Hey there, hero!

I just want to take a moment to tell you how grateful I am to be a part of your journey, and to say thank you for giving me the opportunity to be part of your storytelling support crew.

That’s pretty much it. I’m just thankful.

And here’s a link to Kindra Hall’s Stories That Stick (I highly recommend this audiobook - she’s amazing and will also make you a better storyteller):

https://amzn.to/45s4yrg

Thoughts on all this? Let me know in the comments below.

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...become a VO talent (or a more successful one):
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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:
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Hey there, hero!

There can be a big difference between taking action, and hurting yourself by jumping to a reaction without really thinking it through.

And there’s a difference between rushing to some action…any action…and taking just a moment to consider your options.

Delta and AMEX and a couple who couldn’t wait to post with righteous indignation on Reddit are prominently featured in this episode.

I don’t think they thought things through before their “bias for action” moment.

What is your immediate procedure when something needs taking care of? Do you take just a moment to consider the consequences? 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/

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

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Hey there, hero!

Ever been asked to upload a perfectly square image as your profile pic?

Sure you have, if you’ve created your profile on, say, ACX.com.

The problem is that you’re usually working from a portrait-shaped headshot, that is usually taller than it is wide…definitely NOT square. So, you have to crop a section of just your face.

And if you don’t get it just right, ACX will force the image to be square, and your face will get squished.

No one wants a squished face.

Here’s how to crop a perfectly square piece of your portrait-sized headshots: use the SHIFT key while making your selection, and your selected area will be constrained to be square. Then, save the cropped section as your square profile pic.

I demo it in this episode (watch the video version on VOHeroes to see it).

And it works for any app or website where you’re working with images: Photoshop, Canva, Preview…whatever.

Questions? 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/

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

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Hey there, hero!

Unless you count the awards shows and box office (unfairly) as some sort of barometer of our success (please don’t), there really isn’t any sort of leaderboard or all-star ladder for creatives.

Even best-seller lists only judge what’s selling well, not what’s the highest artistic quality.

It’s not a race, right? We tell ourselves (and I tell you from time to time) it’s not a competition. We’re all pulling in the same direction, and helping each other.

And yet, we look at our peers sometimes, and let our brains ponder how they are “ahead of us” or “gaining ground” or “not as good” or “so much better”...and for what?

It’s a false equivalency to be “in competition” for a booking or a commission or even moving forward in the casting process.

We can’t even define what a win is.

So, why not just let go of that, and pursue our joy. Have fun. Create to just create.

How would you know if you won/lost? How can you let go of that very human competitive spirit? 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/

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

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Hey there, hero!

Sometimes I feel like my cup overfloweth.

There’s no end to what you can learn about our business, and our world, and life.

And there’s more knowledge flowing in all the time.

Do you have the energy to stay on top of things? Or are you good? Is your bandwidth stretched to the limit?

Where are you on the “new knowledge” scale? Are you over the whole adding to your personal knowledgebase thing?? 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/

...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!

The story of life is filled with dependencies, with our journey being affected by the challenges in our lives.

And when we think about how our situation might be better if we weren’t this or that or the other thing (the grass is always greener, isn’t it?), we can make arbitrary assumptions about how our challenges are so…challenging.

And we need to remember that we get to choose to have these challenges (or not), and ya kinda have to live with your choices.

There’s no sense in shaking your fist at how unfair the challenges are in our lives, when at any time we made these choices for a reason, and these challenges ensue…

…but that we can choose to go down another path at any time, and choose a new set of challenges.

Do you feel at peace with the challenges you face as an actor, VO talent, writer or other performer? Or do you grumble constantly about what a challenge your life is? 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/nobody-forced-you-to-face-these-challenges/

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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/

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

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Hey there, hero!

As if we don’t have enough things in the world today, helping us move toward the anxious end of the scale, and away from the calm end, right?

Here’s a simple way to combat that. I was reminded of this approach by the teachers of The Anxiety Toolkit, a free course I’m currently taking that is offered by The Entertainment Community Fund.

Hope this helps.

If you’ve tried this, was it effective? Other ways you know of to ease the unease? 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/

...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!

Every new advance (decline?) in the development of new AI tools can lead to more and more anxiety for performers.

It can also lead to more options for our performance careers.

This episode is designed to take a look at both the threat and the promise of AI and synthetic voices and faces in 2025.

(If you’re watching this episode just a few months after it was published, this is all likely old news…but how to handle it as an actor, VO talent or writer is not.)

Thoughts on AI? Questions on synthetic performance? 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-moving-target-of-ai/

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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/

...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