Accountability, Purpose, and Community; Nelson Paredez-Parks

Nelson Paredez-Parks sets an example of accountability, purpose, and community. He is a dynamic individual, renowned for expertly transforming the youth in the entertainment industry. He is known for his leadership of The ESI Network, a premier talent management company with over thirty years in the entertainment world. He’s an expert in getting kids into show business as well as navigating the entertainment business with healthy boundaries.
Nelson's multifaceted career includes roles as an actor, commercial casting session director, and a sought-after acting coach. He has guided hundreds of actors through innovative classes and workshops. His industry expertise has been showcased on “Access Hollywood,” “E! Entertainment,” and “Channel 5 News,” as well as in major newspapers and radio shows, cementing his reputation as a leading figure in entertainment.

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Most Influential Person

• T. Harv Eker

Effect On Emotions

• Since I've coached so many people, I feel like I've learned the skills to be able to automatically go there. Obviously, when it comes to personal relationships like marriage, everything's a little bit heightened. With friends, you can operate in one world. With parents, siblings, your wife, your husband, you're needing to set a different skill set and have boundaries. In business I can handle emotions very calmly.

Thoughts On Breathing

• When I was teaching acting, breathing was definitely an element of it. Many times I will find myself not breathing enough. I will say to even clients when they're going in. Let's say they're auditioning for a big series when they're actors.
• It is important that you actually shift the other person's breathing. I found that if you're intentional about going into any meeting, if you can shift the other person's breathing within the meeting, you've connected on a whole different level.

Bullying Story

• I've seen a lot of kids that have been bullied in the process. I had one actor whose friends at school did not appreciate his acting and they would gang up on him and make fun of him because he was not playing sports.
• We had to come up with a plan. He ultimately had to be removed from the school he was attending and move to another school where he could be in a creative arts program.

Suggested Resources

• Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
• App: Calm

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