​Good morning, guys and girls!  

I hope you're all doing well.  And for those of you who are reading this and who may be in the path of Hurricane Florence, please be sure to be safe and listen to all warnings about evacuations and plans! 

Over here in L.A., we are blessed to have a peaceful morning and I wanted to share my latest video with all of you.  This video deals with the subject of starting your day off in one of two ways:  either it is the same routine, never ending rat-race, or this morning is a brand new beginning and a new chance for you to live life to the fullest.

Check it out below!  And I hope you like the new beach tapestry in the Daley Planet studio as much as I do!

Keep being who you are and loving yourself!

Jesse

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Happy Friday evening, guys and girls! 

I hope your week has been a great one, and that you're excited for Labor Day Weekend!

It's September tomorrow (so crazy!) and this of course means that the summer is coming to a close and we are about to embark on the start of the fall season and a new chapter of the year!  Are you ready for it?

Part of being prepared for any new chapter in life involves reflecting on what you have learned from previous ones.  I believe that it is extremely important that while reflecting on the past - whether it be the very recent past or a long time ago - you give yourself a lot of credit for the accomplishments that you have made up until this point.  And if you're reading this post, you've certainly achieved many great things in your life so far! 

Sometimes in life, it's not easy to focus on our accomplishments.  During challenging times it's much easier to look at what we're lacking and to focus on shortcomings or failures.  

Friends, today - the last day of August 2018, - take a few minutes to reflect on some of the accomplishments that you've made.  It doesn't matter if these accomplishments are large or small. The point of doing this is to take a look at every area of your life and give yourself a few moments to smile on what is positive about your achievements!

I will give you an example from my own life as an actor.  Recently, I've had to do a lot of reflecting on what I have achieved and accomplished throughout an extremely challenging time, career-wise.  The commercial acting business has been changing rapidly, and it's been very difficult for SAG-AFTRA actors to have any opportunities for work.  I, along with  many, many of my friends, have essentially begged SAG staff and elected officials to do more to help dues-paying members.  They have not done enough to help which has resulted in non-union (meaning non-regulated and typically low paying) commercials being made at an unprecedented rate.  

While this has been very frustrating and upsetting, there is always an up-side!  In this case, I was thrilled to have been a part of a rally at the union headquarters where many SAG actors demanded that more be done to help the commercial crisis.  We ended up in Deadline (and here's the link to the article.)  

This was a massive accomplishment which resulted in much more awareness (and more action taken by SAG) to combat the non-union commercial crisis.  

This is one example on choosing to focus on the accomplishment of this rally which will hopefully help actors in the long run.  While it does not eliminate the challenging time that SAG actors are in, it is very helpful to focus on the positive outcomes rather than the negatives.  

Hence, friends, take a look at the accomplishments and achievements that you've made this summer as we head closer and closer to Fall!  

Here's to a productive Fall 2018,

Jesse 
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Happy Saturday, guys and girls!

I was thinking today about the importance of "trust" in all areas of life.  And I thought I'd quickly share some of my thoughts about this subject!

In all of our relationships, endeavors and pursuits, it is very important that we allow ourselves to trust and have faith that all will work out in the way that things are meant to work out.

Nothing in life is guaranteed or certain, and therefore if we do not have trust and if we do not have faith, we have fear.  Fearing what could happen in the future, fearing what might or might not happen.  Fear can be all consuming. 

But fear simply holds us back, in all areas of life. 

While it is not always easy to have faith or "certainty" - especially when going through a challenging time, - remind yourself that everything that has happened in your life so far has led you to this exact moment.  While most things in life are pretty much outside of our control, we can choose to have faith and to trust in the best possible outcome of all situations, rather than choosing to have fear.

Dr. Wayne Dyer points out that we have two things to focus on:  the best outcome or the worst.  

Choosing the best outcome to focus on is going to always be much more comforting.  And because we experience what we focus on, you will avoid focusing on the negatives.

Always choose trust over fear, my friend.

Lots of Love!

Jesse 

WHAT"S UP EVERYONE!  I hope you had a super productive #MotivationalMonday!  ;)

I thought I'd share my latest YouTube video with all of you, just in case you haven't watched it as of yet.  

