Lois Brothers has learned that in acting, and much of life, it's not about the outcome but the process along the way to the end that makes for success.

Brothers is an actor, and former school teacher, that opened the Children's Acting Center in 2004.

She teaches kids acting lessons, but Brothers points out that the lessons young people learn are applicable far beyond the stage or film set. Changing perspective is one of those things she teaches both kids and their parents.

"We should not really at all be focused on the outcomes. We should be focused on the process goals," Brothers says. "For example, as an actor, you're not necessarily looking at becoming famous, rich, and going to Hollywood. Instead, it's about all the things you need to learn to do in order to become a good actor."

It's in that process of becoming an actor that Brothers says great life skills are learned as well.

"What anybody that wants to become an actor needs to learn is that you need to become a very good listener." The lessons teach young people how to be observant, focus, and concentrate. "I think as parents we would love to have sometimes be able to listen better, observe more, and focus," and that's something they learn through acting lessons.

"To be an actor you need to be able to listen, because if you're not listening, and really in the moment and present then you're not going to come across as real ... it's not always about you. It's about the other person whether you are visible or not. So, therefore, you give everything that you can because when you do that you are helping the other person be a better actor."

Brothers has famed sports psychologist Dr. Cal Botterill joining her and others at a free information night for interested parents and kids next week. The event will take place Tuesday, September 26, beginning at 7:00 p.m. 

For more information, and to reserve a seat, you can email loishbrothers@gmail.com or check out the Children's Acting Center website.