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Life is starting to take on a new tint. Things are changing right before my very eyes. The more I visualize and have complete faith about anything, the more it happens.

This week I polished off the teaser and we uploaded it to YouTube. Check it out. Beth and I are also creating an ARG (Alternative Reality Game)around it. We are now up to 504 hits in under 3 days and we haven't even started to do what we will do. I'm having so much fun and it's so amazing to have such a great partner who is not only totally on board but totally pushing the project as hard as I am. I have no doubt in my mind that we will achieve what we are intending on achieving. All it takes is full faith.

Yesterday I was up for 24 hours because I was so pumped about this project. I had to force myself to go to bed.

There are 2 quotes I want to leave you with and they're both by Goethe:

Dream no small dreams, for they have no power to move the heart.

Whatever you can do or dream you can begin it. The moment one definitely commits oneself then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise occur. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do or dream, you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.

Love Peace Love ~ Elle.

What an exciting week I had. The biggest news was the shoot for the teaser that I had on Tuesday. It was the most fun and exciting production that I have ever had. Everyone was so great and friendly and nice and giving. I couldn't have asked for a better team. Shooting is so much fun. It was like a big party where we got to make believe all together.

Wednesday I helped my roommate, Scott, move in a bookcase that he had built for his sister, Genevieve, to her new house. Then I went to my next to last meeting of the A-Team. I realized that I've basically achieved all of my goals which is very exciting. On my way home I made a decision to stay in LA for good. I had been toying with the idea and hoping and praying that I could stay but I realized on the drive home that I had to make the decision to stay and then things would work out. Things always work out. So I made the decision to stay. I'm very excited.

I spent all day yesterday editing my teaser and by the end of the day I had accomplished the feat. However, I wasn't quite happy with the results. It's a very good edit but it has to be outstanding because I want it to generate 3.4 million hits on YouTube. So, I let it go and put it out to the universe and slept on it. This morning I woke up with a slew of ideas which I will not be able to try until Monday which is great because it will give me even more time to come up with more ideas.

That's it for now. Love Peace Love ~ Elle.

I was just imputing the date and I thought wow, we're in 2008! I know I should be used to it by now, it being the end of March already but it just struck me as bizarre.

I had another crazy week. First of all, on Wednesday morning I decided that I would shoot my teaser on Tuesday of next week. I kept on wanting to do it and thinking I want to do it and I need to do it so that morning I woke up and thought, ok then, I have to set a date. Being the person that I am, I didn't want to wait too long so I set it for a week from that day. Well of course it's been a mad dash since to put it together. I've been very lucky and have had a lot of people step up to help me. People I hadn't even met before. I feel so lucky and blessed. I'm still in need of a camera and a camera person and a sound person but I'm not really worried at all. I know it will happen, plus I have a contingency plan in case it doesn't.

Needless, to say, it hasn't been all smooth sailing since my decision. I've had to make some choices and been stressed by the decisions but I know that it is only myself standing in my way. And I know how to get myself out of the way. I have all kinds of tools at my disposal. The greatest tool is to talk to my friends who are very supportive of the way I live my life. The other thing too is that I'm not taking the road well travelled. I'm going out on a limb and taking a massive chance, but I believe it will work. I'm doing things in a certain way, not doing certain things and from my mentor Bob Proctor, this is the way to be as successful as he is. He's a millionaire.

I'm totally out of my comfort zone. Actually, I wouldn't even call it that. It's more about living in the unknown. And that is where the magic happens. Because when you live in the known, how can you create magic when you know what's going to happen because you did it before. I hope that makes sense to more people than just me.

On Tuesday I got together with my subgroup form the A-team. Our homework was to work through those little voices that we have that prevent us from doing what we need to do. I didn't feel like I had any so we ended up working on one person in our group. She had a breakdown and rather than enable her, I sat back and began questioning her. Part of me feels like this is a cold approach but part of me knows that I've been an enabler all of my life and this has not helped anyone.

