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HOW TO MAKE IT ALL WORK. #worklifebalance
I just got the BEST question in a FB forum: I’d love to hear from you or others on HOW TO MAKE IT ALL WORK. #worklifebalance My husband and I both have full time jobs, he works from home and is also a singer and collaborative pianist with weekly coaching gigs, I’m...
Brand Expectations and How to Manage Them
A blog on brand expectations you may not expect. A few weeks ago, I began our month of branding info with a FB live and blog focused on two of the big three components of brand that we use when we are going to come up with brand assets like our logos, fonts, and...
We Need to Talk About Your Brand. Your Siren Call.
As we approach these first weeks of Q4, in the middle of bullwonky stuff like school starting, distance and hybrid learning, fires, a pandemic, family shenanigans, and, oh yeah, the upcoming holidays, we need to talk about something. We need talk about your brand -...
I will not help you find your authentic voice.
I said that to a client yesterday, "I will not help you find your authentic voice." She chuckled, and said, "Oh! That's what I thought what vocal coaches did." I smiled that smile I get when I am gonna preach a thing. You may be familiar with it. It's a smile I love...
So you’ve lost your motivation? Try this.
Three examinations to revisit why we may not be moving on our tasks. I've heard many folx say lately that they've lost motivation... or have they? Motivation is too often associated with feelings of boredom, malaise, or meh-ness. However, motivation has to do with...
You Didn’t Sign Up for This.
This is an open letter to the members of The SpeakEasy Cooperative.I am writing it and posting it publicly because, frankly, I want to shine a light on them. People in the world need to see that there are voice peeps and biz owners who are linking arms, and in the...
The Ten Commitments to Conversation
The time is drawing nigh to have intentional and measured conversations about a polarizing, and maybe even uncomfortable, big ol' elephant in the room type topic: The Reopening of Voice Studios for In-Person Lessons.I’ve been watching conversations become highly...
Resisting Scarcity in a Time of Scarcity
*** So I am not a therapist, an economist, a fortune-teller, or anything like that. If you need support because you are in a dire mental space, please reach out to a professional to help you navigate this difficult time. *** Things aren't looking so hot right now in...
An Open Letter to the Info-Givers in the Online Lesson Rush
Dear Online Lesson Info-Givers, I see you. I've spoken with, or texted with, so very many of you. I hear compassion fatigue in your words.I see your jaw tight when we Zoom, and your red eyes from screens. I sense your weariness at the demanding of information like...
A blog (NOT) about COVID-19 and online lessons.
It's been a whirlwind, hasn't it folks? Over the last week, I think I've either given or read 16338561051 talks, FB posts, encouragements, webinars, etc on COVID-19 and online lessons. I originally thought, "Okay, now I've got to gather all the goodies and link to...
Bitterness and the Key of B-Sharp
The key of B-Sharp. (If you are a super music theory nerd, you see where I am going with this, connecting bitterness with this particular key. Just hang out and wait for the delicious satisfaction of knowing you know. No spoilers!) B-Sharp is full shenanigans and...
Ingredients Are Not Enough.
We've got every ingredient we need inside us, right now.Every element for greatness available.Ready to go.Ready to be what we require it to be. On this, I am adamant. Yet, we believe we are stuck.What do you do when you feel this? Do you give up?Do you say to...
Incarnate
One of the most powerful things I did in 2019 was to uncover the framework that I use to run my business. It goes beyond a mission statement and a vision statement. It's a manifesto turned practical and actionable skeleton that is used to determine decisions,...
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