Hey there, hero!

The people who aren’t in our line of work simply don't understand the kinds of numbers we face every day.

Actors, voice talent, casting, directors/producers...there are a lot of people who want to do what we do. And if those people knew the actual stats, most would likely rethink that desire.

And sometimes, we need to remind ourselves just what we're wading into when we want to play in the pool.

Let's look at these numbers...in the dozens, hundreds and even thousands.

Shocked, or not surprised by these numbers? Reminded, or not familiar? Let me know in the comments below.

REQUEST: Please join this video's conversation and see the full episode on VOHeroes, where the comments are moderated and civil, at https://voheroes.com/we-face-daunting-numbers/

#Acting #Voice #VoiceOver #Performance #Productivity #Tips #Art #Commerce #Science #Mindset #Success #Process #Options #BestPractices #Marketing

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/

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

The VOHeroes Podcast is heroically built with:

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Hey there, hero!

Deciding to pursue a performance related career also guarantees an immense amount of weirdness.

You can't even begin to predict what's going to happen, like you can in some more traditional lines of work.

In this episode, I reveal the strange cascade of events that resulted in me booking a multi-season run on NBC/BBC’s sci-fi series HEROES, playing the creepy, evil Puppetmaster, Eric Doyle.

I mean really, really strange.

Have there been strange twists in your career? Care to share? Let me know in the comments below.

REQUEST: Please join this video's conversation and see the full episode on VOHeroes, where the comments are moderated and civil, at https://voheroes.com/the-weird-twists-that-landed-me-heroes/

#Acting #Voice #VoiceOver #Performance #Productivity #Tips #Art #Commerce #Science #Mindset #Success #Process #Options #BestPractices #Marketing

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/

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

The VOHeroes Podcast is heroically built with:

BuddyBoss | LearnDash | DreamHost | SamCart | TextExpander | BuzzSprout

Hey there, hero!

The amount of effort it takes to learn something new, and to become facile at something, can seem like a humongous effort; once you get to a point of competence, you can and should feel really good about that accomplishment.

It's a good 95% of the full journey to get to that point. Enjoy. You've worked really long and hard to get there.

To then become really expert at something...to continue the honing and refining of that last 5%...is not likely to take just 5% of the time it took to get to where you are.

In fact, it's likely to take a similar amount of time - or longer - to explore and implement that final 5%. You might never even stop the process of perfecting your skills, especially if you're eternally curious.

And that's a good thing.

I'd love to know what your expectations are. How long do you think it's going to take you to be good at something? How long are you planning to take to become totally expert at performing? Are you at peace with that split of the effort? Let me know in the comments below.

REQUEST: Please join this video's conversation and see the full episode on VOHeroes, where the comments are moderated and civil, at https://voheroes.com/the-first-95-vs-the-last-5-an-unexpected-split/

#Acting #Voice #VoiceOver #Performance #Productivity #Tips #Art #Commerce #Science #Mindset #Success #Process #Options #BestPractices #Marketing

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/

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

The VOHeroes Podcast is heroically built with:

BuddyBoss | LearnDash | DreamHost | SamCart | TextExpander | BuzzSprout