The thriving singer's podcast

I think one of the most important things we should start to develop early on in our singing journey is ownership of our development.

By that, I mean learning in full detail how our instrument works and actively figuring out who we are and who we want to become.

The two factors in combination will in turn allow us not to give our power away to teachers, coaches, or any mentors along the way.

Enabling us to create and maintain autonomy over our art and our craft.

We can become very good at creating our own suffering consciously and unconsciously.

Today I look at just a few ways we can be causing ourselves unnecessary hurt and sadness.

Just being aware of them can break the cycle and make room for a healthier perspective.

We go into what I believe to be the 3 pillars of creating the state of flow in performance.

How not to get distracted by your thoughts, nerves, and fears. Practicing as if performing, being present, and honing your focus skills.

How to prepare and how to deliver!

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Why creating a stable financial income for yourself, that sustains you whilst also financing your dream is something you should be creating for yourself.

Getting started with generating ideas and generally thinking about what would be the best option for you.

Take advantage of the digital age, your many talents, and acquired knowledge to build something that you can be proud of.

If you live in a state of acceptance of your weaknesses and strengths and you know and trust that you are working on them you can handle any comment or crappy feedback given to you in an empowered way.

By being able to analyze it and work with it objectively without it destroying your sense of self-worth.

Nobody should be able to touch or put a dent in your sense of self-worth, always remember that. If it happens, it is because we allow it to happen.

This episode is about how self-awareness will help you deal with rejection and feedback and how to build it!

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How to Create an overview of your goals and plan your whole year of practice for results that will show up in your performance.

With links to bonus worksheets to help you get started and keep going through the start, middle, and end of the year!

"I am a freelance artist therefore I am a business owner" or these days at least a brand!

If you get money for what you create, you fundamentally own and run a business/brand, be it a product or service.

Owning a business means owning a lot of jobs, that all need to be executed for the good of the whole.

Mastering your craft and becoming the best artist you can is obviously the most important thing and the activity you have to make room for the most, I mean, otherwise we wouldn't have a product to sell!

So as a freelance artist your job is to be creative and create BUT it is not your only job!

If we also want to sell our product and make a living from it, being an artist becomes a multifaceted endeavour.

So today I wanted to talk about my 3 favourite books that cover the perfect productivity cocktail to be able to handle this multifaceted endeavour! The books cover creating systems we trust and follow, focusing on the essential tasks and getting out of our own way and actually doing what needs to get done.

Enjoy!

The fusion of master craftsmanship and creative power allows for flow to produce art. I believe you can't use the word art for your creative output unless it is combined with master craftsmanship! Beauty will only emerge if there is harmony in your energy, between what you have in you and how well the medium is built through which it comes out or flows through. So what does it take to create flow or Art and how can you apply this to you and your process?! Listen now!

"Get back in the saddle" or "get back on that horse" Is my favorite metaphor for getting back at it if you get thrown off course, if something happens that makes you feel like you just can't do anything more or pick up where you left off.

If this happens to me and I get thrown off my trajectory, I like to picture that horse, and myself climbing back on, gathering the reins in my hands and easing that horse into a walk or even a trot. It makes it feel simple and easy, one action step at a time.

Today I wanted to dive into how to get yourself motivated to "get back in the saddle" and get going again after a setback.

Where to draw the line between you as a person and your voice. Have you ever even thought about making that distinction?

As singers we can't physically put our instrument away at the end of the day, there is no tangible way of tucking the voice away when we've stopped working on it. And this creates a hazard for us, in that we don't simply think of singing as something that we do, but unconsciously and even consciously we believe it is who we are.

Today we dig into the topic of identity and why it is important to have a sense of detachment from our work.