the seriousness of what we could be facing in the coming days, and how we can be as prepared as possible. (San Mateo County is a county located in Northern California, near San Francisco.)

I found this particular post to be very well-written, informative, and not "overly-hyped" to create panic. Regardless of how severe this disease becomes, there likely will be social impacts that we all need to be prepared for. I hope you find it to be helpful, wherever you may live. I plan to film a video about some of my thoughts on my YouTube channel very soon. (Please subscribe here!)

Please feel free to share your thoughts below, and as always, don't panic! Simply be informed and prepared. 

With Love,

Jesse

Here is the statement posted by Scott Morrow, San Mateo Health Officer, on March 5, 2020:

"This is a difficult message to share, but it is important to recognize how difficult the times ahead may be and how you must now take assertive action to prepare for them. Our local situation surrounding novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is changing rapidly.  COVID-19 is spreading in our community, the extent of which is unclear. It has likely been spreading for weeks, perhaps months. I have no reason to believe that how it’s spreading in other countries won’t be replicated to some degree here. We now all need to take assertive actions to inhibit the spread of this new virus. Some of those actions are described below. I advise that individuals, schools, business, and all other sectors of our community take immediate steps to change behaviors and take definitive action.
Our lives will be significantly disrupted by the measures needed to respond to a global pandemic. A pandemic is a global occurrence of an infectious disease. A pandemic is a disaster with unique characteristics. The two most important differences between a pandemic and other disasters are that the whole world is going through this disaster at the same time, and people may become fearful of other people. The current COVID-19 outbreak clearly has the potential to turn into a severe pandemic.
County Health continues to work with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and our state and local partners to manage testing and monitoring of persons who have been exposed to COVID-19. But our focus is rapidly changing from a containment strategy (identifying cases and contacts) to one of community mitigation—taking steps to lessen the broad impact of the disease. County Health and our public and private partners are taking steps to increase our ability to respond and are planning for a sustained response to COVID-19.
How the world operates during a pandemic is different from how the world operates normally. This is not business as usual. With a pandemic comes significant disruption to supply chains (the process of how things get from where they are made to where they are used), transportation, and travel. Even if the disease is not rapidly spreading in our area, we may face difficulty obtaining the goods and services we are accustomed to, public events may be canceled, and our ability to travel might be restricted.
San Mateo County Health continues to advise that the steps to prevent the spread of flu will also guard against the spread of COVID-19: cover your cough and sneeze, wash your hands frequently, avoid shaking hands and touching your face with unwashed hands, and if you are not feeling well or are experiencing cold, flu, or other symptoms, stay home from school or work. If you are mildly ill, there is no need to contact your primary care provider as they are very busy right now. If you are significantly ill, contact your primary care provider.
Here are the most important things for you to consider to improve your personal and organizational preparedness:
What matters most is how households, neighborhoods, community groups, businesses, and other organizations prepare. What does that mean? Preparedness equals self-sufficiency. The government will help where it can, but it may have a limited ability to respond directly to you due to the scale of the disruptions. 
Individual and community preparations should focus on three tasks—reducing each person’s chance of getting sick (see both individual and more general public health recommendations both above and below), helping households with basic survival needs during a pandemic, and minimizing and coping with larger disruptions in how the normal day-to-day world works.
All businesses and other organizations should now be done reviewing their continuity of operations plans for how they will operate if their employees are unable to work and how they will interact with members of the public and prepare to implement these plans soon.
All medical facilities and providers should be done reviewing their surge plans for how to handle increased numbers of patients and be prepared to implement.
Getting ready for a pandemic is largely about preparing for possible shortages. In a pandemic, supply chain disruptions are inevitable but are also unpredictable.
Since it contains vital supplies, a good start is to make sure your earthquake kit is up to date and ready to go. Of course, having supplies beyond the typical earthquake kit is a good idea. What you decide to have on hand is based on your individual and family situation and your individual preferences.
One likely shortage will be medications. You should attempt to obtain a couple of months supply for your critical medications.
If you have other critical supply needs, you should conserve them and stock up on them now.
Now is also the time to think about how you will care for loved ones at home if they or you are sick and how you would limit spread within the family.
Frequent and appropriate hand-washing is far from a perfect solution, but it’s easy, under your control, and has no significant downside.
Like washing your hands, wearing a surgical mask may help a bit, but you need to know that surgical masks don’t offer much protection when they are worn by people who are well. They are most helpful when worn by those who are already sick so that they are less likely to transmit the disease to others. Surgical masks and masks offering higher levels of respiratory protection are already in short supply and should be prioritized for use in health care settings.
You should use a barrier, such as a paper towel or tissue, to touch commonly touched surfaces, such as any door handles or elevator buttons.
Change from my previous message: I am now asking for the implementation of the activities below at this time.
All non-essential gatherings should be canceled, postponed, or done remotely. Unfortunately, at this time, I have no standard definition of “non-essential” or “gathering” to guide your decisions.  Use your best judgment.
Stop shaking hands.
Increase in the amount of remote working or teleworking to the extent possible especially for those who appear at higher risk for developing the disease, those over the age of 60 and those with co-morbid conditions.
Under all circumstances, stop touching your face, eyes, nose, or mouth with your unwashed hands.
I am not asking for the implementation of these activities, but these are the types of activities we may need to implement in the future:
School closures. Schools are an essential gathering. School closings present a particularly vexing social distancing dilemma but may be necessary to protect public health. Once school closings occur, they may be extensive and extended.
Social distancing—staying at least 6 feet away from all other people—should be attempted where possible.
Rationing (a formal process of prioritizing distribution and use) of critical supplies may need to occur.
To get ourselves through the hard times that may be coming, your community may need volunteers. Think now about the skills you have and how you can help your community. Heed the call should volunteers be requested.
Other public health interventions that have been used with some effect in other countries include commandeering of both real estate or personal property, conscription, curfew, and cordons. It is unlikely that these interventions would be used here due to practical considerations.
Issues around testing for COVID-19. You may have received incorrect information from the federal and state government on March 4, 2020. San Mateo County does not currently have testing available independently of the state and CDC. The amount of testing that is available through the state and CDC is severely limited. Should testing become more widely available, testing will be prioritized based on healthcare infrastructure concerns, risk of exposure, and/or very sick hospitalized patients. Tests will not automatically be given upon request or by a physician’s order. This may change as testing capacity evolves over the next few months."
Scott Morrow, MD, MPH
San Mateo County Health Officer
March 5, 2020
https://www.smchealth.org/coronavirus

