Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Christine Angelique. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Christine, we’re so excited for our community to get to know you and learn from your journey and the wisdom you’ve acquired over time. Let’s kick things off with a discussion on self-confidence and self-esteem. How did you develop yours?
I developed my confidence and self-esteem by doing something that made me feel confident, and by learning the importance of self-love and healing.
I first started to develop my confidence and self-esteem in high school when I decided to try-out for the dance team. After moving to a new state in middle school, and feeling insecure and out of place, I wanted to do something I deemed as cool. I had taken dance classes my freshman and sophomore year, but for my junior year, I wanted to try-out for the dance team. I made the dance team both my junior and senior year, and I was good at it! Dance gave me an outlet to express myself in a way I hadn’t before. I was able to embody a sassy and confident persona while performing, and over time, that confidence seeped into my own personality. Dance helped me get out of my shell. When I didn’t know how to generate my own confidence, I sought out an activity that required it. Along the way it stopped being a performance, but my own confidence shining through.
However, I still wanted to learn how to find confidence and self-esteem within. So later in life, I went on a self-love/healing journey. Pragmatically, this consisted of reading self-help books, listening to podcasts and sermons, and doing self-care activities, like journaling and affirmations. While doing all this, I realized I couldn’t rely on other people’s opinions of me. I had to love, and validate myself. I gained self-esteem by learning who I am, and what I want. I also took the time to heal from past disappointments and heartbreaks. I learned that I am the creator of my own happiness. These realizations helped me gain my confidence and self-esteem.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
I do a lot in the creative space! My main focus has been acting as a SAG-Eligible actor, freelance video editing and writing. I’m always looking for new projects/productions in both commercial and theatrical acting. I also currently work with a few companies editing their marketing videos and social media ads. However, I have a passion for film editing, and I would love to branch out into trailers and films more. I’ve recently gotten back into writing for my own personal projects. This includes: songwriting, scriptwriting and blogging.
I’m excited to share that I’ve launched a new blog called, Better Moments. This blog is a place where I can share my journey through grief, and rediscover what brings me joy. I had the idea to take myself out on self-love dates and experiences to create better moments for myself while I grieve the death of my mother. In this blog I share my thoughts on grief, coping after a loss, embracing singleness and rediscovering who I am during this transitional period in my life. If any of these topics resonate with you, please give it a read! www.christineangelique.com/bettermoments
I love that I get to be a creative chameleon! When I’m acting, I get to become new characters, and work with new cast members and crew. I get to perform different editing styles with new companies and productions, and I can let my own imagination run wild when I’m writing! I’m always on the look-out for my next project, so if you would like to check out my portfolio of work, and potentially work together, head over to my website! www.christineangelique.com
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
1. Developing confidence and self-esteem 2. Building Resilience 3. Having a good support system
Developing confidence and self-esteem helped me on my creative journey. If you don’t believe in yourself, and your ideas, why would anyone else? You definitely need to have confidence as an actor to perform, and to continue to put yourself out there. You need good self-esteem to not take rejection personally, and to continue auditioning, or developing your own creative ideas.
Resilience is a must in any life, or career goal. The reality is, life is hard. There are always obstacles and difficulties getting in the way of where you want to be. It’s easy to give up, but you’ll never make it to your goals if you stop pursuing them. Building resilience has helped me to stay the course, and continue working at my goals, both career and personal.
Lastly, surrounding yourself with a good support system is so important. Whether it’s your family, friends, mentors, online community, etc., you can’t do life alone. I can’t count how many times my parents gave me motivational pep-talks to encourage me to keep pursuing my dreams, or the number of friends who hyped me up, and spoke words of encouragement to me when I was feeling down. They are the first ones there to congratulate me on a booking, or to like my latest blog post. I definitely wouldn’t be where I am today without their support.
My advice to anyone early in their journey is to take the time to really know yourself, and what you want. Knowing who you are, and your goals for yourself, will help you gain confidence, and self esteem. It will help you develop resilience, and pick the right people to be a part of your support system. I would also advise you to regularly check in with yourself. Some of your goals may change as you continue on your journey. You may even change as you go through new life experiences, and that’s ok! Embrace the change, but always ask yourself, “Who am I now?” “What do I want?”
To close, maybe we can chat about your parents and what they did that was particularly impactful for you?
This answer is simple. The most impactful thing my parents have done for me is love and support me. My parents have always wanted me, and my siblings, to find and pursue our own dreams. They have been there cheering me on at high school dance performances. They have reposted every commercial sighting of me, and attended my film premieres. They have motivated me to not give up, and have supported me emotionally, and at times, financially. I’ve never doubted their love for me. I am truly blessed to have, and have had, such amazing parents. I love you, dad! I love and miss you, mom! Rest in peace.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.christineangelique.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christineangelique_/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williams-christine/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/teamchristinevidz
- Other: Better Moments Blog: https://www.christineangelique.com/bettermoments Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@teamchristine Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/00Cwk8gBpWvodGUK3gWB3j?si=KSsAo7IvR-CTOpMkcBuOYA
Image Credits
Rick LeMoine, Kristian Kachikis, Kristy Tully
