Love this. Totally here for what you say about entrepreneurship, but thing that REALLY resonated with me was your description of your vocal/technical journey, because my experience was so similar. "You're not expressive enough." Looking back, how could I be, when I lacked the technical foundation?! When I realized the issue was rooted in fundamental gaps in how I understood my instrument, rather than just "not being good on stage," I was able to take ownership and address it.
This article just totally encapsulated and made clear what I’ve been thinking about for years. The foundation has to be strong for anything to work… but I’ve never thought about with business. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for sharing! The act of singing and the act of asking for money in business are quite emotional, but the foundation has to be in place to minimize the chances the emoting can negatively affect the sale or the performance. Many choose to hope the probability of overly emoting will just lead to a good enough experience.
I've had my share of voice lessons where the teacher would focus on my expressivity in lieu of giving technical instruction for say hitting a high note. Relying on emotional highs in business likewise might be ok in the short-term for your bank book, but without an incentive to keep things regulated emotionally, it's risky business!
Love this. Totally here for what you say about entrepreneurship, but thing that REALLY resonated with me was your description of your vocal/technical journey, because my experience was so similar. "You're not expressive enough." Looking back, how could I be, when I lacked the technical foundation?! When I realized the issue was rooted in fundamental gaps in how I understood my instrument, rather than just "not being good on stage," I was able to take ownership and address it.
There are still a few too many teachers out there who can’t really teach technique and will gaslight you about your expression instead! 😜
Or the stage directors who yell at you for not doing anything when you’re still waiting for them to DIRECT you and tell you what to do!
This article just totally encapsulated and made clear what I’ve been thinking about for years. The foundation has to be strong for anything to work… but I’ve never thought about with business. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for sharing! The act of singing and the act of asking for money in business are quite emotional, but the foundation has to be in place to minimize the chances the emoting can negatively affect the sale or the performance. Many choose to hope the probability of overly emoting will just lead to a good enough experience.
I've had my share of voice lessons where the teacher would focus on my expressivity in lieu of giving technical instruction for say hitting a high note. Relying on emotional highs in business likewise might be ok in the short-term for your bank book, but without an incentive to keep things regulated emotionally, it's risky business!
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