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A couple of studies have recently come to light that show a direct correlation between how much we believe in ourselves and how successful we are at what we attempt.

That’s very different from the typical self talk you probably give yourself about not being able to do something, being poor at execution or not having a chance.

Instead, studies show saying the opposite to yourself works better most of the time.

Except for one glaring exception.

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Do you ever wonder why there are judging rounds prior to when the public votes on the competitors on popular talent shows like The Voice, American Idol and [country name goes here]’s Got Talent?

And did you ever wonder how some people get on TV with mediocre singing skills at best?

It’s not because of their talent. It’s because of something far more valuable. Something you are highly skilled at.

Plus, a very special musical guest in this video helps me illustrate my point.

Madison’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqPc0-mQCRXkx2YW9N4IPlQ

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If you’re a basketball fan, you may have wondered who Rakuten, the Golden State Warriors’ uniform sponsor is.

(If you’re not a basketball fan, you might just have wondered how to pronounce Rakuten.)

Among other things, Rakuten owns Overdrive, the audiobook lending platform, which they bought in 2015 for just over $400,000,000. If you’ve never used it, it’s amazing.

There’s a Forbes article that talks about a study Rakuten commissioned on how popular audiobooks are with various age groups, and found two very interesting reasons why people under 35 are flocking to audiobooks instead of print or e-books.

And you and I both know (and profit from) a third reason.

Link to the ACX Master Class offer: https://acxmasterclass.com/

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Kate Marcin watched one of these videos on audiobooks and how you get paid, and had a question about how paymasters work.

Here’s the answer, and what to expect when you use a paymaster for properly accounting for and getting paid for the hard work you do for your audiobook clients.

The paymaster I recommend:
Noah Michael Levine at Skywire Paymaster Services
https://www.skywirepaymaster.com/

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I make a confession in this video: I’m a huge fan of singing competition shows like American Idol. I watch them fanatically.

And one of the finalists this year caught my eye and ear with something he said that I think we can all use as we continue on our performer journey.

If you’ve ever doubted yourself, this is a video you want to watch.

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By far, one of the most common questions I’ve gotten over the past few months is what process and tools I use to create these videos.

Actually, the process itself changed over the time that I’ve been doing them, and that’s a terrific gift for me – helping me improve the process to get faster and better at doing these videos. And I’m sure it will change between now and the end of the year’s challenge.

So, in this second step, I’m going to show you how I use tools to quickly set up the blog post, the content presentation, the settings on YouTube and the scheduling for the future.

Here’s Part 2 of how I’m doing it – covering the settings and scheduling of the video and blog post.

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By far, one of the biggest questions I’ve gotten over the past few months is what process and tools I use to create these videos.

Actually, it’s changed over the time that I’ve been doing them, and that’s part of the joy for me – to hone and refine the process to get faster and better. And I’m sure it will change between now and the end of the year’s challenge.

So, I’ve split my process into two parts, recorded two videos, and I’ve also recorded my desktop so you can see, step by step, my process. Maybe it will spark some joy for you in your video production.

Here’s Part 1 of how I’m doing it – covering the actual recording of the video.

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