Good afternoon, guys and girls!

I posted a new YouTube video onto DaleyPlanet channel the other day! It's part one of several videos during my latest travel adventure to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Please check it out and feel free to let me know your thoughts! (And please hit that "subscribe" button after watching the video so you'll be notified when my next video is uploaded!)

Lots of Love!

Jesse

Guys and Girls! 

Soo, Behind The Sign is STILL active, though you might have thought otherwise seeing as though I haven't posted on here in WAY TOO LONG! But, my friends, we're back in business!

I thought I'd wish you all a very happy new year. I hope that 2020 has been starting off as a great year for all of you. It's been very busy on this end - with lots of people - and things -  to be grateful for!

As a quick update for all of you in the life of Jesse Daley, I've been spending lots of time working with a fantastic writing company. I really enjoy it, and it provides me with a creative outlet when I'm not on-set or working on other filming projects, such as my YouTube Channel. I've also recorded several episodes of my podcast, "Behind the Sign, Acting Advice." I'd love to hear your thoughts about it ;). 

And speaking of YouTube, I'm about to release some new content with a focus on travel! I'm super excited for you to check it out!! 

Enough about me, though! How are YOU?! Please let me know how you're all doing either in a comment here, or on social media. I love hearing from you.

Remember that you have everything that it takes to make this year YOUR YEAR!
You're totally unique and one of a kind. Show 2020 - and the world - your gifts and talents!

So much love to all of you!! 

See ya soon,

Jesse

Guys and girls!! It feels like it's been forever! 

To be exact, my last post here was back at the end of May, and that's just not acceptable! I apologize for my lack for Behind-the-Signing. 

I am, however, very happy to report that life is going well on this end, and I'm now living in Santa Monica, not far from the beautiful Pacific ocean. I can walk (or jog!) there and I really love it! I plan to finally get back into surfing again, and I'll be showing everyone the new place on my YouTube Channel this week! 

I thought I'd check in with all of you tonight in particular to see how you are all feeling. There's been so much craziness here in the USA over the past weekend with violence, and I suppose I wanted to take to my social media and just share a message of love. 

We see lots of negative images on a regular basis in the media, and it can be easy to feel hopeless and become overwhelmed by an overall sense of sadness when we see those images and read about horrible stories. 

I wanted to remind all of you that you are loved. And despite some of the terrible events that occur in the world, it is incredibly important to do what you can to stay positive - and choose to look at the beautiful aspects of life around us. There is always hope!

So, to my reader friend out there, you have got so much to offer this world, and there is lots of love around you. 

Just thought I'd remind you!

