A company is only as good as the people it keeps. The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang. These are the motivating words and beliefs of late entrepreneur and cosmetics sales mogul Mary Kay Ash. She is considered by many as the most successful female entrepreneur and one of the most successful entrepreneurs, male … Read More
How To Motivate Your “Marketing Executive” Identity
I market my voice over services better than you market yours. There are THOUSANDS of voice over talent out there, and we ALL market our voice over services better than you market yours. In fact, if your marketing skills were gas, you wouldn’t have enough to power a mini-motorcycle around the inside of a Cheerio. Scared? … Read More
How To Motivate Your “Audio Engineer” Identity
A little secret about me: I love the NBC show Parks and Recreation. Last night, two of my favorite characters taught us some important lessons on how (not) to motivate others. For this week’s installment of “How To Motivate Your 8 Voice Over Identities”, I compare their hilarious motivational methods to research-based methods to help you … Read More
How To Motivate Your “Voice Over Talent” Identity
In part 1 of this blog series, I focus on your first and main identity as a professional voice over talent: Voice Over Talent. For most of you, this is why you got into voice acting. In my opinion, there are three main tasks for the “Voice Over Talent” identity: Create. Do. Improve. Create. As a “Voice Over Talent”, … Read More
Intervention: You Need Voice Over “Rejection Therapy”
“Unfortunately, we selected another voice over talent for this project.” “No, please do not call us back about upcoming voice over opportunities.” “We already have a voice over talent on our talent agency roster with your sound.” Ouch. Rejection hurts. Literally. According to research from the University of Michigan, the same regions of the brain … Read More
Inside the Mind of Voice Talent Rodney Saulsberry
I have learned a lot about how you can use psychology to be successful in this competitive voice over industry. I hope you have learned something, too. Unfortunately, I do not and will not know everything on my own. You must turn to other professionals and those who have had tremendous success for years (and even decades). So, I … Read More
Four Steps for Building Momentum in Your Voice Over Career
In sports, momentum shifts can occur once, twice, or many times throughout the course of a game. In my favorite sport, baseball, a momentum shift can happen in an instant. Both teams are tied throughout most of the game, and in one inning, two players quickly get on base. With one swing, a player drives in three runs with a … Read More
Know Your Nose
Let’s do a quick mental exercise. Don’t worry! It’s very easy. Imagine that you’re driving to your local Redbox to pick up a movie. Things are as normal as ever. The weather is starting to heat up so you roll down your windows to get some fresh air. As always, you’re a completely attentive and mindful driver, making sure … Read More
How to Get Picked
Have you ever purchased a rare, one of a kind cardboard cutout of Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey) from Liar Liar? Have you ever read The Hunger Games books or seen the movie just because it seemed like everyone else had? You probably said no to the first question, and if you said yes, please share the picture! … Read More
How “Grit” Can Help You Succeed
[soundcloud id=’39898489′] In 2010, the St. Louis Park, Minnesota-born Coen brothers released a movie called “True Grit.” The female protagonist, Mattie Ross, will do anything to find her father’s murderer. Despite almost dying multiple times, having to stick up for herself against dangerous and evil men, and facing the harshness of the elements in the wilderness, she does not … Read More