The Less You Give a Fuck...

Why so serioussss...

Okay this doesn't apply to everything (taxes for instance).  But... I believe in the law of attraction and karma.  Not heavily, but I think there's a certain degree of balance in this world.  You eat and you poop it out.  You treat someone nice, you'll be treated nice, etc...

I think Jack 's truth above applies to unideal or negative situations where you may have minimal control of the outcome.  Like...

• stressing about an upcoming job interview
• whether your hair looks good right now (see above image)
• if it's going to rain this weekend
• if your flight will be on time

The more 'worry' you transmit to the universe, the more 'worry energy' comes back to you.  

Trusting Your Instincts

Actors often refer to letting go and trusting your instincts when the director calls 'action'.  Or athletes like Kobe Bryant in a game situation (you can't stress over whether the ball is going in the hoop, you just trust your instinct and believe).  So maybe the path to happiness is to trust the universe and let go when you would otherwise fret about something either mundane and/or you have no control over.  

Full Time Model?

I get asked this question a lot... "So Tony... are you a full time model?"  Never entirely sure how to answer this question, so I figured I'd address it here.

What Modeling Entails

On the real... I take what I 'pursue' in life seriously.  For the last 3+ years, I've been modeling, so it's something I do take seriously.  I go to castings and go-sees (fancy industry term for meeting a client in person) a handful of times a week and jobs... well it's hard to put a number on jobs per week or per month.  And that's where the 'full-time' term gets tricky.  There are weeks where I'll be booked for several jobs, sometimes on the same day... and there are weeks where there may only be only one or no jobs.  If you define 'full-time' as a 40 hour week, that actually may apply.... some of the daily tasks that being a model entails:

• working out / staying in shape (see above photo)
• daily maintenance of the face
• haircuts
• writing this blog
• visiting my agency
• reading/sending emails to my agents (see above photo)
• traveling to castings/jobs
• waiting at castings
• jobs
• getting my nails done (jk, although I've had manicures for jobs more times than you would think)

When you add it all up... maybe it does equate to 40+ hours per week!   So I guess I am a full-time model ha!

Outside of Modeling...

What also makes this question hard to answer is I have another life outside of modeling that I enjoy and do whenever I'm not doing that list from above.  I run a web design company out of our office in Union Square in New York.  Your next question might be "Oh sweet... then did your company design this website?"  And the answer is no.  Just kidding.  Yes.  Yes we did :)  

Another passion of mine is entrepreneurship and BYOB.  No not bring your own beer.  Be your own boss.  So you'll see posts about tech, entrepreneurship, and the likes on this blog from time to time.  I, along with my business partner, also curate and manage a small entrepreneur/startup co-working space in Union Square where our company operates.   

A snap of me pretending to be busy at work at the office.  I was actually eating lunch, notice the contrast between the food-chaos on the desk and my dapper put-together attire.  Brilliance captured by Frank Wang Photography.  

So I guess the answer to this question will always begin with "Yes!  But I also..." the underlying message being: "Yes I spend approx. 40 hours a week on modeling, but I'm also a designer and entrepreneur" Walaa!