Tag: shame

“Do it all, do it perfectly, and never let them see you sweat”

.Reading time 15 minutes.

This is pertinent to what I am studying right now – for myself, intellectually and intuitively I get it, but when it comes to practice, it can be a whole other story. Showing vulnerability both excites me and scares me. . . .  vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change. (Applause) To create is to make something that […]

Read More

I’m gonna try with a little help from my friends

.Reading time 4 minutes.

Asking for help can open our hearts. Yes, it is true, it is very hard to make money from music (or writing for that matter) anymore, when it is so easy to copy. As a musician and a writer and a teacher, I have struggled with the issues of having my work “taken” without a […]

Read More