Tales From The Lane
Living Your Best Life as Creative Artist
Category: Performing
Why This is an Incredible Moment For the Arts
It makes me so happy to open up Instagram and Facebook these days and see my friends’ faces smiling back at me from various rehearsals and concert venues. Captions are back to the usual jokes about summer concerts, and gig mishaps. It’s almost… Continue Reading “Why This is an Incredible Moment For the Arts”
An Open Letter to My Students
My Dear Students, You might be curious as to why I have decided to step away from playing the cello–after so many years of focusing my life around it. After all, this thing that you are striving towards–this ability to play well enough… Continue Reading “An Open Letter to My Students”
On Giving Up My Performance Life
Here’s a riddle for you: Q: What do you call a musician at the height of their career (whatever that means…) who decides to stop performing? A: I don’t know. Nobody does that. Except that’s exactly what I’ve done. A few… Continue Reading “On Giving Up My Performance Life”
The Right Way to Make Career Decisions
As Creatives, our careers are made up of a series of projects. Whether you are a musician, a dancer, an actor, a writer, or a visual artist, opportunities are presented to us almost daily in the form of invitations, requests, and our own… Continue Reading “The Right Way to Make Career Decisions”
Spotlight Series: The Happiest Musician: Oboist and Author, Jennet Ingle
I am so excited to be bringing back my Spotlight Series! This monthly series features amazing creatives that are doing things THEIR way, and on THEIR terms. Each one of them has contributed to the betterment of their industry by following their dreams as… Continue Reading “Spotlight Series: The Happiest Musician: Oboist and Author, Jennet Ingle”
Is It Time to Rewrite the Script?
Last week’s blog post and ensuing social media posts and my weekly FB live session were all about “Getting past our fear of what other people might think” and one of the points I made garnered so many DMs, Emails, and comments that… Continue Reading “Is It Time to Rewrite the Script?”
How to Fulfill Your Potential: Step 1
What would it look like if you were to reach your full potential? This, my friends, has been the question that has been eating at me for the past couple of years. Finally, I gave in and decided to dedicate some real time… Continue Reading “How to Fulfill Your Potential: Step 1”
My Unconventional Quest For the Perfect Coach
I was catching up with a friend the other day, and she was asking me about the coaching work I’ve been doing over the past couple of years. “So, are you a career coach, or a life coach?” And…hmmmm… It got… Continue Reading “My Unconventional Quest For the Perfect Coach”
Progress Stalled Out? Here’s How to Reach Your Goals Faster (Without Burning Out)
In all of my research into productivity, personal and professional growth, and coaching, I’ve found two general schools of thought when it comes to making progress on something: Slow and steady wins the race. Go Big or Go Home. But the… Continue Reading “Progress Stalled Out? Here’s How to Reach Your Goals Faster (Without Burning Out)”
It’s Time to Kon-Mari Our Careers
March of 2020: Performances were canceled mid-rehearsal cycle. Some managed to pay the musicians. Most did not. That seemed horribly unfair. May 2020: Still no gigs, and all summer concerts, camps, and festivals canceled. With no work for the foreseeable future, musicians were… Continue Reading “It’s Time to Kon-Mari Our Careers”