Hey there, hero!

When you get ready to do something new, what wells up inside you emotionally?

Is there fear? Being scared?

Or is there electricity? Being excited?

And how does that affect how you approach it?

The two will likely co-exist in a sweet spot: instead of being so scared that I am immobilized, I'm...cautious.

And instead of being so excited that I ignore taking reasonable steps and precautions to maximize success...I'm jacked and happy.

And it feeds me from both directions. What about you?

How does it feel when you face tackling something new? Scary? Exciting? Treacherous? A bit embarrassed? Some combination of those? Does it depend how different it is from what you're doing now? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

I'm well aware of at least one thing: I talk too much.

Believe me, it's a challenge I've faced all my life.

And I actively want to listen better. Listen actively. Not just wait for others to stop talking so I can start.

I look for non-verbal clues to remind myself to listen...rather than talk.

And to listen is to be open to hearing what the other person is saying...

...meaning one has to be silent to be able to listen.

And of all things, a kid's TV dinner from my childhood sprang to mind.

Once you hear the connection, does it all make sense? Can you use this as a reminder? Or do you not need my level of mental crutch? And are you old enough to remember the Libby's commercial?? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

When things don't pan out for us, we want to know why. And sometimes, we simply tell ourselves stories...when we usually shouldn't.

We want to have things make sense, and so if we don't know exactly why something happens, good or bad, we might make things up.

Especially when we don't "get the gig."

As humans, we want - no, NEED - to know why (so we can fix things, or at the very least, not repeat the defeat). And so, if we don't have actual facts as to why things went south, we might instead make things up. And if we do that enough, that made up stuff starts to sound an awful lot like fact.

And it's not.

And I give you an alternative for you that short circuits the potential for what you made up in your mind becoming as believable as a fact might be.

What do you tell yourself when you don't book it? Is it supportive or constructive? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

Ever get frustrated when you first start learning something and it's touch to get the hang of it? You know, you want to gain a skill and it's just not coming and you start to lose patience?

How about when you're showing someone else how to do something and they just aren't grasping the fundamentals? Do you get a little annoyed?

I see it happen in Facebook groups that "serve" our performer family, and it makes me sad.

A little patience, some grace, a bit of remembering where we all were when we first started...that might be useful.

How long is your fuse when learning and/or teaching? Do you "yell at a bud" sometimes? How do you feel when you're on the receiving end of that yelling? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

Famous quotes aren't always famous. Or quotes. There are all kinds of websites that are dedicated to the things that are attributed to famous people, but that they never actually said.

In this episode, we're going to correct one of those misquotes, and in the process, give ourselves a gift about our lives and our professions.

Once you've heard what Carl Jung actually said, does that make a difference for you? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

Like most specialty pursuits, we performers have our own special language when it comes to auditioning and doing the work of actors and voice talent.

And sometimes, people channel The Princess Bride's Inigo Montoya when it comes to some of that jargon: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

A good example is the audition request that is phrased like this: "Give me multiple takes."

In this episode, I'll tell you what I think that means (and give you two hard and fast rules for doing multiple takes), but...does it mean the same to you? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

Isolation is a curse to some, yet can be a boon to artists.

It can be damaging not to have social contact on a regular basis, but it can be nourishing to our skill building.

I have a couple of famous people joining me to share their thoughts on how being alone can be just what the doctor ordered, and is some ways, essential to our professional growth.

Do you agree? Are you the gregarious type that needs others around you to flourish? Or are you the loner type that needs isolation to focus? Or are you somewhere in between? Let me know in the comments below.

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Hey there, hero!

We know as performers that the way things are handled in our business are sometimes very different from the way they are handled in more mainstream businesses.

And that can be frustrating, especially when it comes to not getting the booking.

We're not told why. We never know why. We won't ever know why.

But that's a double edged sword, especially given this new twist to the traditional rejection letter that the Muggles get when they don't get the job.

You might be very surprised what current HR practices have led corporate culture to "offer" to candidates who don't "get the booking." Let me know what you think in the comments below.

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Want to be a better VO talent, actor or author? Here’s how I can help you...

...become a VO talent (or a more successful one):
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...become an audiobook narrator on ACX (if you’re an actor or VO talent):
https://acxmasterclass.com/

...narrate your own book (if you’re an author):
https://narrateyourownbook.com/

...have the most effective pop filter (especially for VO talent):
https://mikesock.com/

...be off-book faster for on-camera auditions and work (memorize your lines):
https://rehearsal.pro/

...master beautiful audiobook and podcast audio in one drag and drop move on your Mac:
https://audiocupcake.com/

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