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It's another Down In The Den: AfterDark special King Petty and Cal Jones return to discuss scenarios And give their opinions

Welcome to Episode 109! Today we have our buddy Cal Jones from the Herald's Horn Podcast joining us in the mine! Today, we talk about a getting shunned at an LGS for your cEDH ways, when one of the hosts gets you salty in a Patreon game for backseat cEDH driving, and how to detune your decks to have more fun.  Also chaffing, Subway days, Mario Party, and one hungie boy. Check out Cal on the Herald's Horn Podcast or the Level Up Podcast! Especially the interview with Sam!  Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

This week, on the most chaotic episode to date, MTGCal Callahan Jones asks the gang Am I The Bolas? on this week's Bolcast! Heads up, Ol' Mikey and Cal get a little too silly even on this episode. Little hypocritical for these two ding dongs who can't stay on topic to be chatting about distracted players, but this is a high energy and absurd episode. Get into it!Follow Cal on Twitter @MTGCalCheck out Cal's Herald's Horn podcast and his writing on CommandersHerald.comEdited by Ken PeddleCheck us out on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AmITheBolcastFind us on Twitter at:@amithebolcast@mikecarrozza@gamesfreaksa@indigogentleman@Load3rThanks for listening!

In this episode, Alex Sarama is joined by Philip O'Callaghan to discuss the nonlinear nature of learning and how it applies to basketball performance. He explains that humans are nonlinear systems, and learning does not follow a straight line progression. He emphasizes the importance of individualizing practice environments and designing tasks that are representative of the game. Philip also introduces the five key principles of nonlinear pedagogy: manipulation of constraints, representative learning design, attentional focus, information movement coupling, and functional variability. He and Alex provide practical examples of how coaches can apply these principles in a closeout situation, and highlight the importance of consequences and task simplification. Key Takeaways: 6:00 - Nonlinear Pedagogy provided the principles that helped Philip begin to understand on how to apply the CLA to practice 10:00 - Scaling representative learning design to “reduce complexity without impoverishing the key information.” - Cal Jones https://twitter.com/CalJonesJudo 18:15 - 3 Categories of Constraints and their subtypes: Individual-structural, Individual-functional, Environmental-global, Environmental-local, Task. 22:30 - Building on a Closeout Activity through manipulating constraints 27:45 - The importance of including consequences to maintain representativeness when manipulating constraints 30:15 - Building on a Closeout Activity through encouraging functional variability 35:00 - Our focus of attention is best used by attending to key informational variables in the task at hand Every story has two sides: evaluating information processing and ecological dynamics perspectives of focus of attention in skill acquisition: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2023.1176635/full Follow Philip O'Callaghan Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mr_Tennis_Coach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_tennis_coach/ Substack: https://substack.com/@mrtenniscoach Links: Website: http://transformingbball.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformingbasketball/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@transformingbasketball Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/transformingbasketball/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transforming.basketball

Phillip O'Callaghan (@mrtenniscoach on Twitter) hosted another one of his Twitter Spaces discussions recently and I was asked to join with Marrianne Davies, Alex Lascu and Cal Jones to talk all about isolated practice. Here are the key takeaways...1. Skill and technique are distinct concepts; technique refers to a movement pattern, while skill is the application of technique in response to a problem presented by a sport, activity, or game.2. Isolated practice tasks can be effective in skill acquisition if they allow athletes to couple perception with action, but they must maintain relevant information for proper skill development.3. Representative design is crucial in creating effective training sessions that closely resemble real-game scenarios, helping athletes develop problem-solving skills in context.4. Scaling in sports training involves altering equipment size and game parameters to impact an athlete's actions and problem-solving abilities, ensuring the learning environment is tailored to their skill level and capabilities.5. Decomposing specific skills and techniques within a sport can create more focused practice tasks for athletes, allowing them to improve their skills in a more targeted and forgiving manner.6. The concept of "repetition without repetition" emphasizes the importance of quality practice and exploration over mere quantity, allowing athletes to develop their skills more effectively.7. Over-challenging athletes in training can prepare them for competition, but it's essential to consider the individual learner's needs when designing tasks.8. Allowing athletes to discover solutions for themselves, rather than simply being told what to do, can lead to a deeper understanding and ownership of their skills.9. Guided discovery approaches in coaching can be beneficial, but isolated tasks may have limitations; representative and context-specific training environments are crucial for effective skill development.10. Understanding the context and specific problems to be solved in team sports is essential for coaching practices, with a focus on communication and effective interactions between players.

