Helping adult pianists build confidence, consistency, and real musical progres – even with busy lives!
How’s life going for you? Is it everything you ever thought? Or are you feeling trapped on a hamster wheel of never-ending obligations that suck up all your emotional energy? Over the past few years, I’ve felt stuck. A constant sense that I’m not getting enough done follows me everywhere. I remember a time when [...]
Do you ever feel stuck in your piano playing? You feel as if you put in the practice time but just aren't making the progress you'd like. Or maybe you do feel like you're making huge strides in your playing but want to take things to the next level. As a lifelong pianist, I'm always [...]
"We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don't like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary." Carol Dweck Learning to play the piano can be intimidating. After all, there are thousands of talented pianists showcasing their skills on YouTube, [...]
"If you chase two rabbits, you will catch neither one."Russian Proverb If you're a blogger, a business owner, or someone with varied interests, I'm sure you've heard the advice before. "Find your one thing and channel all your energy into it. Niche down or fail." Take a look around, and you'll see countless examples of [...]
As the name implies, limiting beliefs are beliefs that hold you back in some area of your life. These beliefs about yourself or the world keep you stuck in toxic patterns of guilt, sadness, and inadequacy. They keep you from flourishing into the person you're meant to be. Limiting beliefs live deep in your subconscious, [...]
The world is full of distractions. Thanks to technology, we can now follow any breaking news story in even the most remote corner of the world. Or stay caught up with friends from high school without as much as a phone call. We can even entertain ourselves for hours on end simply by watching 30-second [...]
You love putting new and exciting things out into the world. Whether it's writing, painting, music, or crafts, you have a spark of creativity just itching to burst itself into flames. Except lately, something has been holding you back. That spark has dimmed into a barely perceptible flicker of light threatening to extinguish itself at [...]
"You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible."Deepak Chopra What would you do with your life if you knew you couldn't fail? Would you start the business of your dreams? Perhaps you would finally ask for that long-overdue raise. Maybe you would even take the first steps toward a brand new career. [...]
Do you ever have those times in your life when you feel overwhelmingly tired? When EVERYTHING feels impossibly tricky, and you have zero energy. Even getting through the day feels like a marathon of marathons. Maybe you've even lost interest in doing things that once brought you great pleasure. Or you feel as if your [...]
We are only a month or so into 2021, so I have two questions for you. First of all, did you make a New Year's resolution this year? And secondly, are you still sticking with it? If so, I'm sending you a virtual high five! And if not, I'll still send you a shout-out because [...]