Life, that is, don't you think?  Except we don't always realise or notice it to be fair. Tied up in our daily routines, and dealing with the extras life decides to throw our way, usually when we least need those extras most! Working out and choosing where and how best to use your valuable internal energy isn't always easy, and can depend on our moods, personality and external factors all happening at once.  You know what, it's ok to... stop. For as much time you feel aids you in re-charging, recouping and realigning your mind and body. (I know that sounds a bit deep, but it's true!). I feel we all fall victim of trying to give too much of ourselves sometimes, and this eventually and ironically can lead to not being able to give as much as we'd like to. Striking a balance can be really challenging and may even result in cutting some things out, this could be temporary or for a little longer. The phrase 'Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None' springs to my ...

A question I get asked a lot!  So here's my definitive guide to...  1/ Help you get started. 2/ Decide whether it's actually for you. 3/ Guide your mentality for success. Let's start with  1/ Help you get started  (as A Voiceover Artist / Voice Actor). It's actually fairly simple and straight forward to set up your first little recording area. All you really need is: USB Mic, Laptop / Computer (that runs silently), recording software and most importantly the right recording environment. If you're more of an audio learner you may wish to listen to everything I'm about to cover here in the blog, in a recent podcast interview I recorded, where I cover all this and more.  For those of you reading on, let's get into it then...  So, you've got your kit. It really doesn't need to cost the earth and no I'm not going to recommend mics / recording software because that's really your journey. I personally have used Adobe Audition all my career and loa...