If you do what you did… you get what you got 👀 If you keep doing the same things… don’t be surprised when the results stay the same. Change requires change. Different habits. Different actions. Different standards. Different outcomes. One small shift today can create a completely di

🚶‍♂️ Walking into the office this morning and I kept thinking about this… You want to change your circumstances? You want to change your environment? You want to change your life? LOCK IN. No excuses. No blame. No waiting for someday. Focus. Discipline. Consistency. Most pe

🎬 Part 15 | What’s Next for Jaelin Next year Jaelin enters his senior year at APU and takes on one of the biggest opportunities of his acting journey so far. Leading the cast of Godspell while playing a dual role as John the Baptist and Judas. His first dual role opportunity. Hard music

🎬 Part 14 | Becoming a Triple Threat One thing I respected hearing from Jaelin was his mindset around developing as an artist. Not just acting. But singing. Dancing. Becoming complete in the craft. And one of his biggest messages: Don’t get discouraged. People will always have opi

You never know who you’re inspiring. In Part 13 of The Changing Game Podcast, I told Jaelin something I truly believe: You made the arts cool. You gave other kids permission to step outside their comfort zone and try something different. I personally know at least 3 or 4 kids who took t

A lot of people think acting is about performing. But in Part 12 of The Changing Game Podcast, Jaelin talks about learning that the real breakthrough came when he stopped trying to “act” and started simply being. Stop chasing applause. Stop forcing emotions. Stop trying to perform for peopl

A lot of people see the glamour of acting… But they don’t see the rejection, criticism, pressure, and perseverance it takes to survive in the industry. In Part 11 of The Changing Game Podcast, Jaelin talks about developing thick skin as an actor and learning how to keep moving forward even wh

In Part 10 of The Changing Game Podcast, Jaelin talks about the moment he realized he was no longer just a fan of movies and cinema… He wanted to pursue storytelling and acting as a career. Looking back, the signs were always there. As a kid, he remembers watching classic films with his br

In Part 9 of The Changing Game Podcast, Jaelin talks about being in his first film Chasing Dust and how the experience helped him grow as an actor. One of the biggest lessons? Acting isn’t just memorizing lines. It’s understanding the character. Feeling the emotion of the scene. Staying

Everybody wants to jump straight into movies, TV shows, or social media fame… But in Part 8 of The Changing Game Podcast, Jaelin talks about why theater is one of the BEST places to start if you truly want to become an actor. Community theater. School theater. Any stage you can get on. P

Sometimes the hardest thing in life is having the courage to become who you really are. Part 7 of The Changing Game Podcast with Jaelin is about the decision to walk away from basketball and fully pursue acting and the stage. That choice came with backlash. Teammates. Friends. Even family.

TBT to my mom and me dancing at one of my cousin’s weddings ❤️ Crazy how fast life moves. When we’re younger, we think moments like this will always be there. Then one day you look back and realize those simple moments become some of the most valuable things you’ll ever have. The older I g

There’s something powerful about feeling momentum return. Back in the office at 6:30 AM.3–4 loans submitted today.2 more yesterday. 5 loans in the last 2 days. Not where I ultimately want to be yet, but I’m proud of myself for continuing to show up, continue to rebuild, and continue to mov

6:30 AM and back in the lab. Walked into the office and the only person here besides me was Marlon 😂 I honestly think this man sleeps here sometimes… but he’s absolutely CRUSHING it. That’s the thing about success. It leaves clues. The people winning at a high level usually aren’t relyin

From Chore to Calling 🎬🏀 In Part 6 of The Changing Game Podcast, Jaelin talks about the difficult decision to step away from basketball and fully pursue acting and the arts. At some point, it stopped feeling like something he simply enjoyed… and started feeling like something he was truly ca

What’s something people COMPLETELY misunderstand about being an actor? 🎬 How much work it really takes. A lot of people assume acting is easier than athletics or easier than other professions because they only see the finished performance. What they rarely see is the preparation behind it.

People see the fame, movies, premieres, and attention when they think about acting… But they rarely see the reality behind the profession 🎬 In Part 4 of The Changing Game Podcast series on acting, Jaelin talks about what actors actually deal with day to day: • Auditions • Rejection • Sel

A little reflection after Mother’s Day… I lost my mom 3 years ago around this time, and it changed the way I look at life. The older I get, the more I realize how fast time moves. We get busy chasing goals, building careers, stressing over money, trying to become something bigger… and some

One of the hardest parts of acting that nobody really talks about is learning how to embrace failure. In Part 3 of The Changing Game Podcast, Jaelin talks about why actors have to learn how to fail forward and why failure is often where the biggest discoveries happen while building a character.

Most people only see the finished performance. They don’t see the auditions. The rejection. The pressure. The self doubt. Or the discipline it takes to keep chasing a dream when success isn’t guaranteed. This is the first episode in The Changing Game Podcast series on acting with my son J