{"id":16292,"date":"2021-10-28T08:34:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T12:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/?p=16292"},"modified":"2021-10-28T08:34:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T12:34:46","slug":"habits-cal-ripken-jr-and-the-80-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/28\/habits-cal-ripken-jr-and-the-80-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Habits, Cal Ripken Jr., and the 80% Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-responsive\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_eQxmOQ6goR8\"><div id=\"lyte_eQxmOQ6goR8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FeQxmOQ6goR8%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\/eQxmOQ6goR8\" 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%2FeQxmOQ6goR8%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;\">I grew up in Baltimore and as such, for better or for worse, I\u2019m a lifelong Baltimore Orioles fan. And while my childhood idol was the great Brooks Robinson, my favorite Oriole of all time is Cal Ripken, Jr.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even non-baseball fans probably know the name. Cal famously broke Lou Gehrig\u2019s streak of 2,130 consecutive games played in 1995 and went on to play 2,632 games, surpassing Gehrig&#8217;s previous record by 502 games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Years ago, I read an interview with Cal where he said something to the effect of, and I\u2019m paraphrasing here, when you play 162 games in a season, you can\u2019t go 100% all the time. It\u2019s a marathon and you\u2019ve got to learn how to pace yourself. You\u2019ve got to know when to step it up, and when not to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cal also talked about pushing through the rough times. At one point in his career, during the streak, he played 52 consecutive games with an excruciating disc herniation in his back. In that span, he hit .292, which for non-baseball fans is to say, he played very, very well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16293 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mike-bowman-xKShyIiTNJk-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople sometimes said I was \u2018selfish\u2019 not to break The Streak.\u201d Cal said. \u201cWhatever my critics said, \u2018selfish\u2019 is not the right word. Selfish is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protecting yourself. That\u2019s the opposite of pushing through when your team needs you to play.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cal\u2019s legacy is showing up. Every day. Putting in the work. Never missing a practice. Being there for his teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cal\u2019s a big inspiration for me in my life and voice-over career. I have a tendency to work too hard and too much and Cal\u2019s<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">words about a marathon and pacing yourself keep me in check. My life teammates are my son and the people I love and while I do love my work, I try to show up every day for them and often that means not going at 100% capacity every day at work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cal also talked about habits quite a bit. I\u2019m a big fan of James Clear\u2019s book, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atomic Habits<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. I\u2019ve learned over the years and through my business that goals are great, but habits \u2013 behaviors performed regularly and consistently over time \u2013 are the lynchpin to success. Nothing happens without action and one sit-up won\u2019t make you fit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first thing I do every day is not the most enjoyable part of my business. It\u2019s prospecting: looking for and reaching out to targeted, high likelihood leads. It\u2019s the first thing I do because it\u2019s the most impactful behavior on my business. If I don\u2019t get anything else done today, at least I get the most impactful thing done today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pareto Principle says that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes. Other names for this principle are the 80\/20 rule and the law of the vital few. For me, prospecting is one of the vital few. In fact, I\u2019d say in my case prospecting has more of a 90\/10 effect. It\u2019s 10% of my time that leads to 90% of my success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re full or part time in your voice over career, you have the same 24 hours in a day that Peter Coyote does, or JK Simmons, Morgan Freeman, or Cree Summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe we\u2019re not here to be voice actors. Our real purpose is to be impactful people. To have a positive impact on our families, friends, and communities. We\u2019re here to help each other. As Ram Dass famously quoted the Sufi poet Rumi, \u201cWe\u2019re all just walking each other home.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being successful in what we do means showing up every day, never missing a practice, putting in the work, getting proper sleep, having a healthy diet so you can take care of your instrument, and pacing yourself. These are the keys to making your 24 hours count for yourself and your teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s to showing up.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Check out our free PDF with pro-tips from real working voice-over actors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/the-must-knows-of-vo\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about voiceover? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suchavoice.com\/register\/\">Signup for our introductory VO webinar.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I grew up in Baltimore and as such, for better or for worse, I\u2019m a lifelong Baltimore Orioles fan. 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