I've been using this new way of approaching things and helping people and it has been extremely successful. Huge. Anyway, the reason I bring it up is that I was discussing how I can make a living with a very good friend of mine this morning and he suggested that I offer my services as a coach/mentor. I feel really excited by this alternative. I a great coach and I'm already coaching many of my friends and mentoring a person with scriptwriting. This is something that I've always wanted to do but now I feel like I have many tools to draw from in order to make a difference in people's lives.

And so I am beginning a new part of my life. I am now a professional coach. If you know of anyone who is seeking some guidance or coaching with respect to moving forward with their lives, please let then know about me.

Next week, I will let you know how the shoot went. Wish me luck!

Love Peace Love ~ Elle.

Wow! What a week. It's been one of those weeks where I think I just about went through every emotion.

Last Saturday, I had my script read, which was awesome! I decided that I wouldn't give the actors any direction because I wanted to see how it got interpreted. It was my opportunity to kind of read it for the first time. A lot of stuff came up for me. A lot of the characters got miss-interpreted and I realized that I needed to put more descriptions so the reader would understand these people from the get-go. But for the most part I loved how it all came off of the page.

I had a few people come to the read. One was my producing partner Beth. My friend Julie came for a bit, and I had a potential producing partner/distributor. I had a feeling after the read that he didn't like it, but he said to call him and so I did as soon as I could so that I could get his feedback.

He said that it's not something that he would get involved with so I asked him why and he proceeded to rip the script apart. I know that not everyone is going to like this script, so I was prepared for that type of reaction. Everyone also has an opinion. I always listen to what people have to say, and take it into consideration, but I also know what my vision is and if I feel that feedback I get doesn't support the vision, then I let it go. What was different about this critique was that it seemed to be neve rending, however, I'm so proud of myself because when I finally got off of the phone, I didn't crumble. I was really amazed and proud that I stayed strong and that I had a really strong sense of self and of my vision. - Woo Hoo!! One point for Elle. :-)

One other thing about the turn-down by him is that I'm one step closer to the "YES"! Woo! I'm so excited!!!

Saturday evening I went to a party at Genevieve's (my ex-roommate). It was great. Her and her boyfriend Nick have a wonderful house. It was so funny because on my way there I got lost twice. I finally got there an hour later. Anywho... They have a beautiful little courtyard with a fireplace and a fountain. They have a studio where they share a space. Nick has his own office and Genevieve has a studio to do her art as well as a little office. They also have a pool.

We watched a boxing match which was really intense because it was on a huge HDTV and both guys had cuts over their eyes so they were of course showing close ups of the cuts which were like 1 foot wide on the screen and of course I happened to be sitting about 5 feet away!

Anywho... got into my car to go home and the light switch broke so I couldn't drive home. Ended up staying a Genevieve's and heading home in the morning.

Monday I re-worked my script and I figured out an essential part of the story. I'm really pumped about all of this. Things are going amazingly well. I'm getting more and more believers on board. It's going to come to a critical mass really soon.

Brought my car in for an assessment on Tuesday and found out it would cost me $340 to get the switch fixed. Holly Crap!! But I decided not to worry about it because it's all going to work out soon! Then I went for a meeting with Shawn. Shawn is the person I came down to LA to work with. It was a one-on-one 1 1/2 hour coaching session. She put me through the ringer and I am so grateful to her for doing that. She really tested my vision and pitch. Afterwords, I met up with my friend Saro for a great afternoon at the Grove. It's like a little oasis in the middle of LA.

Wednesday was another BIG day. I went to meet my friend Sherry, from Toronto, at the airport and we hung out during the day. It's so great seeing people from Toronto. The funny thing is that I actually met Sherry for the first time here in LA when we shared a room at the World's Greatest Marketing Seminar. It was also when I met Heidi which was the beginning of this LA adventure I've been on.

That evening I had my A-Team meeting and because my headlights weren't working yet, I asked Scott, my roommate, if he could give me a ride. He was more than generous enough to drive me there, which was a 40 minute drive one way! I'm so lucky to have such great roommates.

