Freelance Fitness is your weekly 10-minute movement break designed for creative freelancers, voice actors, designers, writers, editors, and anyone who spends their days creating, producing, and problem-solving. Hosted by freelance voiceover artist and former fitness instructor Alison Pentecost, each episode blends mindset coaching, creative productivity, and simple exercises you can do anywhere.

All right, what's on your agenda for today? For the week? Are you checking off that To Do list, or is the pile of tasks just rolling over, and growing, like a cartoon snowball rolling downhill?

Having business goals is one thing; making a plan is another. And executing that plan is another thing entirely. When we miss a mark or a milestone, it's easy to beat ourselves up about it and maybe avoid the task entirely.

What can we do to hold ourselves accountable in our creative business without beating ourselves up when we fall a bit short? Let's find some direction and motivation in an upper-body workout designed to build strength and discipline.

So how do we work with these obstacles instead of pretending they don’t exist?

• Break tasks down until they feel almost too easy
• Set reminders instead of relying on motivation
• Decide in advance when and how you’ll work on your business
• Share your goals with someone who will actually ask you about them

You don’t need more motivation. You need better systems.

Links to exercise guides are here: French Door to Shoulder Press, Rotator Cuff Goal Posts, Plank walk, Super humans, Tricep dips, Overhead Arm Stretch.

If you're a voiceover artist looking for an accountability coach, check out my friend Billie Jo Konze!

Written and Hosted by: Alison Pentecost

Theme Song: Snakes and Fire by Pär Hagström

Playlist: Siine

To learn more about my voiceover services — including commercial, corporate, e-learning, and narration work — visit www.alisonpentecost.com. Questions or feedback? Email [email protected] or connect with me on LinkedIn.