You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 218.

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I was inspired by my recent interview with Mara Juno to address a very important topic,

the true goal or purpose of acting.

If you've listened to my interview with Mara, she described her mother having a vision of her

speaking to a large crowd of people and affecting them positively with her uplifting message.

It was an image that was corroborated

by other people in Mara's life as well, that somehow she would do something powerful with her

voice to improve people's lives. This metaphor became a guiding principle in Mara's voice

acting journey, and helped her achieve amazing goals and manifest all kinds of success.

Notice that the vision wasn't one of Mara becoming popular or getting accolades and attention

from others. Rather, the focus was always on Mara reaching out to help, uplift, or offer a service

to others. This notion of being of service as an actor is the subject I'd like to explore in this episode.

Too often I get the impression from aspiring voice actors, especially online, that the reason

they want to become performers is to receive attention and approval.

After all, these days, more and more voice actors are compelled to promote their work on

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