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Setting Big Goals That You Can Achieve
Setting Goals – That’s easy, right? Setting goals and achieving goals. It seems like it should be a straight line… Set a goal Take steps to achieve it Achieve the result Repeat Somehow it never seems that straightforward. The first leap is setting goals in the first place. Let me
Heather Powell Case Study
Freelance violinist Heather Powell recently moved to Los Angeles from San Francisco after working with the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet. Currently, her work includes playing with the Los Angeles Opera, ballet companies, and recording for soundtracks for motion pictures and T.V. shows. But even with a high
The Power of the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Today I wanted to share a story about stories – how powerful they can be and how we can use them to our benefit. When I was in middle school one night, I wanted a snack and went to the fridge. I ate some potato salad that my parents had
Letting Go and Learning to Delegate
One of the keys to a successful music career is learning the art of delegation.
The Power of Making the Ask – Why Taking the Leap to Ask is the Key to Career Development
When I started fundraising for my nonprofit, I spoke with fundraisers and development directors and they would all say the same thing to me: No one is going to just give you money. You have to go out and ask. That advice is true for any part of our career.
The Problem with Self-Care (and What You Can Do Instead)
What comes to mind when you think of self-care? Maybe you think of taking a bubble bath or getting a massage or taking a much-needed vacation. And although these things fall into the self-care category, narrowing self-care to these types of actions can be problematic. Why? Because they’re what we