5 things we learned from #TinaFey's career
AHHH yesss!!! Ms. Fey btw, was our very first Hot Nerd of the Micro Nano! UHHH HUHHH!!!! That's quite the compliment el nerderinooo!!! Me Gusta!!!!!
Who does not love Tina Fey? Speak up now or forever hold your peace! The co-star of the new flick Date Night is smart. She’s funny. She’s incredibly successful. She’s like a long lost friend you just want to have brunch with and dish over mimosas (even though most of us haven’t met her). There’s a lot we can learn from successful women in the spotlight and Tina Fey is no exception.
• Embrace your inner nerd. According to IMBd, Ms. Fey considered herself a “supernerd” during high school and college. After studying drama at the University of Virginia and graduating in 1992, she ventured to Chicago, worked at the YMCA to support herself and started Second City’s first set of courses. If that doesn’t say smart and tenacious, I don’t know what does.
• If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Did you know that after nine months, a teacher told her to skip ahead and audition for the selective Second City Training Center? Well, she did and she failed. Eight weeks later she re-auditioned and, as you can imagine, was accepted into the year-long program.
• Believe in the dream. Sure, she’s a household name now but when she was in Chicago in the mid-90s did she make headlines? Nope. Not yet. That’s ok. I firmly believe the best is still within us and we have to stay the course in order to enjoy the journey. Although we’ve been immersed with messages in the media about instant success, I tend to disagree: It doesn’t always happen overnight and we need to stop expecting such high expectations, otherwise we’ll always fall short.
• Break some barriers, girlfriend! Saturday Night Live is overwhelmingly a male institution. When she started writing for SNL, she was one of the only female writers on staff. And yes, in due time she became the very first female head writer in the show’s history!
• Be versatile and unleash your inner rock star. She created 30 Rock, writes the episodes and leads its talented writing team, starred in Baby Mama, wrote Mean Girls, and now stars in Date Night with fellow SNL alum, Steve Carell. There’s no stopping Fey now! Consider this: Last year she morphed into impersonating Sarah Palin during the presidential campaign on SNL. She continues to shine. Imagine if we, too, could stretch our boundaries and see where our skills and creativity could take us? Hmmm…
Tina Fey, we salute you!! SCHWING!
