Best selling American author, TV actor in roles such as CHIPS and The Pander Heart, and Mel Brooks approved, Mr. James Bailey joins Joshua T Berglan for an inspiring interview and a lesson on why we should NEVER give up on our dreams. James Bailey was born James Michael Bailey in Arkansas City, Kansas. In the early 1980s, he moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting. He got his start in 1981, appearing as "Billy" in comedy film Back Roads, starring Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. The same year, he was seen playing the role of "Mervyn" in the baseball player Leroy "Satchel" Paige's biopic Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel'. The character of Satchel was portrayed by Louis Gossett Jr. In 1981, he also appeared in minor roles in two episodes of John Patterson-directed hit television series CHiPs: episode "Crash Course" in January and episode "Concours d'Elegance" in December. After appearing in a supporting role in A Gathering of Old Men (1987,) Bailey landed one of the key roles in Lou Antonio's television drama film The Outside Woman (1989.) Bailey was last seen on TV in 2001, portraying the character of "Mr. Peacock" in the TV drama The Ponder Heart, starring Peter MacNicol and JoBeth Williams but his dream to make it in Hollywood still burns on as he sells one book at a time to inevitably reach his life long goal of being a major actor. Thank you for being a part of A Conversation w/ Joshua T Berglan & James Bailey on the Live Mana Network! Find us on Apple TV, ROKU, Amazon Fire, Google News, your app stores, and your favorite podcast networks! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fExqd0V0mNI

#gratitudeunfiltered #joshuatberglan #andrewshorts On this Gratitude:UnFiltered w/ host Joshua T Berglan.... Wyze Art was founded by Andrew Shorts, a recovering addict and retired professional skier. Born and raised in Jackson Hole, Andrew Shorts was brought up in a community built around skiing, athleticism, and partying. Andrew recognized at a young age he had an unrelenting passion for skiing, skateboarding, music, and art. Through his adolescence, he pursued competitive skiing, and skateboarding making the podium and taking gold medals in local, regional and national events. When he wasn’t skiing or skateboarding, he was painting, and starting to build a name as an artist in the art scene of Jackson Hole, signing all of his works as Wyze. As the years went on, he began to struggle with anxiety, depression, and suicide, all of which were immensely exacerbated by his increasing use of drugs and alcohol. Taking hold of Andrew’s time and priorities, addiction flooded every corner of his life, until that seemed to be the only thing occupying Andrew’s mind. The subsequent issues with school, family, and the law led Andrew to bounce in and out of group homes and state custody for over 5 years. Shortly after turning 18, Andrew’s lifestyle choices forced him to drop out of high school, and subsequently things only got more and more bleak. From there he bounced between jail, rehab, and living out of his car and a hammock for about 2 years. Unbeknownst to him, being arrested one final time would be a turning point that would in the long term lead him to a new path that would pay endless dividends. Shortly after his arrest, it was clear the legal system felt that they had no choice but to send him to prison. But against their best judgement, Andrew was given one last shot at success: an incredibly rigid program called drug court. After several months of jail time he was released to begin the drug court program, and start the grueling process of picking up the pieces of his once promising future. Over the course of two and a half years he was able to stay clean while finding his way back to financial, emotional, and mental stability. Nearing his graduation of the program, Andrew was creating volunteer programs to help ‘at risk youth’, skiing on the competitive circuit again, and repairing all of the damaged relationships of his past. After graduation, he set his sights on being an artist again, dabbling in music, reviving his love for photography, video production, and graphic design. Just after celebrating 3 years in recovery, Andrew moved to Ogden, Utah to start building a life with his wife Kate, and to move to an area more conducive to his new lifestyle as an artist, and recovering addict. As soon as he made roots in Utah, his love ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gioVGe5u14