Down In Den Proudly presents to you the Pilot Episode for the Relaunch of Politics AZ Usual now rebranded as Politicking AZ Usual. Marz from Down In The Den and Down In The Den: After Dark, The Shortman from Down In The Den: After Dark, and the soon to come Off Punishment Podcast, as well as Cal Jones from Down In The Den: After Dark come together for the first Morning show in the Marz Media Empire. On Today's episode they discuss the John Wick Series, The Homeless crisis in America, as well As Hip Hop Artist 69 getting jumped. Not to mention the S**T Talking with Shortman Segment. Tune in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shawn-pierre-marshall/message

Today I'm joined by Cal Jones, a 5th dan in Judo and one of the most qualified Judo coaches in the UK, especially Wales. In this episode, Cal Jones fills in some gaps with how to use the constraints-led approach for martial arts, specifically grappling sports. First, he walks us through a system of understanding and controlling the degrees of representative learning design. This is a tool from an academic paper he's in the process of publishing with a research journal. Then Cal walks us through task simplification and how to teach Judo throws to beginners with minimal instruction and no reps or drills. Of note here is his discussion on how you use constraints and why you should never "overconstrain." While many people think that CLA is about "just doing jabs" or "just going for arm bars," that's actually not how CLA is supposed to work because it creates unrealistic behaviors. Also of interest, Cal even reveals that he doesn't teach breakfalls -- and there are big Judo teachers who aren't ecological who also don't teach breakfalls either. He also addresses how he conducts safe warmups in a dynamic and game-like fashion. And we even sneak in a short discussion on memory in the Ecological Dynamics theory. So if you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show. --- Join the email list now: combatlearning.com/newsletter --- Find Cal Jones: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CalJonesJudo --- Produced by Micah Peacock Intro Theme by Micah Peacock Outro Music is Synergy by Juche --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/combatlearning/message

The DITD: AD crew returns for another funny episode filmed over the NBA Allstar Break. The crew comes together to discuss the after math of the Monster Hunter saga with The Shortman. Starring Big Gerald, The Shortman, King Petty, Marz, Big Will, and Cal Jones tune in for more laughs from the most immature crew on the internet. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shawn-pierre-marshall/message

In this episode I speak with Coach Ricky Pachon . A young  coach from Gracie Barra, Bondi Beach, Australia. Ricky leads a successful youth competition team and is himself an avid competitor on the Australian BJJ/Grappling scene. Recently a parent of a student of Ricky reached out to me to introduce him. Following several years of employing a high-repetition traditional approach to developing his youth team. Ricky has in recent months been another coach to fall down the ecological rabbit hole. Ricky's enthusiasm and energy spills out when he talks about coaching and  training and it's clear, despite his age he is well on his way to becoming a high level bjj coach and ambassador for the sport. Ricky talks about his recent transition to a ecological approach and we discuss the reception of his student and fellow coaches. You can get in touch with Ricky and follow him on his IG page.I look forward to watching this passionate coach and his team grow and thrive in the coming years.  

Marz, King Petty, Cal Jones, The Shortman, and Big Gerald talk about the Super Bowl, and Cal brings The Shortman to trial for catching L's on the new segment Cal's Court. You will not stop laughing at this too funny episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shawn-pierre-marshall/message

In this weeks 2022 year in review I review my sessions with Dr Oliver Runswick (Ep 88), Stuart Morgan (Ep 97) and Cal Jones. (Ep 113)The focus this week is mainly on skill acquisition and how that is evolving, but equally how we need to be careful as it evolves. That is what you have to love about coaching, the more you think you are getting a handle on it, the more you realise you have to learn, which is why I love it. These guys were great and I hope this inspires you to go back and listen to their original episodes. If you enjoy the podcast and want to leave a review that would be appreciated.

Danny Hatcher joined me to talk more about ecological dynamics for sport.Danny is a Podcaster, youtuber, educator, coach and sport scientist from the UK. We connected after I watched his terrific youtube video on Ecological Learning. Among his many endeavors, Danny has spent a lot of time researching in the areas of psychology and learning. This has given him a robust understanding of both the information processing approach of cognitive psychology and the Ecological approach of ecological psychology. Danny is active on twitter and is well worth and follow. I look forward to him returning in the future as guest to pick his brain again. 