Our A-Team session was a very difficult session. It was all about creating breakthroughs, which required declaring breakdowns. It was so difficult because the breakdown I created centered around staying in LA which centered mostly around the financial side of things.

Luckily enough, I was able to get a ride with Leslie, from the A-team, home because he lives in Pasadena and I happen to live on his way home. Thank god for that, and thank you Leslie for being so generous. It was a great opportunity for both of us to also talk about things. He also gave me feedback about 3 Hours, since he read it.

Thursday morning, I went to get my headlights fixed and that's when I had my meltdown. I was sitting in this great coffee shop that I go to, while waiting for my car, and it just seemed like everything came to a head. I just wanted to go home and cry my eyes out. You see, the thing is the only solution I kept hearing with regards to my financial situation is that I had to get a "JOB". When I left QMM, the last job I had in TO, I had a feeling that this was going to be the last job that I would ever have, meaning that from that point on I would only get income from my films or music. So that when I kept hearing from people that the only solution for my financial situation and for staying in LA was to get a job, well that was like picking an open sore. It was really painful.

But at one point in the day, I was imagining having a conversation with one of my best friends Carole and telling her about how I was feeling and telling her that I just want to make money from my movie. In my mind her answer was: "So do it!". And all of a sudden I felt joy and calmness. I realized, this was my answer.

It also reminded me of a time when I had decided to leave a very "secure" job with the government in order to pursue music. That was a difficult time as well because everyone, and I mean everyone, was saying that I was crazy for leaving such a secure job. But I felt like this was something I had to do. And I am so happy and grateful that I did it. I have no regrets whatsoever.

Another thing too is that in the CDs I listen to, Micheal Beckwith talks about a time when his church was expanding and moving out of the location they had into a new one. They had come to a point where they had run out of money and the new place wasn't close to being finished. He gathered all of the people involved with the project and kept them in a room until they all agreed that somehow, there was a possibility that things would resolve themselves. They didn't know how, none of them had answers but they agreed that there was a possibility. Micheal sent them off with the request that with everything they do, they would hold this feeling of possibility. And then a miracle happened. Without getting into details, the universe provided and they got the money to finish their new place and were able to make the move.

And so with all of this in mind, I am moving forward with the knowledge that there is a possibility for me to make money with my film and move forward as I want. I have complete faith that the universe will provide. I am so pumped and excited to see how this story unfolds and I have no doubt in my mind that everything will work out and I will continue to live my dream.

Yesterday, I ended up putting a storyboard together for the 15 second teaser. Turns out the teaser will be about 30 seconds, which is completely acceptable. I will create this teaser with the help of some friends and will be putting it out to the world within the next 2 weeks. My heart is beating really fast just thinking about it. :-)

I feel so lucky and I am so grateful that my life is as it is. I couldn't be happier, but I will be!!!

Love Peace Love ~ Elle.

Wow! What a crazy week. Been meeting lots of people and the best part is that I've started building my team. I now have a producing partner who has great vision like myself. I also have a line producer, essential ingredient for making a film.

I had a meeting yesterday morning with a couple of my A-team colleagues and the one thing that came up is momentum. There is nothing like momentum to keep a project going and I'm so fortunate to be able to put my full attention on my project and really get the momentum going. I think the key is to get it to the point where it will go without you. That is the key to get any project done.

Getting more and more feedback from my script and the great thing is that people either love it or hate it. Which is fantastic because any time you can muster up some strong emotion then you have to be on the right track. To me it's like good news and bad news. It's all news in the end.

I've decided on shooting a 15 second teaser in order to get things going. I'm so excited to see the results.

That's it for now. Gotta run off to a party.

Love Peace Love ~ Elle.

Another busy and successful week. I got to meet more people and more importantly I got to talk to potential producing partners. It's so exciting!

My script is being read by several people at the moment. I have a production company who is reading it with the potential of putting money into my project. I have a producer reading it who's a potential partner. And I have it being read by three readers to get coverage which means they give feedback on the script as well as a slew of others.

