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64. Limiting Beliefs, Career Growth, and What It Really Means to Double Down as an Actor with Amy Austin
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- Get Messy with Maddie
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- May 27, 2026
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- 2988
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Summary
This one hit me differently — because I got to witness so much of what Amy talks about in real time. Amy Austin (formerly Amy McNabb) is a voice actor, singer, and the founder of Actors Encouraged — a coaching community dedicated to supporting ambitious actors in building their happiest, most sustainable careers. She is also my mindset coach, and I can genuinely say this conversation is everything I've wanted to put into the world for a while now. We get into her intentional, strategic approach to building her voiceover career — the classes, the community, the network — and what it actually looks like to “double-down” in your acting career. We also talk about the seismic mindset shift that happened in a Broadway theater in New York, the difference between "showboat" classes and classes where you actually get to fall apart, core desired feelings, and why we all tend to miss our own growth. Amy is warm, wildly wise, and so honest — this one is a love letter to every creative who's still figuring it out. Timestamps 0:00 — Introducing Amy Austin (formerly Amy McNabb)! 1:38 — "What would you title this current season of your life?" — Amy's honest answer 2:15 — Figuring it out: being 36, being in a new chapter, and not having the title yet 3:55 — How Amy spent the last year strategically building her VO toolbox 5:57 — The Voiceover Academy: starting from the beginning and trusting her instincts 9:39 — Showboat classes vs. learning classes — the framework every actor needs 13:47 — Doubling down in your acting career 14:37 — The Broadway trip that changed everything 15:00 — Operation Mincemeat and the seismic shift: "Oh, I can still do this" 17:01 — The vocal injury at Hershey Park and the limiting belief it created 17:01 — What "doubling down" means practically: doing all the…