Ten Minutes a Day: How a Kid Gets Past Being Afraid (the Bike, the Drums and Disney World)

Okay, are you guys ready for a Dearing Acting Studio Kids podcast? Yeah. Yeah. Let's do it. Aww yeah. This is the Dearing Acting Studio podcast where we discuss the connection between life and acting. All right, welcome back everybody to the Dearing Acting Studio podcast, The Kids Edition. This is episode number two. Welcome back Jack and Rosalyn. Thank you. Thank you so much. Yeah, no problem. So today has been a pretty different week for us, for all three of us actually.

Oh yeah. Right? Because mom has not been home for like three days. How's that been for you guys? It's been… You can be honest. Has it been really, really fun? Really cool? Has it been a little hard? Really fun? It's been really fun and really hard. How about you, Rosy? Daddy, do you know what? What, baby? I love those eggs that you cooked. They were so delicious.

Thank you. I learned how to do some eggs that were really, really pretty good. Can you tell everyone how you did it? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So what you got to do is you take the eggs out of the fridge ahead of time. You got to warm them up a little bit. If the eggs are too cold, then they don't crack as well and they don't cook as good.

So I warm them up a little bit in my hands. Then we crack them, put them in the bowl. We add a little bit of salt. I like sea salt, the kind that you kind of use out of the turn shaker thing, the grinder shaker. And then add a little bit of almond milk and a little just teensy bit of cheese. Now, you're going to mix that up in a bowl.

It's going to be scrambled eggs. But here's the big secret. You put a little spoonful of butter at the bottom of the pan. And that spoonful of butter just keeps it so the eggs don't stick to the pan. And some of that butter gets up in the eggs and it tastes so good. Then you cook very slow so they stay nice and fluffy. Then you put them on the plates.

And then I take the leftover, just the teeny bit of butter that's left over on the spoon. And I just kind of tap the top of everybody's eggs so that you get that last little delicious taste of butter. Trust me, everyone. They're so good. Yeah, we had those yesterday and today. And you remember why we had eggs? Because the day before that… We had too much candy in movie time.

Oh, so much candy in movie time. We had Cheez-Its and biscuits. And we got to watch a half of Descendants 2 and 1. Like all of Descendants 1, too. Yeah. And we had See's Candy. I mean, we just went off the rails a little bit. I think it's because Dad just didn't… It's been a while since I've been with just the two of you. I was like, oh, let's have fun.

And then I realized that's not that much fun to have no energy because you're not eating good all day. Right? So then the next day, we ate healthy, remember? And we had all this energy and we ended up going to the park. We did? No, I didn't. Yeah, that was yesterday. We went to the park. Went to the Zipline park. Oh, yeah, right, yeah. Remember? I remember we went to the Zipline.

And one time, I got to go alone. Yeah. And, Rosy, you also did three times ten minutes on your bike, on your new bike yesterday. We had so much more energy yesterday because we were eating good foods. That's a good lesson for all the kids out there. Daddy? Well, hold on. Listen to this lesson. This is a really good lesson for all the kids out there because if you eat nourishing food, it's like putting good gasoline in your body.

And you don't want to put bad gasoline in. You want to put good gasoline to make the engine run really good, right? Yes. Okay, good. What were you going to say, Rosy? Um, do you know what? What, baby? I think I'm going to, I think I know what I'm going to be when I grow up. I'm just guessing. Okay, what do you think? I think I'm going to be an artist.

I just think so. I think the crowd likes that one. They cheered for you there. You're going to be an artist? How come you think you're going to be an artist? Well, because I'm so good at art. Well, why do you think you're good? It's probably because you do it every day, right? Yeah. I don't think people are all, like some, you do have gifts. Like, God gives you gifts.

But I also think that part of what makes people good at different things is just doing it every day. If you put time into something every day, you're going to get good at it. So you've got to ask yourself, do I want to be a good artist? Do I want to be like Jack, like a good woodworker or builder? Or do I want to be a good TV watcher?

I mean, how's that going to help you? A TV watcher? Yeah, a TV watcher. That sounds really confusing. Yeah, it's not really a thing. I mean, you're just going to be, you know, sitting on the couch watching TV all the time. That's not great. Mm-hmm. So let's talk about, I want to talk about this thing, okay? Because TV is not good for your brain. It isn't good.

You're right. Yeah, that's another good lesson for the kids. All right, so I want to talk about this thing that we can help other kids with, okay? You ready? Yeah. You ready, Rosy? Yes. Okay, so there's this thing that when you're afraid of something, I have this little rule that when you're afraid of something, you should just do it without thinking as quick as possible and just do 10 minutes.

If you just do 10 minutes every day, then after a time, all of a sudden, the thing you were scared of, the thing you didn't want to do, all of a sudden, you start to enjoy and you start to want to do it, but you just need that 10 minutes. Does that remind you of anything? Maybe Rosalyn bike riding lessons? Yeah, yeah, because I do that 10 minutes every day.

10 minutes every day, and you remember when you first started, you were so scared just to get on the bike. Remember, you were so scared, but we got you on the bike and we went 10 minutes, and I did most of the work for that 10 minutes, and I did most of the work the next day and the day after that, but then your fear started to go away, and now it's only been about five or six days, and you're already starting to do some of it by yourself.

