Michael Apollo Lira
Running The Gauntlet
Running the gauntlet - Wikipedia I really like that phrase. I think of it as a clever or snarky way to describe a possibly haphazard...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Mar 21, 20224 min read
The company we reflect
The food you eat, the attitudes you carry, your affect towards the world around you. The people you affiliate with. The company you...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Feb 13, 20227 min read
A doozy of an update
Well hello! I haven't updated for some time. For anybody who regularly reads my blog, I am so sorry for this. There are many things to...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Jan 9, 20224 min read
Humility in Victory
Harry Potter Mania. I remember it sweeping the nation in the early 2000s. A story that swept up children and adults alike through its...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Nov 22, 20219 min read
How it Started and How it's Going: The Booth
It's said that the most important part of your audio's quality comes from your recording environment. Any voice over artist worth their...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Nov 15, 20213 min read
You don't know what you don't know
There's a saying out there that goes "you don't know what you don't know". It's simple, yet it speaks volumes when one starts to...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Oct 23, 20217 min read
The people you know
I'm going to start this blog off with a memory and a few thoughts of mine to go with it. If everything happened according to plan, what...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Oct 9, 20216 min read
Mastery
I've seen it said that it takes 10,000 repetitions of a skill to master it. I've also read that it takes 10,000 hours of time to master...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Sep 14, 20214 min read
Where are you right now?
I have a busy mind. It's frequently preoccupied and distracted - more often than it ought to be, in all truth. I often find myself...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Aug 25, 20213 min read
A watched pot never boils...
...and watched auditions don't get heard. At least that's the conclusion I've come to. Conventional wisdom in the voiceover and voice...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Jul 22, 20214 min read
What do dentists and voiceover coaches have in common?
Skills and knowledge are just some of the things that are constantly changing and evolving in many fields. Did you know that nurses are...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Mar 21, 20216 min read
An Unexpected Journey
Some of the biggest opportunities in life sometimes present themselves unexpectedly. And you may not always recognize these unexpected...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Mar 15, 20213 min read
"I'm so sad. You've changed."
"I'm so sad. You've changed." -an ex, some years back. I think one of the worst ways you could insult a person is to tell them that they...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Jan 27, 20215 min read
The time I accidentally fed soap to some coworkers
One time at work I accidentally tricked coworkers into eating soap. :( In retrospect, I can actually see exactly how this was a terrible...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Jan 19, 20213 min read
The difference between diligence and insanity
This one has been bugging me. People like to say that the definition of insanity lies within the act(s) of doing the same thing over and...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Jan 4, 20216 min read
Your quest for The Holy Grail.
"Tell me what to do" "How do I get into voice acting?" It's an innocent enough question to ask, and you see it ALL. THE. TIME. People ask...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Nov 16, 20205 min read
Fantasy Sports (and nursing?) Leagues, COVID College Towns, and Tough Love
I'm terrible with general #sports knowledge. I couldn't tell you what teams are having a strong season, and I might even screw up a...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Nov 7, 20204 min read
"I do voices" and other fun faux pax things to say
"I do voices!" "My friends say I have a great voice and should get into voiceover!" "I do a really good Solid Snake impression - check it...
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Michael Apollo Lira
Sep 30, 20202 min read
Well here goes nothing.
Blogging. I'm about to show my age here. Last time I had anything remotely similar to a blog, I had a MySpace page. Not only that, but...
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