Getting all of your work from one source is like only having one kind of crop in your garden.
It’s hard to sustain yourself if all you grow is different kinds of peppers—you need a variety of crops to live.
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There are some leaps you just gotta take
You Already Know What You Need To Do
If Life is a Cabaret--Social Media is a Party
The rules for owning a party and owning social media are the sameThere’s no point in coming to the party unless you’re ready to get in there, dance, play some games, mingle and chat some people up!Drinking the Kool-Aid at VO Atlanta
OOooooh, that Kool-Aid is good! There’s just something about how this event is put together that makes me feel all Kumbayah, like I’m friends with the Snuggle bear and we’re getting high in a blanket fort. I’m all warm and fuzzy inside, and I just want to hug everyone and make flower crowns for them.
Read MoreDust Off That Dream!
Think about some of your unfulfilled goals.
How long have they been sitting there collecting dust?
Read MoreYou’ll Never Make it In Voiceover Without This One Thing
The other day on some Clubhouse talk about voiceover, a moderator said something to the effect that “Not everyone is capable of doing voiceover, because not everyone has the talent.”
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In a true quarantine, we wouldn’t be allowed out at all…
Feeling out of control?
Life will never stop throwing us obstacles. To expect that is delusional.
The question is: Will you allow these events to stop you in your tracks? Or will you keep moving forward by doing what is in your power to control?
Read MoreWhat's Your Favorite Flavor of Shit Sandwich?
How do I know this is the right path for me?
Because to me, MOST of these things don’t register even slightly on the stink-o-meter.
Read MoreStop Forcing! Allow Yourself to Succeed
Where is the Love?
We are very quick to assume everyone’s an @$$hole these days. Some people are.
But it helps to start by assuming they’re actually not.
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I’m an Expert, You’re an Expert
There’s a LOT of info out there about this industry, but none of it is gospel. Some of it’s good, some of it’s bad, and some of it just doesn’t pertain to you.
What info is right for you depends on your type, what niche you want to get into, and what expertise you already have coming into voiceover.
Read MoreRead This Blog for a Chance to Win $100!
So, in the interest of taking action on this particular thing (and as a reward to anyone who’s read this far), I’m going to bet all of you:
I will send 150 marketing emails in the next week. And if I don’t, one of you will get $100.
Read MoreAre You Strategic or Are You Stuck?
While job postings make finding the jobs easy, the ease with which they’re found means these jobs tend to be oversaturated with applicants. Sometimes, by the time you see them, they’re already filled.
Strategy means seeing that there are a million different moves you can make to get to your goal.
Read MoreJourney to Your Dream Career in Voiceover: Vol. 4
It’s been a pretty epic last four and a half years, mostly because I felt like I had to make up for all of that time that I spent THINKING about doing voiceover but not really going for it.
If you’ve made it this far, congrats. It’s a lot, and there’s still more to unpack here.
Read MoreJourney to Your Dream Career in Voiceover: Vol. 3
It’s amazing how obstacles can sometimes come disguised as opportunities…but they do.
If something is actively working against my goal of creating a career in voiceover, even slightly, it has to go.
Read MoreJourney to Your Dream Career in Voiceover: Vol. 2
My first full year of VO was full of a TON of ups and downs. Mostly downs, if we’re being entirely honest, but I was excited enough about the business to keep me going through most of that.
If you’re just getting started, expect your first year to be bumpy.
Read MoreJourney to Your Dream Career in Voiceover: Vol. 1
On any journey, it’s wise to take a map so that you don’t find yourself lost and hungry, freezing to death, not realizing that you are only a hundred feet from the campsite’s safety and warmth (it’s an analogy…go with it).
As an entrepreneur, you might not literally be in danger of dying, but striking out on your own without any sort of guide does leave you vulnerable to wasting a lot of time and money.
Read MoreThe Comprehensive Guide to Hiring a Voice Actor
Hiring a voice actor isn’t like hiring a new HR manager or a marketing intern. We aren’t generally looking at the job listings on Monster, and a lot of us stay away from freelancing sites as well.
Read MoreThe #1 Reason Actors Fail
How to Get Good at Voiceover... Without Spending a Cent
in Business, articles, acting, commercial, Voiceover
Whether you are brand new to voiceover and looking for ways to dip your toes in and try it out without spending a ton of money to get started…
Or you’ve been at it for a while but just don’t have money for more coaching right this second, there are ways to keep improving your voiceover skills without spending a single cent.
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