A unique approach to being a musician in 2022: Live the light don’t fight the dark
The past 18 months have been a revealing time for everyone on this planet - both personally, and globally. And especially so being a musician.A torch has been shining on various aspects of the world’s structures and systems allowing people to see more clearly what’s been hiding in those dark spaces for a long time.The music industry has not been exempt from this with many, if not all, music-makers and creators completely losing their livelihood for obvious topical reasons.But under [...]
Five Small Steps to Big Songwriting Goals
Do you ever feel like you go through life without consciously choosing how you think, how you want to feel and what impact you are having on those around you?Last week in I Heart Songwriting Club, I've invited our 900+ members to reflect on their legacy and what they want to leave behind in this world. That was last week's theme.I also recently shared how having uplifting conversations with people and visiting amazing places are two things that I have [...]
Creating New Holiday Traditions
2 years ago, I started a new little Christmas tradition. After my dad died, I made a crystal clear decision to no longer buy into the commercialism of Christmas gifts (somehow those events felt connected), and instead dialed up my desire to have rich experiences and connect with awesome people each holiday season. So from my Airbnb in Paris, I offered out to the universe (really, just my mailing list) 10 conversations with people via Zoom. That was all. [...]
Fuel Up to Level Up – How you Can be a Conscious Co-creator in this New World
A hot topic of conversation that is coming up with creative people that I’m talking to right now is - feeling a sense of burnt out. It appears there is so much personal energy spent outputting - reacting to opportunities that come up, saying yes to things because they sound great or need to be done - and it feels like life is a constant ‘reaction’ or ‘response’ to these things. There also appears to be a lack of energy [...]
Leadership for Creatives in the New World
Do you want more for yourself and others and this world? Are you a NEW WORLD LEADER? As a musician, artist, creative, entrepreneur on your career path, there is an essential element of leadership involved in having that career. There is no defined career path. You have to lead it in many ways. A lot of other careers have a ladder you can climb up, a path that’s predefined in many ways. You finish studying, join a graduate program for [...]
