REJECTION.
Do ya love it? Do you dread it? Does it make you mad or sad, or strike a blow to your self-esteem?
I sometimes forget how comfortable I’ve become with being “rejected” on a daily basis – I do voiceover auditions or send proposals for projects, and most of my auditions and proposals are “rejected”. That’s just the way it goes and every performing or creative artist knows this. It really just means a different submission from someone else was selected – very little to do with me at all. 😅
Many people in other professions don’t deal with daily rejection of their work, and they have different feelings about it. I get it.
But as a voice actor, I can’t get attached to any possible opportunities until they’re booked, delivered, and finished. A voiceover job isn’t actually my job until I’ve finished it, in my head. So I’m not counting on anything at the submission stage.
If they say no (well, they’ll more likely say nothing at all), no worries.
I’m just like, meh, thank you, next. 😂
(Most of the time. 😉 )
It does help to have a thick skin.
I don’t see these as ‘rejections’, and IMO that helps. I just see that they’re not the right fit for me, and I’m looking for clients that are a good fit. It means that I can deliver a VO performance that I’m confident about, and that I know that the client will love.
That said, I do love to experiment … but when the client is willing to experiment too. That’s a good fit. 😀
Thanks for your perspective.
That’s a fab attitude, Susheel. 🙂 I agree – if we didn’t get the job, it wasn’t the right fit and that’s just fine. Something else that fits better is just around the corner.