This week I am delighted to have joining me from Wales, Judo Coach Cal JonesCal like most of my guests is someone I stalk on twitter where he posts some great work and can be found at @CalJonesJudo I am amazed at how open the community of coaches are and how willing they are to share their time with me and to those who have been on in the past I do really appreciate it. At the start of the session Cal refers to "EcoD" which is ecological dynamics and "IP" is information processing just incase these are new terms for you.Thank you to everyone who supports the podcast I really appreciate this and do feel truly grateful to be able to do this. Enjoy the chat

In this episode I welcome on Coach Kabir Bath, founder and owner of Kaboom Jiu-Jitsu in Surrey, British Columbia. Kabir is a Raphael Lovato Jr Black belt/affiliate and was a Lovato associate coach of the year 2017.As Kabir explains in the episode, he recently and abruptly shifted to an ecological approach while abandoning the more typical traditional format for learning and teaching jiu-jitsu.I can't give enough credit to an already successful and established coach who is not only open to change, but who has done so, so rapidly and radically.I look forward to watching team Kaboom grow and thrive in the coming months and years.Ancora Imparo Indeed! 

Today I welcome back Standard Jiu-Jitsu's coach Greg Souders.Greg and I were chatting about a very recent reddit post aptly named, 'Training at a gym that doesn't teach technique'. The post was specifically posing the question about Standard's training approach and garnered many perspectives and opinions.Greg, and I decided to talk about the post, some of the comments and record our discussion for an episode. As usual the editing and sound quality of the episode is a little rough and unpolished, but I hope the quality of the content makes up for that.*If myself or Greg in anyway misrepresented anyone's comments on the thread, please feel free to reach out so we can address.Likewise, I am always open to debate, discussion and pushback. Should anyone want to be a guest on the podcast to have such a debate, please reach out to me on my IG with a DM or contact me by email at scott@primalmke.comMuch love to all that support! Onwards and Upwards!

On this epsiode, I welcome Dr Mike Piekarski aka. @doctor_kickass about to talk about S&C for MMA. As I discuss with Mike, I've believe that in being so focused on skill development in practice, I've been  guilty of undervaluing the role of S&C, in particular when it comes to competition. My concern with not cutting into valuable 'learning' time, inevitably had me neglect and deemphasize  the importance of S&C.  As part of rebalancing  and moving forward with my team. I reached out to Mike for some insight, advice and direction. Being a BJJ blackbelt, a former MMA fighter and an active Dr of Physical Therapy, Mike seemed to be an obvious choice to invite on for discussion.I very much enjoyed talking with him, and encourage anyone in the MMA space to give him a follow on IG where he posts most of his content. I do plan to have more S&C coaches and scientists on going forward as a part of my rebalancing of training focus. Onwards and Upwards! Enjoy the convo with Dr Kickass!

After a monster twitter discussion about the relative value of 'two touch' as a constraint I invited some of the protagonists to join me for a live streamed discussion where we could circle around the problem in a more conducive situation than the limits of Twitter. It's a proper CLA geek out but I think we made some good progress and shared some good ideas. Hope you get some new insights from it

On this episode we delve a little more into the underpinning science of Ecological Dynamics.I recently read 'Introduction to Ecological Psychology' written by Dr Julia Blau and Dr Jeff Wagman which was a terrific read. The book was just recently published in the summer of 2022. Had this book been available years ago, it might have saved me countless hours of confusion and frustration. While there is little talk of MMA or Grappling in this episode, it does offer a teaser of the fascinating area of ecological psychology and how we interact  and move in our world. Our discussion lends support to what many of the guest coaches and academics that have been on the podcast are telling me. That we are complex systems and we must let the body acquire skillful movement solutions trusting it to do what it is designed to do. Solve movement problems.Dr Blau and Dr Wagman also recently appeared on the Perception Action Podcast to discuss the book.  As mentioned countless times, Dr Gray's podcast is a treasure trove of contemporary sports science and any coach that wants to better understand the human system and how it learns should absolutely subscribe and listen to it. Thank you to all who support and listen. And especially all those who took time to talk to me an participate in the discussions. 