Now, the topic of this video has to do with figuring out what it is that you would like to do with your life, and I filmed this video primarily because some of my YouTube subscribers are either graduating from high school or college and you guys n girls are headed into a new chapter of your lives.  Exciting stuff, and I am confident that you DALIENS are going to rock it!!

I've found, however, that this video can be helpful to anyone at any age who is facing a "crossroad" in their lives.  Paying attention to the "one thing" that I discuss in this video can help you to figure out the direction to take your life in.  It can also help you to evaluate how you're feeling about your current career and/or other areas of your life.

This one tip has always worked for me.  

So, check it out!  Here's the link! 

Lots of love and thank you for watching my video!  (And thank you for reading my blog, of course!)  

PS - A new interview with an AWESOME casting director will be up in a couple of weeks.  (Click on the "Interview" tab at the top of the page and keep an eye out for the new interview!)

xx

Jesse

Guy and girls!! How are yaaa?! 

Guess what?!  I've got a PODCAST!  It's called, "The Daley Show:  Advice for Actors!"

And it's available on most every podcasting platform that you can think of! (Here's a link to the podcast on Apple!)

The topic of my podcast has to do with helping actors find success!  And I encourage all of you to give the first couple episodes a listen, as I'm confident that you'll find some of the information to be helpful! 

Even if you're not an actor, please give the podcast a listen as I certainly talk about other tips about achieving success that I feel are important to share!  

Love you all!!

​Jesse x

Happy Wednesday guys and girls!  Hope you're doing well! 

I've been doing a lot of thinking about the future recently and I wanted to share some thoughts about it.  

Future plans and setting goals is one of the most important things that we can do.  It helps us to stay on track and it allows us to stay motivated every single day toward what we're working on.  Goals are totally necessary in order to achieve success.

That being said, reminding yourself that everything is so temporary is also incredibly necessary and important.  

This moment will never come again, so whatever you are facing today - good or not-so-good, it's going to change.  Everything is constantly changing around us and life is essentially like a river that never stops flowing or moving.  It's important to go with the flow, go with the tide, and observe all that you're feeling and experiencing in the current moment.  

​Set goals, and focus on your dream!  But, enjoy the journey, too!

BY THE WAY!  I've got a new podcast coming to the Apple Podcast App soon, and it's free!  Will keep ya posted!

Lots of Love! (And remember to always FOCUS ON LOVE!)

Finally, if you're looking for just 1 TIP to help you figure out what the heck you wanna do with your life, check this out... I just posted a new vid ;)  

Jesse x 

Guys and Girls!  How are you?!

I just realized that it's been a MONTH since my last post on Behind The Sign.  That is totally unacceptable!  I'm sorry that it appears that I've been slacking here on my blog! 

I can assure you that I haven't been slacking at life in general, which is of course a good thing!  I've been super busy working on lots of projects including writing gigs, auditions, and selling my iPhone Wallet Cases!  Most importantly, I've been enjoying all of the wonderful individuals in my life. All in all, Summer of 2018 has been a great one so far!

I actually can't believe that we're already nearing the end of July.  And I also can't believe I say that so often!  Time just flies by, doesn't it! Is there any way to "slow" things down a bit?  I mean, honestly, it feels like with the world being so connected to social media and apps and everything, time just keeps moving faster and faster!  

I wish there was a way to physically slow down time.  And, hey, maybe someday someone will find a way to do that!!  But in the meantime, in order to enjoy every moment to the fullest, I firmly believe that we must be totally open and honest with ourselves.    

And I mean honesty in ALL areas of your life.  

Are you happy with every area of your life?  (Areas of your life such as your career, your friendships, your intimate relationship, your passions, etc.?)  

Chances are that in several areas of your life, you feel pretty great!  And that's awesome!  And there are most likely certain areas of life that you feel that you need to make some changes and/or improvements in.  And that's awesome, too! 

