Pinball is fun when you are the playfield and not the ball. The playfield is the part of a pinball machine that all the cool dohickeys reside.The place where pinballs...
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Does your life, or business, ever suck, just when you were getting AWESOME?
Because if you do, you're not alone. IT IS A THING. Inspired by a brave and daring post I was commenting on within the last week, I was PM'd and asked to talk a little...
Actually, Your Mindset Doesn’t Matter.
What would you say if I told you that your mindset doesn't matter? That all of your goals are achievable no matter what you believe? What if I told you that it DOES NOT...
Balance is a lie. Priorities are better.
Balance sucks. I'm allowed to say that, because I am a Libra, and therefore know these things automatically. It sucks because striving for it never brings peace,...
Finding Solutions When Your Studio Isn’t Quite Running Right
We are in charge. If there is something that doesn't quite fit in the way our studio runs, we can change it. We are in control. We get to make the rules. Here's a fun...
Some Days, Magic. Thoughts on Open Door Productions’ Jesus Christ Superstar
Open Door Productions is a brand spankin' new company formed by the University of Utah Department of Theater undergrad students. (Yes. That means 18 to 23-year-olds are...
On the Expectation of Information
So, this happened. Again. Since it recently happened, I should probably NOT be writing about it, because, you know, feelings, but I decided I'd throw together something...
A Guide to Social Media-ing, for Voice Teachers, Because I Care.
One of my favorite things to do is frolic on the interwebs. I love the community that I have been able to create here, and the true friendships that have been...
Talent is not enough.
This post is for the teachers of voice, and the singers of pop music. I didn’t break it up because I think we need to understand each other a little better, in order to turn the tides of the “chew ’em up and spit ’em out” industry.
You wanna know what stinks? Being told you aren’t doing it right.
Criticism is almost always defined way too casually. It’s lumped in with disapproval and mistakes. It gets traction with meanness and jealousy. Its synonyms are...