I also met up with an actor that I worked with on one of my shorts. It was so nice to meet up with him again.

Next week I'll be meeting with the potential producing partners and doing a read of my script with some actors. A wonderful and popular acting coach, Kimberly Jetzen, is helping organize the read at her studio with some of her acting students. I'm so grateful for all the people that I've met so far. I feel very blessed and lucky to have met such great people.

I can't wait until things start moving forward with the financing and that I can start shooting. It couldn't happen quicker.

I got a response from David Permut, who is a very well known producer, with regards to my project. He said that he wasn't interested. This is my first big no and although it is a no, I'm very excited that I got a response from him. I'm also convinced that it is a no for now. I still have a feeling that this is not the end with Mr. Permut.

I hope you all have a great weekend. Love Peace Love ~ Elle.

What a busy week I had last week. Each day I had at least one or two meetings. It was so much fun! I also got great feedback with my script. It's pretty much ready to go so this week will be all about finding producing partners and getting financing and solidifying the marketing plan for 3 Hours. It's really coming together.

If all things go as plan I should be in production by next month. Woo Hoo! I'm continually amazed at the person that I'm being. With no fear in my way and total faith supporting me there is no stopping me.

Love Peace Love ~ Elle.

Another very exciting and successful week. I went to Palm Springs last weekend. What a beautiful area. It's in the desert and yet you can see all kinds of terrain. It was nice to see more of California.

I've continued to make great advances with my film project but more than anything I'm so proud of myself for becoming more confident. I'm so grateful for all the information I've gotten over the past few years, such as the movie The Secret and also the cds from Bob Proctor called the Secret Science of Getting Rich. These have made a huge difference in my life. I approach things in a completely different way and it has made a massive difference. I've been more productive than ever in my life. The greatest thing is that I've gotten rid of all fears that were holding me back. I remember talking to one of my best friends, Carole, two years ago and telling her that I felt I was on the verge of achieving all of my dreams but there was something preventing me from doing it. I figured out it was fear but it took me another year and a half before I figured out how to rid myself of it. Admittedly, it still rears up its ugly head but at this point it just a habit and I'm working my way out of it, which is so exciting. Imagine what life would be like if you got rid of those fears that have been holding you back. It's so freeing.

This week, I feel something massive is going to happen. I'm so excited.

Here are a few pictures from Palm Springs.

Love Peace Love ~ Elle.

Hate it when this happens, when I miss a posting. But it is what it is and the point is here I am. Oh BOY here I am!!!

Things have just been exploding here in LA. I just finished a re-write of my script 3 Hours and it is AWESOME!!! I've never been able to say that about my scripts and I've always wanted to but now I can say it with confidence. It is definitely the best thing I have ever written and it has all the ingredients to make it a great script and I love it.

My life is just getting more and more magical. My intention for this year is blockbuster and let me tell you it's like a sleeper hit. The more it unfolds, the greater it gets and it's headed straight for a blockbuster. I got myself a mentor who is very successful. I asked 2 other successful female producers to be my mentors and I am completely confident that they will. I've met such incredibly amazing people. I'm so lucky and so grateful at how my experience is blossoming here in LA. The funny thing is that I had this feeling for a long time that this is where I was suppose to be and then when I got the opportunity to come, it just screamed out at me and now that I'm here, it is being proven.

This doesn't even begin to express how happy and joyful I am. I am truly living my dream. I mean, this is what this website is all about and I knew it was possible and in a way I always thought that I was living my dream to a certain extent, but now I can tell you without any doubt that I am truly living my dream. I also have no doubt in my mind that I will achieve all that I am setting out to achieve, the first step being that 3 Hours is going to be a sleeper hit, which means that it's going to come out of nowhere and just sweep the nation and the world, just like the Blair Witch Project did.

I can't wait for a year from now when I have my own home and I start to bring all of my friends and family down here to LA to visit or live with me.

I truly truly hope that you are living your dream and if you're not and you really want to, contact me and I will definitely help you. Just frikin do it!

Love Peace Love ~ Elle.