Success model wanted.Q I am 26, and single, with no kids. I work as a cosmetologist cos·me·tol·o·gy n. The study or art of cosmetics and their use. [French cosmétologie : cosmétique, cosmetic; see cosmetic + -logie, -logy. and go to school full time, studying physical therapy. My dream is to become an actress and model. I really want a lot out of life. I know I'll get there, but what must I do? I continue to pray, each day, that one day my dream can come true. I'm exercising, eating right, and looking my best every day. Please help me! Where do I go from here? --C. Myers Memphis, Tennessee For the ancient Egyptian capital, see . Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just below the mouth of the Wolf River. To find time to pursue a career as a model/ actress, you'll eventually have to give up your cosmetology cos·me·tol·o·gy n. The study or art of cosmetics and their use. [French cosmétologie : cosmétique, cosmetic; see cosmetic + -logie, -logy. job, or the fall-time pursuit of your physical therapy studies. Give up the latter--but only after you've earned your degree. Your physical therapy training can help you to pay the bills until you are established as a model and/or actress, or in case things don't work out. In fact, both your physical therapy training and your cosmetology experience could come in handy Verb 1. come in handy - be useful for a certain purpose be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" in industries where beautiful faces and fit, firm bodies are the stock in trade. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , focus on modeling and use that as a foundation for your acting pursuits You need to learn everything you can about the fashion business. Start with The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being a Model by supermodel Roshumba Williams (Alpha Books; $16.95) and the Wilhelmina Guide to Modeling by Natasha Esch (Fireside; $15), who is also a model. Another good choice is an e-book titled The FabJob.com Guide to Become a Model by Barbara Carr Phillips (FabJob; www.fabjob.com/model.asp; $29.95).--Alfred A. Edmond Jr. Mail your motivational questions to: Help Yourself, BLACK ENTERPRISE 130 Fifth Ave., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10011 or send an e-mail to: edmonda@blackenterprise.com. |
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