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Matthew Del Negro. 10,000 NOs
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10,000 NOs. HOW TO OVERCOME REJECTION ON THE WAY TO YOUR YES
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Getting Started
Keep It Simple, Stupid
Before You Take Your First Step, Ask Yourself Why You're Moving
Everybody Needs Some Billy Sometimes
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 2 Work Ethic
Nature versus Nurture
Getting to Know Fear
The West Wing Experience
Nobody Walks on the Hill!
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 3 Performance, Anxiety, and Instinct
Two Sides of the Same Coin
You Can Take the Kid Out of the Black Box …
Doesn't Take Much to Be Knocked Off Course
There Are Hit Shows … and There Are Hits in Shows
Instincts: Trust Your Gut
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 4 Discipline and Training
The Game Is Won or Lost Before You Even Take the Field
Buy Speed
If You're Gonna Talk the Talk, Ya Gotta Walk the Walk
The Right Way Is the Way that Works for You
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 5 Risk
Conquer or Die
Don't Take It Personally, Take It Professionally
What Goes Up Must Come Down
Free-fallin'
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 6 Perseverance
Perseverance Is for Everyone
Sometimes Life Is Going to Pancake You
Is Your Biggest Break a Few Doors Down the Hallway?
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 7 Reframing
It's Not the Canvas, It's What You See in the Canvas
There's No Business Like Show Business
Out of Work? Start a Podcast!
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 8 Surrender
The Art of Fighting Without Fighting
The “All Is Lost” Moment Is Not Only in Movies
Grown Men Shouldn't Punch Walls
Take Your Medicine and the Cure Will Find You
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 9 Transformation
The Caterpillar, the Cocoon, and the Butterfly
There Are No Small Parts, Only Small Actors
A Cobbled-Together “Career”
Breathing in Rarefied Air
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 10 Leadership
You Can't Have Leadership Without Relationships
Don't Be a Grinch: Serve
Service
Communication
Accountability
Humility: Next-Level Leadership
Delegating: The Art of Getting Help
Big Star Does Not Mean Oversized Ego
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 11 Meditation and Relaxation
Welcome to the New Age
Being a Straight-A Student Is Overrated
Grounding Exercise
“You Are Enough”
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 12 Belief and Faith
Don't Be the Guy (or Gal) Who Woke Up on Third Base Thinking He Hit a Triple
Create Your Own System for Gratitude
Why Not Me?
Losing the Battle but Winning the War
Keep Your Own Scorecard and Start with Easy Wins
You Don't Need a Scorecard to Know If You Won or Lost
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 13 The Subconscious
Dreamwork
A Hollywood Nightmare of Self-Sabotage
Top Three Takeaways
Chapter 14 Just Be a Good Person
Live the Golden Rule
Nice Guys Don't Always Finish Last
Top Three Takeaways
Chapter 15 Focus and Singularity
To Catch a Rabbit, You Can Only Chase One at a Time
To BBQ or Not to BBQ? That Is the Question
My Very Unsexy Manhattan Apartment
“All That Matters Is That F*ckin' Box”
Top Three Takeaways
CHAPTER 16 Facade versus Reality
Don't Believe the Hype
Beyond the Facade of the Red Carpet
I've Finally Made It to That City on a Hill
Top Three Takeaways
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
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“This book is a chance for people to benefit from the humanity and wisdom Matt Del Negro has acquired by grinding through his own 10,000 NOs for so long. His value far exceeds his art. His talent is only outweighed by his humility and ability to connect with others and make them feel better about their own journey.”
—Bedros Keuilian, CEO, FitBody Bootcamp, bestselling author, Man Up
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Jason Redman, Retired Navy SEAL, New York Times Best-Selling Author
The result of this breakdown/breakthrough was that the following spring at Boston College, after a brief period of going back to lacrosse and the beaten path I had traveled for so long, I quit the team, stepped out of my comfort zone, and auditioned for a play. After losing out to my roommate, who was also auditioning for the first time, I gave it another shot and scored the lead in a one-act play. It was performed in a lecture hall, rather than an actual theater. But despite the humble venue, I enjoyed the experience so much that I told anyone who would listen that I was going to be an actor. While this may sound dramatic and grand, over a year later, after that one-act play, I had not done any more plays.
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