From Hollywood Acting To Mindset Coach: The Surprise Birth Of My Substack - The Behavior Blueprint

In Fall 2006..

I unexpectedly entered the world of Acting at university. On my first day, my acting professor shocked us with: "I am not here to teach you how to act — I am here to teach you how to be yourself."

He explained he would "break down our societal conditioning" so we could live without limits and portray any character imaginable.

He believed we all carry limitations and beliefs instilled from childhood, most forced upon us without the chance to think critically about them.

Growing up in a small town, surrounded by my 100% Italian family and Catholic upbringing, I had become deeply conditioned. I believed Catholicism was the only real religion, would only date Italian girls, and was certain I'd enter the business profession like my family.

A Very Unexpected Change Of Plans

Then Pirates of the Caribbean sparked something unexpected in me — a burning desire to act. For a shy, small-town introvert, this made no sense, but the feeling was too strong to ignore.

For three excruciating years in acting class, I struggled because I couldn't let my guard down. I would pre-plan "acceptable" responses instead of reacting authentically. Our teacher caught every single inauthentic moment and never let it slide.

Then came the breakthrough..

During an exercise, my scene partner irritated me so intensely that I reached my breaking point. I exploded, reacting truthfully in the moment for the first time in three years. My brain didn't have time to craft a "proper" response – I just felt, and reacted. This was my first glimpse of my authentic self.

This experience transformed everything. I began recreating my life based on what "felt good" to me rather than the expectations of others.

You Never Know Who You Are Going To Meet..

My path then unexpectedly crossed with two different Hollywood television writers who lived in my apartment building in Beverly Hills. They both became fascinated by my ability to have deep conversations about life's meaning, pushing limitation barriers, and living authentically. One of them actually called me almost every day just to discuss life’s mysteries and pick my brain on self-improvement and healing.

Through our discussions, I helped these writers explore new possibilities for their lives, backing everything with real examples and proven methods that I learned from my own inner-work. One of the writer’s kept telling me that I should use this gift to help others heal and see the world with a new pair of eyes.

Over time, I became more and more excited about this kind of work and stopped acting to continue learning about re-shaping the mind through understanding human behavior. This started me on a thinking path that I was credible enough to do this kind of work. If Hollywood writer’s enjoyed talking and learning with me, why wouldn’t everyone else?

My wife later echoed this idea to share my knowledge with the world and encouraged that I start a newsletter, which led to my launch of —The Behavior Blueprint Substack

Rediscovering Life Without Limits

Since I committed to learning about the mind, mastering human behavior, and leveraging that knowledge to step into the role as the creator of my own life, I have shocked myself by doing things my old self never would have imagined such as:

• Landed a high paying job as a Beverly Hills Property Manager with no prior experience

• Started an online healthy snack box company from scratch and grew it to 7 figures

• Married my real perfect match - an Italian A Lebanese-Chilean woman who complements the new, authentic me

• Developed new, genuine friendships with industry leaders I once only followed on social media

• Started a second business based on spirituality, coaching, and healing

Now, I write posts on breaking free from limiting beliefs and coach people of all ages with re-conditioning their mind to trust and accept new belief patterns so they can live the exact lives they want, with a strong network of relationships that best support the direction they’re going in.

This newsletter is a summary of my journey including my most proven methods to:

• Break free from limiting beliefs

• Set boundaries and live life doing what YOU actually enjoy

• Heal relationships and family trauma that is stunting growth

• Re-format your mind to become your best ally in achieving your goals

Inside this FREE newsletter, I share my authentic successes, failures, and the key takeaways I’ve learned over the last 15 years from: immersing myself in the study of human behavior, reprogramming the mind to be your best ally, and deep spiritual inner-work to uncover what really excites your soul.

Now that I’ve had my own eyes opened, I can’t imagine anyone else living an inauthentic life that they know is not for them.

I have happily dedicated my life to helping others open their minds and make the changes that will bring forward a new life that genuinely satisfies them.

It’s your life to create and the choice is yours! I’m here to show you how.

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