Tag Archives: attitude
Keys for Your Next Vocal Competition
“If you fall… you at least fall one step ahead of where you were.” - Selma Hiake Getting your foot in the door on a professional level starts with auditioning for many different venues. And the very first and most important decision you have to make is to know what your proper entry level is so you are prepared and not either over or under reaching for a goal that will not show you to your best advantage. Remember, … Continue reading
Don’t Let Fear Get the Best of You!
“There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.” ~ Cynthia Heimel Whenever we take a chance and enter unfamiliar territory or put ourselves into the world in a new way, we often experience fear. Very often this fear keeps us from moving ahead with our lives. The trick is, as the title of a really great book by Susan Jeffers says, “FEEL THE … Continue reading
Your Brain and Voice – A Powerful Coalition
Part 2 of the Thinking Trilogy. Christ once stated, “As a man thinketh, so is he.” That was not a hyperbolic utterance. It’s a fact. People are great self-fulfilling prophets. If you think you can’t do it, you won’t. If you think you can, you will. Here’s an obvious caveat: if you think you can fly you’ll still never sprout wings. Now that we’re over the obvious, let’s dig deeper. As a singer, what goes on in … Continue reading
Your Brain and Singing
Bookshelves are filled with books touting the power of the mind to create reality. Most of them deal with creating a successful career or economic gain. Others focus on higher values, but still come up with a similar intellectual foundation: you are what you think. In all cases they emphasize looking at the world through positive filters. I’ve yet to read a book called “Depressing thoughts that made my life better.” Myself, I’m a big believer in what Viktor Frankl … Continue reading
Trust-Building Keys
As discussed in an earlier post, trust-building is key in the job interview process. No trust with a hiring manager means no job offer. The 6 primary components of trust-building are Awareness, Discovery, Intention, Character, Understanding, and Service – ADICUS. Awareness – Progress starts with awareness. Awareness of your own emotional state, as well as the buyer’s. The first step is to be aware that emotions can derail the trust-building process, and the second step is to be aware … Continue reading
The Myth of Knowing What You Want to be When You Grow Up
Are you stressed out because you haven’t figured out what you’re going to do with your life? It’s an overwhelming and unfair question to ask ourselves. It’s the wrong question – it assumes that life is so predictable and linear that it’s possible and even expected at a young age to know exactly how you’re going to spend your 80-yr sojourn on earth. Let’s throw out the question and replace it with something like “what should the next step in … Continue reading
