Home Podcast Newsletter Free Training Monologue Club Contact
Log In
← Posts

2026 Starts Now

by Joey Freddy Larsen
Nov 17, 2025

The month that quietly determines who you become next year.

🧠 TL;DR This Week in Lead Actor Weekly


• 🎯 Feature Story: The month that quietly reveals whether you rise… or fall behind

• 🎬 Spotlight: The training system that keeps you sharp while most actors coast

• 🌟 Weekly Win: One actor showed up like a true pro

• 💬 Quote: A simple truth that exposes how you do everything

• 🧰 Free Tools: Four quick upgrades to finish stronger than you started

• 🗓 Event: The rehearsal room that gives you a thirty day head start

• 🎥 Action Step: What serious actors are doing this month that others refuse to

 

🤖 FEATURE STORY: DECEMBER DECIDES YOUR 2026

Let’s be real.

December exposes your relationship with your goals.

Most people pretend this month is about “rest.”

But for a lot of actors, it becomes overeating, overdrinking, avoiding their craft, and telling themselves the lie:

“I’ll get serious in January.”

You and I both know that is a trap.

January does not make you a new person.

January reveals who you were in December.

This month is where the separation happens.

There are two paths.

PATH ONE: THE DRIFT

You loosen your standards.

Skip training.

Lose momentum.

Eat and drink your way into a fog.

January arrives and you feel:

sluggish… rusty… behind… disappointed.

You begin the new year playing catch-up.

PATH TWO: THE RISE

You tighten your discipline.

You train.

You rehearse.

You sharpen your craft while others coast.

January arrives and you feel:

confident… grounded… ready… already in motion.

You begin the new year ten steps ahead.

Be brutally honest with yourself.

Are you ending 2025 like someone who wants lead roles…

or someone hoping the calendar will save them.

If you want your 2026 to look different from your 2025, the shift begins now.

Not later.

Not when you “feel ready.”

Not when the holidays are over.

Now.

Lead Actors do not wait for the new year.

Lead Actors set the tone before the year begins.

December is the competitive advantage (or better yet, start today!)

December is the head start.

December is the month that creates the version of you who walks into 2026 already rising.

2026 starts now. Let’s go.

 

🎬 THE MONOLOGUE OF THE MONTH CLUB: YOUR DECEMBER ADVANTAGE

This is exactly why I built MMC.

If December is where most actors lose momentum,

Lead Actors stay sharp by training with intention.

Inside the Monologue of the Month Club, you get:

• ONE POWERFUL MONOLOGUE EVERY MONTH

Curated to expand your emotional range, truth, presence, and storytelling depth.

• A FULL BREAKDOWN FOR HOW TO APPROACH IT

No guessing. No confusion.

Just clarity, structure, and strategy.

• A REHEARSAL SYSTEM THAT BUILDS CONSISTENCY

Reps that compound.

Confidence that grows.

Craft that sharpens.

• A COMMUNITY THAT RAISES YOUR STANDARDS

You stop doing this alone.

You train with people who want what you want.

Accountability built in.

• COACHING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVEL UP YOUR PERFORMANCE

Get guidance. Get feedback. Get better

• MONTHLY FOOTAGE FOR YOUR REEL

Not someday.

Not “when inspiration hits.”

Every month.

This is not about collecting monologues.
This is about building the identity of a Lead Actor, one month at a time.

 

🌱 THE TRANSFORMATION YOU WILL FEEL


Stay consistent and here’s what actually shifts:

• Your auditions become more grounded.

• Your choices become sharper.

• Your presence becomes more powerful.

• You stop “acting” and start embodying.

• Casting sees someone ready for bigger responsibility.

Momentum. Confidence. Craft. Identity.

That is what changes.

 

⏳ WHY YOU JOIN NOW (NOT LATER)


Because waiting is the pattern that keeps most actors stuck.

December is where momentum is lost…

and where momentum is built.

