{"id":16278,"date":"2021-10-14T12:06:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T16:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/?p=16278"},"modified":"2024-10-31T18:17:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T22:17:23","slug":"wellbeing-how-to-thrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/14\/wellbeing-how-to-thrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellbeing: How to Thrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-responsive\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_HPOrxXNxau8\"><div id=\"lyte_HPOrxXNxau8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FHPOrxXNxau8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HPOrxXNxau8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FHPOrxXNxau8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not that I\u2019m the final authority on this &#8211; this post is as much for me as it is for anyone else who reads it &#8211; but I have spent my fair share of hours searching for balance: finding it, losing it, and then searching for it again. In my experience, the pursuit of this never really ends. As conditions are always changing around us, we must constantly find ways to adapt and be flexible &#8211; especially those of us who run our own creative businesses. We will have slow weeks and busy weeks, slow months and busy ones. The tricky part is learning to ride the wave, knowing you\u2019ll be up again at some point and enjoy the work when you have it without getting overwhelmed because there\u2019s so much to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a yoga therapist, I practice and teach this balance through physicality. <\/span><b>Keeping our bodies balanced is key to balancing our emotions, anxieties, fears, and other factors that easily get out of whack. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, I know that yoga isn\u2019t for everyone, so I won\u2019t turn this into a \u201cmust become spiritual guru to thrive\u201d post, don\u2019t worry. But, in my nearly two<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">decades of practice, I\u2019ve found three key elements that can translate easily to most lifestyles and are especially helpful for those of us working as creative professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Move<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find time each day to move. It doesn\u2019t have to be the same movement each day or even at the same time, just get up from your desk chair, out of the booth, and get your body moving. This can be a daily stretching warm-up before you record, it can be a brisk morning or evening walk, a 20-minute yoga YouTube video, or a routine of your own making that you do religiously each morning at 6am. <\/span><b>Our bodies were not made to sit behind screens answering emails all day, so give yourself the gift of movement.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Breathe<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some may call this step \u201cmeditation\u201d, but I prefer to assign it the broader term of \u201cbreathing\u201d. This is particularly important for voice-over artists as breath is the foundation of our performance and career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Spend at least five minutes each day concentrating on your breath. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s preferable to close your eyes so you can concentrate fully, but if this doesn\u2019t work for you then don\u2019t stress. Simply notice the movement of your chest and belly as you inhale and exhale slowly and intentionally. This slows down your heart rate, soothes your nervous system, and puts you in touch with your body \u2013 all key to long-term success in a creative field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Celebrate<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/elisabeth-wales-dQEJvD1FwJw-unsplash-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrate wins, big and small. Whether that\u2019s with a special coffee order the day you book your first gig or a trip to Mexico at the end of a long year, you deserve to celebrate your<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">accomplishments. Find ways to celebrate daily, or at least weekly, this exciting creative journey you\u2019re taking. Add extra whipped cream to that mocha, get yourself a maccaron on the way<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">home from a session, watch one more episode of your favorite show before bed, sleep in an extra half-hour. Celebrate the freedom you have in your creative career instead of punishing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yourself for not working hard enough or not hustling like you \u201cshould\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you need to hustle? Yes, of course. You\u2019ve got to send in auditions, build relationships, invoice clients and get things done. BUT, we have a tendency to be all gas and no brakes when it comes to our careers. It\u2019s the journey y\u2019all, not the destination. Enjoy the ride, reward yourself, be kind to yourself, and celebrate your wins along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Finally\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with these three practices, continue to <\/span><b>remind yourself that you are more than your profession.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You\u2019re a whole person outside of your job. What we do is just a smidge of who we are. You\u2019re valuable all on your own!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also key to keep in mind that this career is a long one. It will span years and decades, not just the next few weeks. To thrive long-term, it\u2019s imperative that we <\/span><b>balance our hustle with key wellness elements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that ensure we won\u2019t burnout quickly or give up when we hit a rough patch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caroline Cole is a writer, voice-over artist, yogi and coach. Learn more at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolinecolestories.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">her website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or follow her on social media <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carolinecolestories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@carolinecolestories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on IG and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ccolestories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@ccolestories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Twitter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not that I\u2019m the final authority on this &#8211; this post is as much for me as it is for anyone else who reads it &#8211; but I have spent my fair share of hours searching for balance: finding it, &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Wellbeing: How to Thrive\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/14\/wellbeing-how-to-thrive\/#more-16278\" aria-label=\"Read more about Wellbeing: How to Thrive\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7655,"featured_media":20202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","h5ap_radio_sources":[],"slim_seo":{"description":"Wellbeing and voice-over go hand-in-hand; hear from Caroline Cole on her top tips for wellness.","title":"Wellbeing: How to Thrive - Such A Voice"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"popup":[],"class_list":["post-16278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-in-vo","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"mfb_rest_fields":["title"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16278"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21095,"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16278\/revisions\/21095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16278"},{"taxonomy":"popup","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/popup?post=16278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}