KILL Your Fear of Rejection and Failure - 8 PROVEN Methods

“Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” That's a quote from George Addair. And it's so true for voice actors. I talked to almost 70 voice actors face-to-face. And by far the biggest fear we have is the fear of failure.

That one root fear permeates everything we do. Fear of auditioning. Fear of rejection. Fear of standing up for our worth. Fear of pushing back on a client. Fear of demanding pro rates. Fear of annoying people. Fear of not executing the audition spec. And the list goes on and on and on.

So today, we're going to give you eight proven methods to kill your fear of failure and rejection.

Gremlins

Everybody's got them. Everyone. And if you say you don't have any, you're either lying or a sociopath.

They're those voices in your head. The ones that talk shit about you to your face. (For a voice actor, they're especially insidious because they sound just like you.)

I've got'em. They're loud. They're persistent. Persuasive AF.

Here's what mine say:

personal development, professional developmentPaul SchmidtSeptember 18, 2019courage, rejection, vulnerability, relationshipsComment