Tales From The Lane
Living Your Best Life as Creative Artist
Category: Life Hacks
But What Will They Think?
The Classical Music world is a strange one, isn’t it? It’s full of magic and wonder and skill and talent. From a young age, as soon as we know that we are going to pursue this as our life’s calling, we surround ourselves with… Continue Reading “But What Will They Think?”
The September Reset
It’s Labor Day! Hard to believe we have been through 6 months of COVID-19. Take a deep breath, and pat yourself on the back. You have been a total rockstar. Adjusting and adapting to a new work-life, new home-life, dealing with lockdowns, canceled vacations,… Continue Reading “The September Reset”
The Great Reframing: or, why I am suddenly grateful that all of my concerts this year have been canceled due to COVID-19.
One of the teaching jobs I had, while I was a freelancing cellist, was at a private school. I conducted the orchestra and string ensembles, ran the chamber music program, and taught cello lessons. After a few years of my poking my nose… Continue Reading “The Great Reframing: or, why I am suddenly grateful that all of my concerts this year have been canceled due to COVID-19.”
Permission Granted
Not that you need it, but you seem to be asking for it anyway. I see you, my friend. You’re an incredible musician. Thoughtful, dedicated. You went to the right schools and survived the years of practicing 6-8 hours a day in order to… Continue Reading “Permission Granted”
Lacking the Motivation to Practice? Focus on Your Systems, Not Your Goals.
It’s scary to see an uncertain future and not know where or how the goals you set out for yourself fit into it. But what if you could shift away from the Goals themselves, and focus on your Systems instead?
Life: Online (My Spring Newsletter)
Hello Friends, Greetings from Sunny (but Locked down) Bermuda. It’s been a while since my last article. Since then, the world got turned upside-down, and everyone has been hurriedly adjusting to this “new normal” as they call it. I do have some posts rolling… Continue Reading “Life: Online (My Spring Newsletter)”
Why You Need to Stop Waiting for the Phone to Ring
It was that day that I stopped waiting for “someone” to call me up and I just started finding my own concerts. I researched them, I created them, I made them happen. Did I make mistakes along the way? Of course. Did I learn a lot about how to do it? Of course. That’s how it works.
Are You on the Wrong Train?
“Have you ever had a conversation that seemed innocent enough at the time, but with hindsight you realize was one of the most monumental moments of your life?” Years ago, when I was still living in Boston, I was living a double life. I… Continue Reading “Are You on the Wrong Train?”
Bloom Where You’re Planted
Last week, we talked about figuring out the kind of location that best suits our individual nature and the idea that as classical musicians, we often just let inertia decide where we are going to live our lives. How we often end up either… Continue Reading “Bloom Where You’re Planted”
Are You a City Mouse or Country Mouse At Heart?
The question of where one prefers to live is as old as Aesop himself. The City mouse scoffs at the simplicity of Country Mouse’s life but the Country Mouse prefers the safety of his quiet life (rather than be attacked by dogs in the… Continue Reading “Are You a City Mouse or Country Mouse At Heart?”