In life, friends, we have the opportunity to find happiness and success in all areas (though typically not always at the exact same time).  For example, your intimate relationship might be absolutely incredible, but your finances might need some attention.  There's nothing wrong with this.  In fact, if you're being open and honest about the fact that you acknowledge that your finances need some more attention, you're on an awesome track.  You can then begin to take the necessary steps to improve the area of your financial life.   
As long as you're constantly being honest about your feelings in all areas of your life, then I believe everything can and will work out amazingly well for you.  

Remember that pretty much everything in life is out of our control.  Yes, we can plan and we can attempt to create a semblance of "certainty" in life, but in actuality, the only thing that we truly have any sort of "control" over is how we react to and respond to this very instant in time.  

Begin your day with honesty, friends.  Think about the areas of your life and be open and honest about how you feel.  And take everything one moment at a time, enjoying the process.

Lots of Love!

Jesse


PS - Here's a New Video for yaaaa ;) 

Happy Thursday, guys and girls!

I thought I'd check in with all of you to see how your week is coming along. I hope you're enjoying it so far!

As for the topic of this post, I wanted to share some thoughts about the topic of "uncertainty." 

For me, this year acting-wise has been quite a roller-coaster ride of uncertainty!  Now, as I've written about many times on Behind the Sign, the entire industry of entertainment can be quite uncertain at all times.  It is constantly changing and can be very overwhelming!

A massive reason for the uncertainty that I, along with many actors, have experienced this year has to do with SAG-AFTRA (the actor's union) commercial work (which I do quite a lot of) and the fact that an incredible amount of this union work is now going "non-union," meaning that commercial actors who are a part of SAG-AFTRA are unable to work those jobs.  This creates a huge hardship financially for many, many actors.  And as many of my actor friends who are reading this know, "non-union" work is rarely very profitable. And there are no regulations on set for actors who are working a non-union job.  In other words, "non-union" sucks.  

Because so much "union" work has gone away very quickly, many actors (myself included) have been left feeling nervous and without an idea of what the next steps will be for our industry.  Talk about uncertainty!

BUT, as I have mentioned many times, "uncertainty" can actually be a massive motivator for you, IF you utilize it to push you forward.  

For example, when I began to see what was happening with so many advertisers opting to go "non-union" for commercial productions, I immediately became involved.  I wanted to do as much as I possibly could to help stop what was happening with union work going non-union.  And the result of the uncertainty that we've seen has been a massive response from concerned performers who are banning together in order to work to raise awareness of this issue.

I will talk more and more about this in the coming weeks, but I wanted to utilize this post as an example that in the midst of a very uncertain time, there is always something that we can do as individuals to take a stand for what we believe in.  

Especially in today's day and age, with so much craziness happening around the world, we all need to get involved and stand up for what we feel is right.  

Turn uncertainty into action, and you will eliminate fear.

Lots of Love!

​Jesse x 

Guys and girls!  Happy Tuesday!

My video today has a theme centered around living it up in this moment.  Things can change in the blink of an eye.  Let's appreciate what we have, while we have it.

Here's the video, please let me know your thoughts! 

(BENICE the cat/tiger/lion says hi!)

Jesse xx

Hey guys and girls!  HOW THE HECK IS IT JUNE?! 

I'm honestly shocked about that.  And not only is it June, but we're already well into the first week of the month!  That means that we're about half way through 2018.  And that is seriously crazy.  By the way, June is also PRIDE MONTH and Alzheimer's Awareness Month.  These are two incredibly important topics that are very dear to my heart!  Let's raise as much awareness about these issues as possible.    

So, now that we're into the 6th month of the year, it's a good time to check in with your goals and your plan on how to achieve them. 

As we talk about often on my YouTube Channel, even doing just one thing every single day toward your goals will help you to reach them.  Having a vision board to constantly look at will help to motivate you to stay on track, too!      

Today, make a list on paper or on your smartphone of the goals that you have been working toward this year.  Give yourself some well deserved credit for the achievements that you've made so far and and set a plan to tackle the goals that you haven't accomplished just yet. 

Setting tangible and clear goals is very helpful, and remember to take one step at a time when working toward your goals.  Even a small step will lead you one little step closer to making a goal or dream your reality.

Lots of Love,

Jesse x