Only Time Will Tell

As performers it can be easy to believe that we are no good because we can't immediately see our progress. I know that if I'm working on a monologue and I'm not getting it to where I want it to be, I'll get frustrated and compare myself to people like Philip Seymour Hoffman or Maryl Streep and wonder why I even try. Other times I'll do well and think "I could do that" while watching Bryan Cranston tear it up on screen. 

I've therefor decided to take some time and work (in a theater) and then decide whether to go to grad school for performance or stage management. There are just too many things I love to do so I think working in the professional world for a time will help me figure things out. I know that it's okay to not know, but I don't want to get into something that I'm not 100% sure of.