My Voice Actor Life’s New Year’s Resolution

Pass it on

So a new year is approaching, and it feels like we did this not so long ago, but I’m taking the time to sit and think about how I did this year and what my goals are. I know I shouldn’t overwhelm myself with radical New Year’s resolutions. I mean, we all know how that works out: more often than not, it does not work out at all.

I’m a voice actor, that is how I earn my living, and if I want to accomplish my 2017 goals, I need to be able to find more work. It wasn’t too long ago that I finally was able to afford my own professional home studio and I know with proper care my equipment should be able to last me a few good years but that microphone, I know, should be upgraded, so that’s one I know I can immediately tick off my list. The new one I had in mind will cost me well over a thousand dollars, but that’s okay, I’ve managed to set aside money for it.

Getting better with deadlines and auditions

Now let’s see: deadlines. I gotta admit, as far as castings and auditions went, I haven’t been too keen about the deadlines, and if it weren’t for my steady clients I wouldn’t have made as much as I did. However, if my goal is to earn more this coming new year, I need to do better with auditions in the hopes of getting more projects in.

Learning to edit and fixing my website

My friend Steve, he’s a sound engineer and also a graphics designer, has finally agreed to set aside some time for me so we can work on my website and he can teach me a few things about editing. To be honest, I dread it. He’s talking about a few other courses I can take online to teach me more but let me start with him before moving on to those. As far as the website goes, I have a few nice things to post there, after which I can hook it up to my Facebook and Twitter accounts. Maybe just Twitter unless I can find time to go through my Facebook and review my privacy settings. Hmmm.