This is a bit of a different episode, it is the recording from my 'Twitter Spaces' conversation organised by Philip O'Callaghan to explore 'Representative Learning Design'. The chat features a range of people who have all featured on the podcast in the past, Alex Lascu, Marianne Davies, Cal Jones and Mark O'Sullivan. It's an interesting conversation that wanders all over the map of Representative Learning Design and also gets into coach education (because Mark tries to get me into trouble by baiting me into saying something about it - and I can't resist!)I hope you enjoy

Dr. Tom Parry is the founder and owner of Kestrel Performance Psychology. He has a Ph.D. in Human Performance from Indiana University with specializations in Skill Acquisition and Psychology.​He wears many hats including Professor, Father, Coach and Consultant. These roles have blessed him with a detailed understanding of human behavior from various perspectives and the nuanced nature of performance. He has worked with numerous individual athletes, sports teams and businesses to improve their performance and meet their desired outcomes.Tom joined me to discuss and elaborate on a recent twitter thread he posted recently. It was a thread that really resonated with me and I wanted to find out more.Tom actively shares and posts content on his twitter page and is well worth a follow!

For 30 years, Coach Greg Nelson has overseen the training and development of thousands of combat sports athletes at his gym The Academy in Minnesota. Among these fighters and champ that he has helped produce, Brock Lesnar, Kaitlin Young, Brock Larson, Sean Sherk, Dave Menne and Nick Thompson. He is also a regular part of UFC Straw-weight former reigning champ Rose Namajunas team. Coach Nelson talks about his approach, philosophies and methods that he employs from entry level novice hobbyists all the way up to UFC World Champions.  He talks both about how training and the sport has evolved and changed,  and what attributes and features are remain ever present in High-Level elite performers.I was happy and reassured to hear that many of principles and approaches that Coach Nelson has employed so successfully, are very much aligned with the broader underpinnings of ecological dynamics. I particularly appreciated the apparent autonomy and creativity he fosters in his training environment and his approach to ethical and sensible training to promote longevity and skill development. For more info on Coach Nelson and or the Academy. Visit www.theacademymn.com You can also hear Coach Greg drop nuggets of fighting wisdom on his own podcast "In the Clinch"Follow Coach Nelson and his team on IG or Twitter.

On Today's show, I discuss 3 More Common misconceptions for Ecological Dynamics!This is part 2 of a series on "Common Misconceptions About  Ecological Dynamics" As Eco D continues to increase in popularity,  there is an increasing amount of noise out there.  Unfortunately, there are also a lot of misconceptions.  So I wanted to set the record straight on a few of them (at least from my perspective)Whether you are new to EcoD or a seasoned practitioner,  I believe this episode highlights some important concepts for coaching!If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @javier@igniteperformance.netEpisode Resources:Episode 27:  3 Common Misconceptions Movement Terminology Cheat Sheet Episode 25 w/ Cal Jones 

I finally snagged the boys from Emergence to come and talk to me about MMA. I have been following Shawn Myszka AKA @movementmiyagi since coming across his youtube channel several years ago. Shawn is an NFL skill coach and movement consultant, co-founder of Emergentmvmt.com, regular podcast and skill conference presenter and co-author of the recently published paper "Applying an ecological approach to practice design in American Football". His biz partner Tyler Yearby also a co-author of the same article and is an educator and speaker on sport science and skill-development for American Football. Both Tyler and Shawn are regular guests on Rob Gray's Perception Action Podcast and are considered to be well informed and passionate advocates of the ecological approach to sport. They also somewhat uniquely straddle both the academic and on-field coaching spaces which arm them both with a deep theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding.Be sure to follow them both and stay tuned for their soon to be launched Patreon community which will be a fantastic resource and information sharing space for progressive coaches and sports academics alike. Should you wish to get in touch with either Shawn or Tyler, they are very receptive and helpful and best reached on twitter or at their website. (See names above for links).I was very grateful for their time and consider them coming on as another scalp, as this duo were on my original shortlist of wanted guests when I started the Podcast a few years back. 

UFC vet and UK MMA pioneer Leigh Remedios returns to chat on the Primal MMA podcast.Ireland's 'Team Torres' Coach Martin McLaughlin also joined the chat. Martin is diving deep into the Ecological Approach and speaks about how he is implementing the theory and principles of the Eco D practically on the mats.This was largely an informal chat between the coaches and we shared lots of ideas and challenges we've experienced as we try to get the most out of our training time.It's apparent that both Martin and Leigh are very progressive coaches and passionate about facilitating their team's development ethically and responsibly. To reach out to Leigh you can find him on his gym's FB page To link up with Matthew, you can get him here

Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Dr Katie Fitton Davies, Cal Jones, Mo Jafar, Ross Williams and Dan LycettTwitter Handles@Kate_PhD22 – Katie Fitton Davies@CalJonesJudo – Cal Jones@mojafarPE – Mo Jafar@_andCoach – Ross Williams@MrlycettPE – Dan Lycett@StDavidsCollegePlease keep an eye out for the recording which Dan and Ross will releaseSUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Physical Education Sport Pedagogy JournalSelf Determination TheoryThe “What” and “Why” of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behaviour - Deci and Ryan (2000)

For today's episode, I'm joined by Cal Jones! (@CalJonesJudo)Cal is a Judo coach from North Wales in the UK and holds both  UKCC level 4 and BJA level 5 coaching certificates.  Cal also also holds a masters degree in advanced coaching practice. His final project focused on representative learning design, and he was fortunate enough to be invited to contribute to the UK coaching Coach Learner Framework, discussing Representative Learning Design Speaking of the topic, that is what much of our conversation centers onI'm a huge fan of combat sports and was excited to talk with someone who's putting Representative Learning design and ecological principles into practice.I've also included some judo videos in the show notes that Cal has sent me including some that use both decontextualized and contextualized training methods to help serve as an extra resource for this episode.I really enjoyed this conversation w/ Cal. I learned a lot about Judo and I think many of these concepts are transferable if you do you don't work in combat sports...I hope you enjoy the show!If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @javier@igniteperformance.netEpisode Resources:Cal's Twitter Judo video-  Uchi-komi, (decontextualised, partial technique training)Judo video- Nage-komi (Executing a full throw against an unresistant partner)Judo video-  And, a highlight video of how throws are actually scored in judo contests, in contextCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io 

Along with his quality beard, Cal Jones has a great big brain and it's full of amazing stuff around how to create more effective combat learning sessions. Or, 'Representative Learning Design (RLD). He has a masters degree in advanced coaching practice and his main sport in which he coaches is Judo. Cal drops nugget after nugget around how we can all make our boxing practices more effective through applying REAL motor learning principles. I learned so much in the 40 odd minutes we chatted, so, happy listening! Cheers Cal. Get in contact with Cal on Twitter @CalJonesJudo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theboxgathering/message

Cal Jones is both a Judo coach and practitioner from North Wales (UK). He also recently completed his Master Degree in sports science with a thesis on "Representative Learning Design". Cal is well connected in the skill acquisition community and is a frequent guest on the coaching podcast circuits. Should you want to reach out or follow Cal, he can be reached on his twitter account @CalJonesJudoThis is the part one of a two part episode where we discuss RLD and its implications for effective practice design for skill development. Cal and I also discuss much of the dated and stubbornly held perspectives that are so prevelant in martial arts today.Cal is an understudy of Keith Davis who is one of the giants and leading researchers in ecological dynamics and skill acquisition.I look forward to Cal being a returning guest on the show as we had a fun discussion and clicked well. My appreciation to him and all my guest who work hard to bring the research and data from the labs to the mats. Let's be better at getting better!   Ancora Imparo!

Cal Jones is both a Judo coach and practitioner from North Wales (UK). He also recently completed his Master Degree in sports science with a thesis on "Representative Learning Design".Cal is well connected in the skill acquisition community and is a frequent guest on the coaching podcast circuits.Should you want to reach out or follow Cal, he can be reached on his twitter account @CalJonesJudoThis is the part one of a two part episode where we discuss RLD and its implications for effective practice design for skill development. Cal and I also discuss much of the dated and stubbornly held perspectives that are so prevelant in martial arts today.Cal is an understudy of Keith Davis who is one of the giants and leading researchers in ecological dynamics and skill acquisition.I look forward to Cal being a returning guest on the show as we had a fun discussion and clicked well. My appreciation to him and all my guest who work hard to bring the research and data from the labs to the mats. Let's be better at getting better!   Ancora Imparo!

