by Angela Beeching | Oct 29, 2018 | Peak Performance
Think back to the last big challenge you faced — in your career or in your personal life. How did you respond to it? Were you thankful? Maybe not at the time, but afterwards? Here’s to Thanking Our Dragons — the counter-intuitive approach to responding to...
by Angela Beeching | Aug 6, 2018 | Mindset for Musicians, Peak Performance
I’m reading Sandra Joseph’s terrific book “Unmasking What Matters Most” and I have for you a favorite excerpt titled, Stand in Your Field of Power. If your “woo-woo” alert is waving a red flag here, calm down. Because Sandra holds...
by Angela Beeching | Jul 2, 2018 | Peak Performance
A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of watching Christine Kloser’s online summit for transformational authors. She interviewed terrific guests on every aspect of writing and promoting a book—from getting past your fears and procrastination, to clarifying your...
by Angela Beeching | Apr 9, 2018 | Peak Performance
I recently read Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly (it’s terrific!). She has a lot to say about the perils of perfectionism, but this one passage (from pgs. 128-130) especially hits home for musicians. It’s what Brené’s research showed in terms of:...
by Angela Beeching | Apr 2, 2018 | Mindset for Musicians, Peak Performance
Here’s an amazing talk on How to Keep Going from Austin Kleon (author of Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work!). It’s for creatives for when we’re burned out, or starting out, for when we’ve hit a roadblock, or are fearing our next steps....
by Angela Beeching | Mar 26, 2018 | Peak Performance
What prevents us from being more creative and more productive? For one, our self-talk messaging is often about not being enough. Not talented or accomplished enough. And whether it’s practicing, networking, self-promoting, or booking — the message is we’re...
