Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fun & safe holiday season. Back to reality! Usually at the beginning of the year I write about how to set your annual goals. I’ve done that a bunch of times and it’s kind of old hat. This year I’m doing something slightly different. This time, I’ll list some of my 2016 goals and walk you through my Systems of Thought to demonstrate how I came to them. If you wanna read what I wrote last year about habits & goals, click here and then here.

2015 is almost oh-vah! Done! Kaput! And what a year it was. I usually take this end-o-year blog to do a little self-indulgent recap and post my Top 5 Top 5 Lists. I love lists, don’t you…? Top 5 Blog Entries (based on your engagement) Voiceovers And The Reality Check Voiceovers And Facebook Friends Voiceovers And Why We Suck At LinkedIn 10 Questions I’m Asked About My Voiceover Career Voiceovers And cold Calling Top 5 New Films (released in 2015 that I saw this year) Ex Machi

I was a theater major in college. With that comes rehearsing & performing tons of scenes and monologues in class. Almost 25 years later, I still remember one particular monologue a fellow student of mine did. She played Ophelia from Hamlet but instead of doing a monologue (did Ophelia even have any monologues?), she took a scene and removed all of the lines except Ophelia’s. I was very uncomfortable watching it for what I think are two reasons: The monologue made no sense. Sh

2016 is only two weeks away. What better time for a reality check? 🙂 I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what makes a voice talent successful. I believe (and I’ve felt this way for a long time) that Systems of Thought are everything. The way you think about life has a massive influence over how you live it. With that in mind, here are four words that are a part of most aspiring voice talents’ Systems of Thought that can be quite damaging: Break Connections Competition Luck

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Hello and Happy Bird Day, Peculiar People Day, and of course Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe & fun New Year celebration. Like everyone else, I’m all geeked up to start 2015 right with lofty goals and good habits. I would like to take a moment to look back at 2014 before we mush on. Without getting into too much detail, 2014 was fantastic for me. It was my best year ever professionally and I made strides on many levels personally. I’m still working on the weight los

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Here’s a lesson in understanding buyout and exclusivity… I got an email from a potential client wanting to cast me for a commercial. It’s...