MONDAY BYTES — November 23, 2015 It's a little odd that we reserve this one Thursday in November to be thankful. What if we built a thankfulness habit into our daily life practice, like brushing our teeth, playing scales, or doing our morning walk? This isn't simply...
MONDAY BYTES — March 30, 2015 How can you engineer more joy in your everyday life? What activities connected with your work, could you re-engineer to improve your experience? Most of us have daily or weekly chores we dislike or resent. Maybe it's your commute,...
MONDAY BYTES — March 16, 2015 The celebrated British acting coach Patsy Rodenburg did a class at the Reflective Conservatoire Conference on the topic of Presence, as in stage presence. Really, until then I'd never thought it was actually something that could be...
MONDAY BYTES – August 5, 2013 With friend and colleague Edna Landau (she writes the terrific Ask Edna blog for Musical America), this week I had a great talk that I'm still mulling over. We were discussing the fact that sometimes performers don't live up to their...
MONDAY BYTES - February 25, 2013 Fully Present and Accounted For? This week I've been thinking about performances, about what it's like when a performer is "in the zone." Being in the zone can mean the difference between a good and a great performance. What prompted...
MONDAY BYTES - March 5, 2012 TED talks — the fascinating and provocative online presentations by the world's leading designers, scientists, artists, and educators — have been a terrific source of inspiration for me and for people I work with. One of the reasons TED...
MONDAY BYTES - August 15, 2011 When is the last time you had a moment to really think your thoughts, clear you mind, or really take in another person's full presence? We're all so busy, so pressed for time — even during vacations! — that it's easy to forget the...
