by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | May 15, 2020 | Business, Inspiration
Use these Commitments on how to choose to engage in difficult conversations, and on how you will lead them. [Download included]
by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Oct 11, 2019 | Business
I use hyperbole a lot. I think it’s charming and fun, and it really calls my super big feels out and names them, so I can move on with my life. It makes for some fabulous hashtags. #allthefeels, anyone? #amIright? Yet, lately, I am beginning to see hyperbole like a...
by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Sep 22, 2019 | Business
It’s time to start asking for forgiveness instead of permission in your business. Voice teachers that now run a business are stuck in a pattern. We’ve been conditioned to ask permission and beg for a place to stand. It’s time to step up, take action and start running your business with intention! I’ll explain why, and what to do next.
by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Jan 2, 2019 | Business
I wrote a thing for myself. A reminder. A manifest. A pep-talk. I thought you may relate, so decided to share it: Dear Self (you amazing and delightfully silly and grace-y person, you), You have a choice. Yes, you. You have a choice in how your voice works, your...
by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Mar 29, 2018 | Business
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 bit about Upper Limiting. A term coined by Gay Hendricks in his book “The Big...
by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Nov 15, 2017 | Business
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 game to help you get out of your rut: Write down all the things that make you want to...
by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Oct 21, 2016 | Business, Inspiration, Technique
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.
by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Mar 2, 2016 | Business, Inspiration, Success
For about a day and three-quarters. Because WHAT IF?! I mean, really, WHAT the EFF IF?! HEY: Doubt is not fear. Important distinction. Fear is paralyzing, and usually unfounded. When it is founded, it’s telling us some truth about what we need to get wise about. Doubt...
by Michelle Markwart Deveaux | Feb 17, 2016 | Business, Inspiration, Success
Discover how pairing up action and discipline can build trust with your audience and yourself. Learn the secret to consistently taking action and achieving your goals.