Hey there, hero!

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 execute the steps, and it works out perfectly.

But ask yourself: how often does that really happen? Not very often, if at all, I would think.

It's really difficult, given all the variables in life, and especially in the performing arts, to set everything up to occur on a particular date and time. And that can be really frustrating, as there are bills to pay and obligations to meet that other people seem to put on the calendar for us.

A quick mindset shift for you in this episode: how to be at peace with not having your successes (or failures) timed out to a particular moment, and how to prepare for the ups and the downs.

Can you find joy in the random nature of the timing of your results, good or bad? Let me know in the comments below.

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

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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):
https://voheroes.com/start

...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/

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Hey there, hero!

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 stories we hear from others.

It's convenient and reliable.

Sometimes.

But sometimes, the stories we tell ourselves are different from the conventional wisdom. And it's actually all a choice. It depends on how much you want it.

If you want to switch up what you're doing in life...you can. Really.

And you actually have an advantage to switch things up. I'll tell you what that is, boomer (or GenXer) in this episode - I think you might welcome the option I present.

Are you thinking it's too late for you? Or do you have the resolve to ignore that easy assumption? Let me know in the comments below.

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...become a VO talent (or a more successful one):
https://voheroes.com/start

...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/

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Hey there, hero!

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 audition...they are juicy, aren't they?

I'm wondering what goes through your head, just as you're about to start.

To take that "blank page" and add content to it.

To change it from nothing to something.

Do you have doubts? Are you supremely confident? Something in between?

Do you even notice that moment anymore?

I wonder how that on-the-brink moment hits you these days. Let me know in the comments below.

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...become a VO talent (or a more successful one):
https://voheroes.com/start

...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/

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Hey there, hero!

If there's one thing we don't have enough of, it's time.

But there are ways to guard your time and protect what you have.

You can even take steps to re-claim that precious commodity. One is fairly obvious.

The other can feel a bit dangerous. A bit risky.

I'd like to set your mind at ease about that "dangerous, risky" one.

How do you guard your time? How do you make sure you have the time you need to do the things you want? Let me know 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):
https://voheroes.com/start

...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/

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Hey there, hero!

Our NarrateYourOwnBook.com training course, designed for authors who want to be the voice of their own books, has a lesson in it that shows them how to "claim their title" from Kindle and start the process of producing the audiobook version of their book on ACX.

You'd think you'd need some sort of permission to claim a title, but you'd be wrong.

In this episode we discuss how easy it is for scammers to create ACX projects from any title that has yet to be claimed, leaving us in the position of being taken advantage of.

As a narrator, you'll want to watch this, and then be extra vigilant when someone contacts you out of the blue on ACX to narrate their book. And if you're an author, you'll want to watch for your title being claimed without your permission.

Could it be any easier? Thoughts on this? Let me know 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):
https://voheroes.com/start

...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/

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Hey there, hero!

I'm just starting the process of taking a course, and I'm looking for advice from you.

Whether you formally teach others or not, we all make the move from showing others how to do something to learning how to do things ourselves.

What do you do to be as open as possible to the great things headed your way? How do you combat the assumptions you've made about something you're learning? What do you do to quiet the distractions?

What are your best practices as a learner?

I'd like to maximize my level of success in this course I'm taking, and I'd love to hear your best practices.

Let me know 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):
https://voheroes.com/start

...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/

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Hey there, hero!

This episode is a quick reminder that there are a lot of ways to go about doing things in our business.

Some are pretty good.

Some are uh-MAZE-ing.

But some...um, no. Just no.

Can you see what's very wrong with the process I came across in the Meetup profile I talk about? Let me know 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):
https://voheroes.com/start

...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/

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Hey there, hero!

It's easy to get into a rut. You get used to doing something, you're not challenged any longer, and it starts feeling monotonous.

Even if your goal was to create a reliable ritual. It just gets old. You get stuck.

Then Ajarae Coleman jumped in with a new concept.

You try to shake things up, and strike out for something more challenging. Something new.

And it doesn't quite work out.

The feelings you have when you try something, fail at it, and reflect on the process can range from the thought that you learned something to "meh" to disappointment to outright sadness to..."goal trauma."

(Yeah, I didn't know what that meant either, until I used the google to find out what Ajarae was on about.)

Please discuss, once you've watched the episode. What's your go-to reaction when you try something and fail? Let me know 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):
https://voheroes.com/start

...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/

The VOHeroes Podcast is heroically built with:

• BuddyBoss (site platform and theme)
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