And now to complain about my son…
He spends more time complaining about all the work he has to do, instead of just focusing on one problem at a time. He gets overwhelmed easily by the work.
He gets frustrated when he does not get the answer correct on the first try.
He doesn’t want to practice boring things like math and reading and those building block activities.
He tries to just power through and not take breaks so he can finish all his work quickly, but then since he didn’t take a break, he can ’t focus.
Watching him do these things made me think about voice over…naturally.
When I try something new, a new voice over genre, a new way to approach a script, a new audio editing software plugin…well, if I don’t get it 100% right on the first try, I get really frustrated with myself.
Sometimes I don’t want to practice the little things that add up to big things after doing them day in and day out.
I spend a lot of my day trying to convince my son that he won’t get it all right the first time and possibly not the fiftieth time, but if he keeps on trying, he will get better. He will get his practice reps in, he will learn, he will sharpen his skills, he will get faster, better, strong, smarter. This is the work. The grind. This is what living the dream is. Now get to work.

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