Colin Egglesfield is an American actor, producer, author, model and celebrity personality.
Having grown up in south suburban Chicago, Colin began acting at an early age at the Illinois Theater Center. After doing a couple of professional plays, high school sports took over and his focus became playing football and running track. Colin later went on to graduate from the U. of Iowa with a degree in biology and on a whim entered a model search before heading to medical school. Within no time, Colin was representing some of the top fashion brands in the world including Armani, Versace and Ralph Lauren. This led to his moving to New York City where he continued to work in fashion and began to revisit his roots in acting.
Having crafted a successful acting career, starting out on All My Children as Erika Kaine’s son, Colin has since worked with some of the industry’s top talent including Kate Hudson, Gary Oldman and Sylvester Stallone.
In addition to acting, Colin actively participates in triathlons and marathons raising money for St. Jude’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He is also passionate about working with community leaders and developers in Chicago’s south side helping revitalize under-served communities and neighborhoods. Colin is currently working on creating a community center with an organization called ‘Art On The Loose’ that teaches inner city kids about opportunities and careers in art and design. With his newly released book, ‘Agile Artist,’ Colin speaks to groups around the country about the importance of discovering your voice and how to overcome life’s challenge to realize your dream life.
In this episode, Karen and Colin discuss:
- Success Story of Colin
- Commit to Get Leads
o Rejections and “no” are feedback, not failure.
o Getting out of your comfort zone is the only place growth happens. You will fall down, you will fail, give yourself permission to have that space, to get back up, and to try again.
- Connect to Build and Grow
o Have a 30,000-foot plan on where you want to end up. Ask yourself why 20 times to get down to why you are wanting to do what you do. What is your 100-year legacy?
- Success Thinking, Activities and Vision
o What would you do if you had a second chance at life? What drives you? What do you really, truly care about?
