One big pig show

As I’ve noted elsewhere, I grew up in the farm country of north central Minnesota. During most of my Junior and Senior High School years, I worked in the summer time for my grandfather who had a hog farm in the next county north and west of where we lived. While my grandfather didn’t enter any of his hogs in the pig shows at the county fair, I saw plenty of them. Plenty of pigs. Plenty of pig shows and pig auctions and pig…well, let’s not go there.
I mention this bit of long-ago history because Kara Edwards-Suchan draws a wonderful parallel between pig shows, life and the professional world of voiceover work, on her blog.
Kara, I couldn’t agree more. Voiceover work is not a competition. Even more than snowflakes, every person is unique. However much some of our voices may sound alike in a superficial way, the differences in age, experience, background, talent and a host of other factors guarantees that every one of us is different from everyone else. Sometimes I’m cast for a job. Sometimes one of my friends is. Sometimes none of us are. But, there’s plenty of work for everyone with the desire, persistence and talent to do this work.
Thanks for the thoughtful words, Kara.
(edited to fix typo)