Isn't that amazing? And remember that time when I was zooming so fast, and you weren't even holding on to me? Of course I remember. I mean, it was an amazing thing, and so you think about that, you go, wow, that's just 10 minutes. I mean- And remember the time when I was on Jack's gears bike, that was amazing. That was amazing. So Jack's got this big old- Jack, you want to describe your bike for us?

Yeah, it is a big old gear bike. It has brakes and- Like handle brakes, right? Yeah, it had six gears. I think she was on gear three. And it's like sweet blue, too. Oh, yeah. I mean, don't forget about that. Of course. It's like a big bike. I mean, it's bigger than Rosalyn standing up. Oh, yeah. I mean, it's amazing. Yeah. So what we did was we put Rosalyn on the big bike after only her, like, fifth day riding bikes.

And again, what were you? You were scared when you went on it. But then what happened? Do you remember, Jack? I was like, no, no. Like, ugh, right? Yeah, you were scared at first. But then what happened? I was on the bike. And she did it. And she did it. And guess what? It was a lot easier. It was a lot easier than you thought it was going to be.

Totally. So then we get off the big bike. We go back down to the little bike. All of a sudden, the little bike seems easy. What a crazy cool idea. That if you stretch yourself and you try something that's harder, all of a sudden, the thing you thought was hard becomes easy. This would be like if you, let's say Rosalyn is a drawer, right? So if you take this and you say, oh, she's going to do a tutorial of a drawing that's really hard to do, like making a really good nose or eyes or something.

And you do that. And you do it and you do it. And you kind of fail at it. Like, you're okay at it, but not great. But then when you go back to do the one that you used to do, you'll be better at it because you'll have learned some things. Because you made yourself better because you worked on the harder thing. That's kind of the secret to life.

That's the thing we want to help other kids learn and realize is they can do anything in the world. They just got to, they got to work at it and they got to think, they got to know they can do more than they think they can do. I mean, the bike is a perfect example of that because you think to yourself, I can't ride a bike. I don't know how I'm too little.

I'm this or that. And it's not true. It's just not true. Once you get on the bike, no problem. But you had to get over the fear, right? Yeah. Well, before we wrap up here, I think we should talk about, I don't know, why mom's gone. Because your mom is working hard. And where is she working right now? In Disney World. Disney World. Orlando, Florida, baby. Yes, it was Orlando.

And mom is what I call a master manifester. Do you know what that means? I've heard the name, but. So to manifest something means that you think about it, think about it, think about it, think about it, think about it, think about it, think about it, think about it, think about it, think about it, and then it comes true. Have either of you had that happen for you?

So what happened with mom is she kept thinking about Disney World, thinking about Disney World. And dad even said no. I said no to Disney World because I thought maybe we couldn't afford it. So I was thinking small. Mom was thinking big. Mom kept saying, yes, I want to go to Disney World. I want to go to Disney World. Well, guess what? She didn't even plan this.

It just manifested itself. It just appeared because she kept focusing on it. And she said, this is what's going to happen. And so these wonderful people from this mom's collective group, they hired your mom to go out there and be a funny entertainment for their group. And then we get free tickets to, oh wait, I have something for this. Hold on. We get free tickets to Disney World.

So that's what manifesting is. So let me ask you, have you ever thought about something and thought about something and then it just came true and it's like, wow, how did that come? I'm not so sure if you guys have ever been in Disneyland World before. I've been to Disney World, but it was when I was much younger, so I hardly remember it. It's going to be very fun for me.

But you've never been, right? No. You've been to Disneyland, but not Disney World. Oh yeah, we've been to Disneyland. But let's go back to manifesting, Rosalyn. Have you ever, hold on, have you ever thought about something where you thought about it, thought about it, and then it came true? Well, yes. Like what? Well, when I was, let's see. When you were what? Oh, I know, you did yesterday.

Actually, you manifested the park yesterday. Remember? You just thought about the park, thought about the park, and you're like, hey, we need to go to the park. We should go to the park. Do you want to go to the park? And you kept saying it, and then I was like, guys, let's go to the park. And you made that happen. You manifested that, Rosy. But, but, but, Donnie, you suggested that.

But it came from your mind, not mine. You see, you imagined it, and then it came true. It's like Jack's drums. Yes. How much did you think about the drums, and talk about the drums, and think about, hold on, and think about the drums, and talk about the, I'm talking to Jack, hold on. Remember? Oh, yeah. You kept doing it over, and over, and over again. I want drums, I want drums.

And we said, well, you gotta take lessons. Well, you gotta do this. Well, you gotta do that. Well, you kept doing that stuff, and you kept dreaming about it, and now we have this awesome, big ol' honking drum kit. Drum kit at the house, that you get to bang around on. Yep. And it's amazing, and you manifested that. What was your thought, Rosy? You said you thought of something?

Well, when I was five, I started to think about playing the piano. Well, I, like, I kept on thinking about it, and think about it, and, and, and then said to mommy, I want to learn how to play the piano. And now, you know, like, you're, you're going on. A lot of songs, I know, like, I play Sofia's song, two Sofia's songs. In fact, I know how to play Elsa, Twinkle, Twinkle, and Mary run along.