Host Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests: Cal Jones, Judo Coach and Anthony Hill, Director of Rugby at Nailsea and Backwell RFC, Bristol Bears DPP coach The team pick out the key takeaways from each piece of great content and discuss how it can be applied to coaching.This week's contentRepresentative Learning Design and Functionality of Research and Practice in Sport – Pinder, Davids, Renshaw & Araujo, (2011)Return to Contact with Richie Gray - Magic Academy SUGGESTED CONTENT/WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED The Talent Equation – Stuart ArmstrongUK Coaching

Cal Jones is a judo coach based in North Wales. He recently completed his master's thesis looking at Representative Learning Design in judo, including developing a tool to help coaches identify how representative their practice design is. In this podcast, UK Coaching Senior Coach Developer Marianne Davies speaks with him about representative learning design and how it can help us to design, structure, and adapt our practice sessions to support skill acquisition.Cal gives us some examples of what this might look like in practice using examples to illustrate the two main parts of representativeness.What the participant is interacting with (other people, environment) – Functionality.Are the techniques and decision-making the same as seen in practice – Action Fidelity.Whatever your role, if you're helping people to be active and improve, we're here for you. Visit UKCoaching.org to grow your coaching skills and be part of the community.

Welcome to Episode 13 of the Judo Talk podcast and this week I talk to Cal Jones. Cal is a self-confessed skills 'geek' and someone who is keen to question why we practice judo ... the way we practice judo.  Having never met Cal before it was a really insightful podcast with much discussion around how we learn and why we do what we do.  Cal is a judo coach and is pushing his ideas around skill acquisition. This is a perfect follow on from episode 1 with Darren Warner.  Let me know what you think at vince@vinceskillcorn.co.uk and please subscribe and share the podcast! 

Cal Jones, the soon-to-be-retired editor-in-chief of the Blaseball News Network (@BNNCal), joins Giovanni (@MarioPrime) and GB (@anacrusisnt) to talk about the Dallas Steaks' first championship, PolkaDot Patterson's season-long winning streak, and Fish Summer being shot out of a salmon cannon.  CONTACT US: @weekinblaseball on twitter, or thisweekinblaseball@gmail.com. KO-FI: ko-fi.com/thisweekinblaseball.

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Download   Bio of the artist:   Ashley Noelle Jackson who is from from University Place, Washington. She is best known for her recent role as the sassy Mercy Jones as a Cal Jones baby sister and on the hit show The Librarians on TNT.   What she shares in this episode:   Looking out on how to be a fearless person? Today's guest is Ashley Noelle Jackson. You know her from being the baby sister of Cal Jones in the hit show The Librarians. When she was young she though that she cannot act. A teacher pushes her to audition in a play. She got the role and pursue acting in college. During her college years, she learned theater acting, stage management and directing. She used her learnings to better her skills.   Throughout the episode, Ariane and Ashley dig deep on how she got the role from The Librarian, what she did to pursue her dreams and her future projects. They also touches on the challenges of being a person of colors in the industry.   In this episode of the Creator Mindset Podcast:   Origin of the Fearless Actress   Ashley's backstory. How she landed a role in a school play   Her next step after Ashley's acting gig on her high school   The journey from being a production assistant to Mercy Jones   Importance of going to College to become an actor   What message she shared when giving speeches in school   Does a young actor need to move to a bigger market in order to be a successful actor   Ashley's inspiration to become an actress   Importance of being surrounded by like-minded people   The Librarian Moment   Ashley's future plan   Key takeaways:   College is great to have a safe place to learn different skills and getting to know your peers   There are some people that think that they don't need to go to college and maybe it is not for them. You have to have a secondary education in order to get to know people build your skills and become more of a well-rounded person   I'm a firm believer in having a healthy mindset. You can learn all the tools, textbook on how to be an actor, how to create a resume, how to have the best headshot in the world but if you don't believe in the tools that  God gave you all that goes down to the wayside   Know that you are enough   Starting where you are can lead you to the bigger market   You learn as much as you can where you are at. When you're ready to get into the bigger leagues then you can take a leap   You can choose who you want to be in your circle   Find your digital mentors   Find people that inspire you. When you get that negativity from people that are close to you, they are coming out of love. They don't know much about the industry. They tend to come from fear. They want to protect you. Keep writing what you really want, keep listening to those people that are doing what you want to do and find those groups of people that are like you   Don't be a one-trick pony. Study the craft and learn another skill from there you will know all facets and become well-rounded in your field   You don't know what other skills that you love to do if you don't try   If we want to see the change, we got to be the change   Be fearless in anything and everything that you do. Know that whatever talent that God gave you, you can use that to the utmost and highest ability. There are no limits, only yourself   Something may frustrate you, something didn't go exactly what you planned but that is okay. That is all part of the foundation and your learning Links mentioned in this Episode: Friends in Film by Janet Urban   Episode 51 Get Started as a Filmmaker   How to connect with Ashley: Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Email

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