Tales From The Lane
Living Your Best Life as Creative Artist
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Course Correcting: When Your Career Has Taken a Wrong Turn
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” –Chinese proverb Today I want to talk about an experience that is common to all fields. Feeling like you’ve somehow gotten off course, and you… Continue Reading “Course Correcting: When Your Career Has Taken a Wrong Turn”
Making Space for What is Most Important
I want to talk to you today about the idea of making space for what is most important to us. This can mean a lot of things. It can mean making sure you have enough time in your schedule, and it can also mean… Continue Reading “Making Space for What is Most Important”
Meeting Your Potential Self
I talk a lot about the idea of “Potential”. As artists, it seems our lifelong pursuit is in reaching it, sometimes losing ourselves (and often our friends and family) in the process. My work as a coach is about helping people reach their own… Continue Reading “Meeting Your Potential Self”
Courage Before Confidence
Today, we’re going to talk about the #1 thing that keeps people from making progress on their dreams, their goals, and their lives: Waiting until they feel confident enough to do it. We’re going to dig into why we do it, Why it’s… Continue Reading “Courage Before Confidence”
Do What YOU Want: How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think
I want to answer a question that comes up regularly for all artists. Actually, I’m fairly certain it comes up for all humans. Why is it that whenever we have an idea to do something–like, move to a new city, change jobs, take a… Continue Reading “Do What YOU Want: How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think”
What if it Was Easy?
We’ve all been there. Deep in the beginning stages of a project–and actually, it’s not quite the beginning. The beginning is fun! That’s when we jot down the ideas and it all just flows, and we have our mindmaps and our vision boards, and… Continue Reading “What if it Was Easy?”
Doing Less to Get More Done
I want to talk about something that comes up a lot both in the work I have done in Music as well as the work I do in life in general. It’s the idea of doing less, in order to get more done. That’s… Continue Reading “Doing Less to Get More Done”
How to Ask for Help (and how NOT to)
Today’s topic is “Help”. Asking for it. Giving it, and why it can be such an awkward experience on both sides—especially for artists. This is a journey that I am STILL on. Asking for help has always been my biggest challenge, and although… Continue Reading “How to Ask for Help (and how NOT to)”
How to Keep Yourself From Bailing On Your Goals
Hello, friend, I hope you have had an incredible week. Over the past 7 years of this blog, we’ve covered a lot of territory, but whether we’re talking about staying healthy while on tour, how to time-block, or set up your teaching studio, the… Continue Reading “How to Keep Yourself From Bailing On Your Goals”
The 4 Crucial Truths That Changed Everything for Me
I was scrolling through my phone yesterday looking for a specific photo from years ago, and wow–is that ever a mind trip! With a flick of the thumb, I was transporting myself back in time—from this past year of career wins and family… Continue Reading “The 4 Crucial Truths That Changed Everything for Me”