What happened to the days when a song burned through you like a fire so deep you couldn’t sleep? It isn’t often that’s for sure. And then came Adele… and Someone Like You. Blew us all away. This kind of songwriting is what I live for. Thanks to Adele for baring her wounds like that and Dan Wilson for helping her do so, so eloquently (it’s both writers in a great co-write that come to [...]

What holds us back in life is fear. Fear is the brain’s way of keeping you right where you are – no risk. But what’s kind of crazy about that is that in most cases, fear… – isn’t real. Matter of fact – I often refer to the acronym: F.E.A.R. = False Evidence Appearing Real Operative word – appearing. The mind is a tricky thing. Your brain is constantly on the lookout to keep you [...]

The title of today’s article, I must confess, is not mine. I heard it from the incredible motivational speaker, author and goddess, Lisa Nichols, just last month at the eWomen’s Network conference in Dallas, Houston. It was the punch line of her speech. Pow! It makes me think of the quote (not from the man who after being wrongly imprisoned for decades forgave his captors, Nelson Mandela); rather it comes from the bestselling author and [...]

Why be just like everyone else when you can be you? Especially when it could be your ticket to your career. Too many artists hold back because they are terrified to be that vulnerable – but it is by being vulnerable that you will be more authentic and perhaps tap into some of the greatest artistic gifts you have to bring to the table. I just came back from the Uplevel Your Purpose Event in [...]

Are you on the Struggle Bus? Do you wonder sometimes if you unconsciously push away your success? Do you wonder if and when you’ll ever get the opportunity to share your music with the world? Or just feel more successful in life overall? While some things we don’t have control over, there are some right under our nose that we overlook – keys to the kingdom so to speak.  Sometimes it’s the very words we [...]