See you soon on the YouTubesssss,

​Jesse x 

Guys and girls! How are yaaaa!

Happy Wednesday! 

I hope you're all doing well and I hope your May has been fan-friggen-tastic!! I thought I'd give you a few updates on what's happening over here in DaleyPlanet, and I'm excited to share new things with you!

I've been taking some time to really focus on what my personal and professional goals are, and I've been working to identify what truly brings me happiness. I believe that this is something that we should all do on a consistent basis!

The acting and entertainment industry is incredible, and I love it. But it's changing at a rapid rate. As much as I love Hollywood and I love acting, I've recognized that what I truly enjoy is simply storytelling, motivating others to be themselves, and connecting in numerous ways. Of course, acting has a lot do to with this, but there are SO MANY avenues that I have been exploring that allow me to find this sort of connection and feel fulfilled. And that is super exciting! 

For example, I have a great new writing job which I'm really enjoying, and I have been working on creating new travel videos for my YouTube Channel! This has provided me with the opportunity to travel and meet new people, as well as connect with so many men and women. (Please check out my YouTube if you haven't had a chance to do so!) I also have a new podcast that is connected to this blog, and here's the link to it! 

I also have made some plans to simplify and minimize my lifestyle. I have a small apartment as it is (you'll know what I mean if you have seen my videos!). However, I have so much STUFF, and I just don't need all of it! Therefore, I've been selling and donating lots of clothes and items that I don't absolutely need! It's very freeing.

Another avenue of expression is singing and playing guitar, and that's something that I plan to dedicate more time to. 

To sum up these thoughts, my friends, take some time to identify what truly makes you happy and focus on doing one thing at a time, one day at a time. (This is the same process that I used to write my first book, by the way!) 

When you know what you want, you can work towards creating your own version of paradise. 

Please feel free to connect with me on my Twitter, Instagram and my YouTube (as well as here in the comments below) and let me know what your interests are. I'll do what I can to help point you in a direction of what could help you find your true happiness! 

 Talk soon!

​Jesse xx

Guys and girls! How are yaaa!

I hope all is well in your lives! 

Life is great on this end, and I just had an incredible honor of interviewing my friend Terry Berland - a Los Angeles casting director - for my podcast, "Behind the Sign"!

Terry is amazing, and the advice that she shares for actors is invaluable!

Please check out my podcast episode with Terry Berland here! 

Talk soon and lots of love!

​Jesse x

Happy Tuesday, Guys and Girls! AND Happy April! 

I hope you've been having a fantastic day! I wanted to quickly share some thoughts about staying focused and determined to achieve goals. 

As many of you know, I truly enjoy helping to motivate my friends (including my friends on social media, like you!) to reach their fullest potential. Every individual has many unique things to offer our world, and discovering and embracing talents and gifts (and ultimately, sharing those gifts,) is one of the most incredible marks that we can leave on our world. 

I often am asked, "How do you stay motivated?". And this question is a totally valid one. The truth is, there's no one "right" way to to remain motivated toward achieving goals and making your dreams your reality. 

To answer this question rather shortly for this post, I'll focus on one area that always works for me when I am feeling like I need some motivation: Focus on your "why" and your "bigger picture" about your life.  

"Why" are you doing what you're doing every single day, and what are you doing it for? Who are you doing it for? What are you working towards?

I often recommend creating a vision board (I use a digital one which is always on my phone,) and this digital vision board helps to remind me why I am doing what I am doing every single day. It helps me to focus on what I am working towards, while at the same time, helping me to feel grateful for what I already have! 

I'll be posting more about this topic on my YouTube Channel this week. I hope to see ya over there! 

And please check out some of the new travel content on DaleyPlanet's YouTube!! :)

Lots of Love and Be Who You Are!

Jesse x 

Guys and girls!! I hope you're smiling!

If you're looking for some new content to check out, I've gotcha covered!

Actors: Click here for my latest podcast episode. This is a motivational episode, and it's less than 5 minutes to listen to! (It's my hope that you'll have a smile on your face within those 5 minutes!)

TRAVELERS: Yes, I am expanding my ever-growing amount of jobs!! Please check out a video just posted to my YouTube Channel, highlighting a resort in St. Croix, USVI. (Video is below, and please subscribe to my channel, and share with your pals!)

Talk soon!

Jesse x 

What's up, guys and girls! My friends who are actors, are you currently getting lots of auditions? I hope the answer is yes.

If the answer is "NO," let's change that! Check out my latest podcast episode about finding more auditions. There are 5 tips on the episode that can be super helpful for ya!
Here's the link.

Here's to lots and lots and lots of auditions!

Jesse x