You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery episode number 45.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

Voiceactingmastery.com is your place to learn both the skills and the mindset you need to become a professional voice actor, even if you're just getting started.

In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable tips, tricks and insider information

to help you portray characters in animation, video games and beyond.

And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there, my name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

If you'd like to know more about me, feel free to check out my personal website at www.crispinfreeman.com.

I recently posted a review on voiceacting mastery.com about a book written by my good friend and veteran voice actor, Jack Angel.

Some of my listeners may remember Jack from the interview we did together back in episodes 13, 14, and 15 of the podcast.

And I encourage those of you who enjoyed that interview to check out my review of Jack's book.

Jack has a wonderful outlook, not only on

voice acting, but on life in general. In his book, which is appropriately titled How to

Successes in Voiceovers Without Ever Losing, Jack shares some great advice on how to approach

auditioning for voiceover jobs, and how to deal with the feeling of rejection when you don't book

the gig. I found Jack's thoughts on this subject so inspiring that I thought I would share with you

some of my own insights on the topic of rejection and how to deal with this dreaded but seemingly

inevitable part of pursuing an artistic career. And now, the feature segment.

So how does one deal with rejection?

What does it mean to be rejected anyway?

And where does the fear of rejection come from?

I believe the fear of rejection comes from equating your abilities as an artist with your

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