If you join now, you walk into January:

• trained

• sharp

• confident

• focused

• already in rhythm

You get a 30 day head start on everyone waiting for January.

And the actor you want to become in 2026 gets built now.

The actors who win next year are the ones who start this month.

👉 Join the Monologue of the Month Club now.

 

🌟 WEEKLY WIN: SANDRA CARDINAL

A huge welcome to Sandra Cardinal on our Wall of Excellence.

Sandra is a long time pro in theatre, film, and commercials.

She brings a sunny attitude, a playful spirit, and a commitment to creating something special every time she steps into the room.

Congrats Sandra. More greatness ahead. 🎉

 

💬 QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Let your December actions reflect the person you want to be in January.

 

🧰 FREE TOOLS FOR ACTORS

🚀 Download your Audition Checklist

Eliminate uncertainty and prepare with precision.

📈 Download your Audition Tracker

Measure your growth and stay intentional.

🤝 Watch the "Strengthen Your Agent Partnership" Training

Build a collaborative, high trust relationship with your rep.

🔥 Listen to Audition Affirmations for Actors

Fuel your confidence and reset your mindset.

 

🗓 UPCOMING EVENT


🎤 FREE REHEARSAL ZOOM

WEDNESDAY Nov 19th 7PM ET

Bring a monologue or a scene.

Get coached.

Stay sharp while the world drifts.

 

🎥 BOOK YOUR AUDITION COACHING SESSIONS

Your craft matters.

Your reps matter.

Your preparation matters.

If you want to finish 2025 strong,

get in the room and train.

Book your sessions at www.actorsauditionclub.com

 

🙌 2026 STARTS NOW

You decide which version of you walks into the next year.

You decide how you finish.

You decide how you rise.

I’m cheering you on.

Let’s go.

- Joey Freddy Larsen

P.S.


If you know you’ve been drifting… if you know you want 2026 to look different… if you know you need more reps, more structure, more accountability, and more craft… then stop waiting for January to save you.

Lead Actors train now.

Lead Actors prepare now.

Lead Actors create momentum now.

If you want to walk into January already sharper, already in rhythm, already confident, and already building the next version of you…

👉 Join the Monologue of the Month Club today and give yourself the head start most actors will never take.

Your future roles are already being shaped by what you do this month.
Choose the path that leads you forward.

Responses

Join the conversation
t("newsletters.loading")
Loading...
Step Into the Lead Role of Your Life
TL;DR (for holiday brain) • A question I asked myself that exposed where I’d been playing small • A pattern actors repeat without realizing it • Why this quiet season is actually useful • One simple choice that led to a booking • A tool you might resist but shouldn’t • Something new I’m building that feels bigger than anything I’ve done before   FEATURE STORY: Stop Living Like a Background Ext...
STOP LIVING LIKE A BACKGROUND EXTRA
A questionable IHOP meal, a spiritual smackdown, and why your next lead role is already yours. 🧠 TL;DR THIS WEEK IN LEAD ACTOR WEEKLY: • My accidental awakening over chicken fajitas • What Business By Design Live actually is (and why walking in felt like entering Hogwarts for entrepreneurs) • The question that punched me in the soul in the best way • Why “future you” might be the one holding y...
WILL YOU STILL BE AN ACTOR IN 5 YEARS?
Here is the one skill you need to train that most actors ignore. 🧠 TL;DR THIS WEEK IN LEAD ACTOR WEEKLY: • A real conversation about safety and how it sneaks in for strong actors • Why collaboration is the real competitive advantage right now • How AI is shifting the industry and why live performance is rising again • Weekly wins: Gianni and Wole both booked after coaching • Why MMC builds the...

Lead Actor Weekly

Your backstage pass to landing lead roles on stage and screen. Get my real, no-BS insights on what's working right now to attract and book your next lead role - sent straight to your inbox.
© 2026 Joey Freddy Larsen
Powered by Kajabi

Join Our Free Trial

Get started today before this once in a lifetime opportunity expires.