Episode 364: Choice, Habit, Love: How Actors Build Real Momentum
Release Date: 11/19/2025
Episode 388: Actor Tools of the Trade
Acting Business Boot Camp
The Business Tools That Actually Keep Your VO Career Running One of the biggest misconceptions in voiceover is that success comes from talent plus a good booth. And yes, performance matters. Audio quality matters. But what actually creates consistency in this career is operational support. It's the systems you build that allow you to track opportunities, manage relationships, understand your income, organize your marketing, and reduce decision fatigue. Because decision fatigue is real, and it will stop you in your tracks and you will end up doing nothing. So today I want to walk you...
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Episode 387: Why Talented Actors Stay Invisible
Acting Business Boot Camp
There are so many incredibly talented actors out there. And so many of them do not get seen. Meanwhile there are actors with less training booking roles more regularly. And if you are one of those highly trained actors, that is so freaking frustrating. It brings up all the not so helpful questions. Am I not good enough? Why am I not getting these opportunities? Insert your favorite self-doubt here. But here's the truth. Talent alone does not guarantee visibility. I know this as a casting director. I also know this as an actor. Talent Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle Acting is an art. Just...
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Episode 386: Micro Habits To Keep You a Professional Voiceover Actor
Acting Business Boot Camp
The Stuff Nobody Puts in Their Instagram Carousel Everybody wants to talk about the big wins in voiceover. The national spot. The animation series. The dream agent. The viral audition story. But there are operational realities that actually determine whether you stay in this business long term, and those don't make it into anyone's Instagram carousel. These are the things that quietly make or break your career. Because voiceover is not just a performance career. It is a business, a micro business, and it runs on detail. Your EIN. Get One. Today. Most actors I talk to don't even know what...
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Episode 385: The Art of Consistency
Acting Business Boot Camp
There's a version of an acting career that looks like a highlight reel. Big auditions. Exciting callbacks. The moment everything clicks. Most working actors don't live there. They live in the Tuesday morning version. The one where nobody's calling, there's no audition on the calendar, and showing up anyway is the whole job. That's where I want to talk to you today. It doesn't start with a booking After 30 years as a working actor, I can tell you with real certainty: the career didn't come from the bookings. It came from who I decided to be on the days when absolutely nobody was...
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Episode 284: Practice Builds Familiarity and That's Your Superpower
Acting Business Boot Camp
Here's a myth that floats around the voiceover world. Once you have a demo, a decent mic, and a couple bookings, you can kind of coast. I want to dismantle that right now. Voice acting is a motor skill, an interpretive skill, and a business skill. And all three degrade without repetition. Athletes don't stop training after a good game. Musicians don't stop running scales after a sold out show. Your instrument works the same way. Without regular contact, reads become stiff, choices become generic, tension creeps into your jaw and neck, and your instincts start to feel shaky. That's not a...
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Episode 383: How To Motivate Yourself To Change Your Behavior
Acting Business Boot Camp
I came across a Ted Talk by cognitive neuroscientist Tali Sharot about how to motivate yourself to change your behavior. And then I did what I always do. I took it, ran with it, and made it into something actors can actually use. And here's something I want you to think about before we dive in. This core work applies directly to character building too. How would your character motivate themselves to change their behavior? How do you motivate yourself to hit the behavior of the character you're portraying? While you're working on making a better life for yourself, you're also making yourself...
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Episode 382: Professionally vs Personally
Acting Business Boot Camp
There's a scene in You've Got Mail where Tom Hanks tells Meg Ryan not to take something personally. It's just business. And she stops him cold. The business is her life. Of course it's personal. I think about that scene a lot. Because she's right. And also, she's stuck. Here's the shift I want you to make. Stop taking things personally. Start taking them professionally. Those sound similar. They are not. Why Actors Take Everything Personally Our instrument is us. That's the whole thing. A graphic designer can move a logo and it's fine. But when someone tells an actor to be warmer, edgier,...
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Episode 381: Future Self Work For A Powerful Career
Acting Business Boot Camp
Close your eyes for a second. It's December 2026. The year is almost over. And there's a version of you standing there, the actor you've been working toward all year. How are they carrying themselves? How do they walk into a room? How do they talk about their career? That version of you is not a fantasy. They're a compass. Why Vague Futures Lead to Vague Choices Here's the thing I keep coming back to. If your future is fuzzy, your decisions are going to be fuzzy too. You'll take the class when it "fits." You'll do the outreach when you feel like it. You'll set the boundary when it's...
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Episode 280: Redefine Success Before The Industry Does It For You
Acting Business Boot Camp
Stop Letting the Industry Define Your Success (Before It's Too Late) I was 16 years old. I walked out of an audition without a callback. And I cried. Not because the audition went badly. Not because I wasn't prepared. Just because the answer was no. I had already handed my peace over to the outcome, and I didn't even know I was doing it. I think about that girl a lot. I wish I could go back and tell her: it's one audition. One. In a lifetime of auditions. You are going to be fine. The Problem with Letting the Industry Define Your Success Here's what nobody says out loud: if you wait for a...
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Episode 379: The Art of Subtle Intrusion Influence Without Interrupting
Acting Business Boot Camp
You walk into a networking event. You hover. You don't want to bother anyone. Or you send a follow-up email that says "just checking in." Or you audition without really framing who you are or why you're there. And then nothing happens, and you think, I'm doing everything right. Why isn't this working? Here's what I think is actually going on. It's not effort. It's orientation. What "Subtle Intrusion" Actually Means I want to unpack a phrase that sounds edgy but isn't what you think. Subtle intrusion is not manipulation. It's not loud. It's not ego. It's the art of placing yourself where...
info_outlineActors often wait for motivation. We hope a burst of inspiration will get us moving, keep us consistent, or push us to the next level. But real growth rarely starts with motivation. It starts with one small choice.
In this episode of the Acting Business Bootcamp Podcast, I talk about the simple cycle that has changed my life many times over. Choice. Habit. Love. It’s a framework you can use in your acting career, your training, and your personal development to build strength and momentum in a way that actually lasts.
The Moment I Realized Something Needed to Change
A few years ago, I was sitting on my balcony, looking out at the marina, and I caught a glimpse of myself that didn’t feel like me. It wasn’t about weight or appearance. It was the feeling that I wasn’t living up to my potential.
It was a quiet wake up call that led to one small choice.
The First Step Is Always Choice
A friend gave me a ten minute workout. The first time I tried it, I had to stop three times. It felt impossible. But I chose to do it again the next day. And the next. Choice doesn’t feel glamorous. It’s rarely comfortable. But it’s the doorway to every breakthrough.
How Choice Becomes Habit
After weeks of choosing that workout, something shifted. It became a habit. I added more exercise. I felt stronger, even through perimenopause and menopause. Habit grows out of showing up, not out of feeling ready.
When Habit Turns Into Love
What once felt uncomfortable became something I enjoyed. That’s the surprising part. Love is the result of consistency. Love grows from seeing your own progress.
Starting Over After a Setback
Recently I got very sick and couldn’t exercise for almost three weeks. When I came back, I realized I had to start again at choice. Not habit. Not love. Choice. That reminder has been grounding. Setbacks simply restart the cycle.
How Actors Can Use Choice, Habit, Love
This structure applies to your acting technique, your mindset, your self tapes, and your business systems. Ask yourself the small but powerful question: What could I choose today that would help me reach my potential?
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