How to Stay Positive During Your Modeling Career

How to Stay Positive During Your Modeling CareerHow to Stay Positive During Your Modeling CareerWhether youre being told no in a relationship, at a job, or in just about anything else in life, its a difficult word to hear. Many models hear the word no numerous times until they make it big, and it can be hard to stay positive during this process. Unfortunately, the word no, can cause many aspiring models to give up before they reach their modeling goals. Luckily, there are things you can do to not only increase your chances of hearing yes but there are also ways to stay positive when you dont get the answer you had hoped to hear. Here are four ways to stay positive while you work on making it big as a model. Refocus Your Attention Rather than wasting energy thinking about it, refocus that energy into becoming a better model. Whether its attending an acting class, a runway workshop, getting new headshots, or just learning more about the industry, there are far better ways to spend your energy than dwelling on your disappointment. You might even take the time to find a modeling mentor or someone who inspires you to become better in your personal and professional life. Keep Trying Unfortunately, some models will take hearing no a few times as a sign they should give up. Models with a positive attitude, however, keep in mind that the more often they hear no, the closer they are to getting to a yes If you think hearing no means you should give up your dreams of becoming a professional model, think again. Many of the most successful models today have been through exactly what youre going through. Everybody (models or not) starts somewhere, and for many models, this somewhere is the often challenging road to getting scouted, discovered, and hired as a model. Practice Makes Perfect Even if you arent hired to model from a casting call you attended, you can still get a great deal of valuable experience just from the audition or tryout practice. Take note of what other models are doing at casting calls, and see if they have skills that might be beneficial for you to learn. There will always be someone with more experience than you, so why not take the chance to learn from them, rather than be intimidated by them and give up? Remember, sometimes there isnt anything you could have done differently or better, you just simply werent the right face for the job, or not what the casting directors had pictured for the campaign. There will come a time when although another model is more experienced than you, YOU are what the casting agents had in mind, and it will be your turn to hear Yes Do Things That Make You Feel Good While there is always an element of uncertainty when it comes to casting calls and trying to get jobs as a model, there are things you already know you can do to make yourself feel better. Maybe its exercising, catching up with a friend, watching your favorite movie, getting a facial, or a good old-fashioned bubble bath. W hatever it is, take the time to reward yourself for your efforts because casting calls and auditions are never easy. Just because you were not chosen for the job, doesnt mean you didnt work hard and that you dont deserve to feel good about yourself.