13200: What Jung Actually Said
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, …
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13199: What Do They Mean When They Say “Give Me Multiple Takes”?
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.
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13198: Your Career Is Born In Public. Your Talent Is Born In Private.
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 nourishin…
13197: Thankfully, Performers Aren’t Put Through This New Wringer
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 bu…
13196: Serenity: Practical Applications For Performers
It seems like almost everyone, at some point, gets the urge to become a performer.
They look at the fame, the money, the autograph seekers and just h…
13195: What Defines A Hero
Creative types have no guarantees.
Actors, voice talent, writers...have no tried and true template to follow for success.
Almost everything about ou…
13194: Don’t Let Frustration Color Your Pickups
That moment before you launch into a pickup sets the scene for how that pickup goes.
And it needs to match the original voice work in terms of tone, …
13193: Hopper Stone Has An Announcement
The United States Federal Trade Commission requires that businesses who show their clients achieving things that require engagement, study, dedication…
13192: How NOT To Track Your Artistic Job Search
How we go about finding work is a fair bit different from the average Indeed.com job applicant.
They will track their progress through the job search…
13191: What Opportunity Is Wearing And Sounds Like When It Shows Up
We tend to hear the word "opportunity" and dress it up big time, expecting glitzy as opposed to basic work or work that prepares us for further opport…
13190: One Way To Lean In To The Moment Of Creation
You're at that delicious moment...a blinking cursor, or waiting for the 2nd to call the cast and crew to quiet on the set, or the first moment you've …
13189: Your Demos Should Not Be Rushed. Or Crowdsourced.
I know they meant well, but still...
Joining a MeetUp group, creating content to be used in a VO demo and sharing among members is possibly the worst…
13188: Success-ful Doesn’t Mean Mistake-free
Feel free to wake up every morning and give yourself a break. You are fallible.
Don't assume that with experience, even a great amount, comes perfect…
13187: You Might Want To Listen To What Jodi Picoult Has To Say
This episode is a simple reminder that some data is visible, and some data is hidden.
You likely know who your haters are - and you might not know ho…
13186: What You Can And Cannot Effing Change
I'm now subscribed to two newsletters I cannot quit.
One is from James Clear, and the other is from Mark Manson.
Mark is the one that can't stop usi…
13185: A Mistake About Predicting Your Future You Can Easily Avoid
We get comfy when we have a pattern to look at: we create a life for ourselves, we get into a habit, we get systems in place and we think that's it.
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13184: Keeping All Your Audiobook’s Voices Straight
Had a great time on the VOBB (VO Booth Besties) with Jen, Jen and Aleesha:
https://www.boothbesties.com/
...and I had the chance to answer some ques…
13183: Scheduling Success (Or Failure)
One of the most satisfying things that can happen to us is that all goes according to plan.
That you set up a process, and you follow the path, you e…
13182: Is It Too Late For You?
This episode is for you if you feel like you missed the boat. That you're too old to be the artist you want to be. So...
We tell ourselves the storie…
13181: That Moment When You’re Just About To Perform
The little moments in life when we do what we do as performers...record an audition, narrate a chapter in an audiobook, self-tape an on-camera auditio…