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Link it up...
Hi Reader, It isn't always easy to connect the dots. Since my last email to you, I've been down a rabbit hole of discovery. It's probably happened to you before. You do a quick search on YouTube for Thing #1. Then the algorithm serves up Thing #2, which you hadn't known about or thought of. 3 hours later, you ask yourself, "Whoa, where did the time go?" If you're lucky, what you learned in the rabbit hole becomes valuable in life or work. Otherwise, that was 3 hours of...something. 🤷♀️...
The songs that light you up
Hi Reader, By United Press International (UPI Telephoto) Some musicians never get old. I don't mean in the chronological sense. But in how you can listen to their songs, a million times over, and somehow they still sound fresh. That's how it is with me and the Beatles. 🥁 When I returned to music in 2020, their discography was top of mind to learn to sing and play. And boy oh boy, there was so much to choose from. Fancy some songs about holding hands, or how she loves you? Check. What about...
Take a beat. Or five.
Hi Reader, We're into the home stretch of 2025. There's something about shifting from Summer to Fall, or knowing that the fourth quarter of the year is just around the corner. In between "OMG, where did this year go?" and "OMG, those grand plans I made in January...so much left to do!" we all hope to make these remaining months count. I get that urge. But it's also been the kind of year where SO much has shifted for each of us, inside and out. Things that used to be predictable and reliable?...
Your important memories
Hi Reader, I met my first war veteran 10 years ago, on Memorial Day 2015. After Memorial Day weekends spent indoors, watching department store and car dealership TV ads, I wanted to connect to the essence of the day. I sat in a military cemetery chapel, listening to a Vietnam War vet tell his chilling and inspirational tale, of being cornered by an enemy soldier in an underground chamber. After the chapel service, I heeded an inner nudge to meet him, to shake his hand, and to thank him for...
It's a work jungle out there...
Hi Reader, My LinkedIn feed's been getting weirder. Before I chose to return to music, and before becoming a life purpose coach, I used to work in some fast-paced industries. LinkedIn itself was growing fast back then, so many of my initial connections were coworkers, or clients, from those industries. These days, that fast pace of change has become what feels like warp speed. And whenever I open my LinkedIn app, I either see a post from someone who's been laid off, or is switching jobs, or...
Your work moves
Hi there Reader, How are you feeling about your work these days? Does it feel like work sands are shifting beneath your feet? Like one chapter is closing - or closed - and you're not 100% sure what's next? I attended an online gathering recently, and one of the participants shared he was "in the void." He felt adrift, knowing he'd left one season of his life behind...but he just couldn't figure out what to do, or how to be. I so get it. Transitions are hard. And, when friends or family are...
Maximum energy
Hi Reader, Are you a football fan? 🏈 I was raised on the other type of football ⚽, and even played it with my neighbors in my tomboy days. Tonight was Super Bowl 2025, held in New Orleans, with a generous dose of local music culture. When I started to get into the game in the 2010s, I learned how it was all about the game stats for some, and more about game day food and watch parties for others. (Buffalo wings and guacamole, anyone? 😀) American football is such a high contact sport, and...
A good reminder
Hi Reader, I watched the Grammy Awards earlier today. It's a tradition I've upheld since my tweens. With all the projects I juggle each year, I don't always have my ear to the ground of what fans, the music industry, or the recording academy, have decided to honor. The more I choose to hone my musical craft, the less time I have to keep up with it all. And the more working musicians I connect with, the more I've understood that the Grammys (or other award shows, for that matter) represent...
The sweet spot
Tuesday tunes & tales. From: The PWM Studio To: Reader Here's what I've learned: Feeling the feels is good for the soul. I used to work in jobs where it wasn't wise to show my emotions. To be fair, not many workplaces are open to emotional displays, so it wasn't an unusual vibe. But most of those jobs were very stressful, and required me to be in peak performance mode at all times. Sometimes, when it all got to be too much, I would make a beeline for an office bathroom stall, talk myself off...
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