So many songs. Amazing. So we should manifest something right now, as a group. Because I think kids are also master manifestors. So what do you want to manifest, kids? What do you want to bring in to be our reality? What do you want to think that could be true for us? Uh, I, anything you want. Try to manifest something. Think about it. Daddy? Yeah. What do you think?

In your dreams, what would you want? How about for this trip? What would you want for this trip? I'm thinking about something. Okay, tell me. I'm thinking about if I was a princess, what would I do? If you were a princess? Yeah, what would I do? I'm wondering. Like, what would you manifest? Yeah, yeah, like, how would I do it? How would I, how could I be a princess?

You already are a princess. You're my princess. I guess you already manifested that one. How about you, Jack? Oh. You know what I'm trying to manifest at the studio? Oh, what? I want to impact and serve and help a million people in one year. Actually, I raised it to two million. Two million people. I want to serve and impact and help in one year. Two million people.

That's my goal. Whoa. That's why we do all these podcasts and we do all these videos and we do all the social media and we put up our classes because we're trying to impact two million people in one year. That's our goal right now. And we're manifesting that. It's coming true, baby. Whoa. Daddy? Yes, baby. Why don't this podcast be done? Are you ready for it to be done?

No. Okay. It sounded like you were ready for it to be done. I was worried about that. Like you weren't having fun. Oh my goodness. Graciousness. Do you know how many kids would love to be on these microphones right now? Like a bazillion. I love to be on these microphones. Speaking of, we should, that'd be a good thing to manifest. Who would be the perfect guest for our next podcast?

We should manifest that. Who would be the perfect guest for the kids during acting studio podcast? Oh. Who would be amazing to have on our podcast? Just incredible. Who are you looking for? I don't know. I'm not looking for anybody. I'm just thinking about in your dreams. Like who do you want to have on the podcast? Uh, I don't. Who would you want to talk to and ask questions to?

I mean, think about it. Uh, I don't. Uh. How about Mickey Mouse? Okay. You want to have Mickey Mouse on the podcast? Okay. Daddy! What? What are you thinking, Rosy? I know just what I want to be. What do you want to be, honey? I want to keep on doing this. I want to be a dress designer. A dress designer? Okay. I love that. It's perfect. I was, I was thinking about what I could be and, and, and, and then I thought, I know, I'll be a dress designer because I thought about my princess dresses and then I said, I'll be a dress designer.

So you could, in your life, you could help other girls live out their dream of feeling like they are a princess by making them beautiful dresses that you design. Mm-hmm. And you can use your artistic skills. You can draw them up. And so the girls will feel like we're, we're, we're still a princess even though we don't live in a kingdom. That's right. And not have fancy bedrooms.

Although we are in God's kingdom, so. Yeah. There's that. Of course. Of course. And, and, and all, and, and all the daddies would be the kings and the daughters would be the princesses. I love it. And, and, uh. You're going to make a lot of little girls happy with your, with what you want to do with your life. That's so nice. Do you know what? What? I want to learn how to sew so, so I can sew the dresses for them.

See, that's wonderful. So that's, and this is the secret, guys, is you want to think about what is it. I'm really interested. Exactly. You want to think about what interests you. What gets you excited? Then what would, how could you help other people? And if you think about that, next thing you know, you're going to go, what do I need to learn in order to do this better?

So then, Rosy's like, I want to learn how to sew, not I have to learn how to sew. And just those little words, the difference between want and have to, it's a big, big difference. So now you're excited to learn how to sew. That's amazing. You get to learn a new skill. I want to tell Mommy that. And once I tell her that, she'll say yes, and then we can buy some sewing supplies, and then I'll do it every day.

I love that. I really do. And she'll teach me how to sew bows and dresses and crowns. Yeah. But the crowns will be the important part. So the girls will really think they're princesses. I love it. What were you thinking, Jack? Mom bought a sewing machine, right? She did. Yeah. Yeah, she did get a sewing machine. And she'll teach me how to sew with it. And you can learn how to sew too, Jack.

It's a good skill to have. Both of us are going to learn. Heck yeah. I love that. All right. But I wanted to learn how to sew fancy stuff, like crowns and bows and dresses. Sure, but you've got to start somewhere, right? So you've got to start with the basics, just like on the piano. You've got to start one note at a time. So you start slowly with sewing, get good and good and better and better, and then become the best.

Yep. I started out on the floor beating out. Oh, yeah, with your drums? Yeah. You were just banging on stuff and banging on pots and pans. I remember, man. You loved it, and you were going all after it. And now you've got this big old drum kit. And you're getting pretty good, by the way. You're better than me. Way better. That's true. Jack has to teach me, and I can't keep up.

But just like with you and drawing, Rosie, it's hard. I get Jack drumming tutorials. They're pretty hard. Just because you're so good, honestly. All right, everybody. Well, that is our podcast for today. Thank you so much for listening. We had a really, really good time talking to all of you. Yeah. Have a wonderful day. Bye, everyone. Bye. Bye. Bye.