THE HONESTY PILL BLOG
Can a habit save your life?
If you’re about to step into London trac, the answer is a resounding...yes! #lookright
Looking into my crystal ball
The human brain has approximately 60,000 thoughts per day. Of those many thousands, 80% are negative and 90% are repetitive.
Your light bulb moment.
I’m talking about the thing that you are so passionate and curious about that you’d do it anyway, even if that means having to deal with failing a few times.
Can you hear me now?
Is it a Megaphone Choir? A Bevy of Bullhorns? An Assembly of Ampli ers?
Is that a career or a straight-jacket?
Until I created Honesty Pill, I spent my whole professional life trying to check the right boxes.
Can I suggest something radical?
At some point in time, you will look back on this period in your life and instead of complaining and feeling frustrated, you will feel gratitude.
How to flip the script on a limiting assumption
A limiting assumption or belief is something you believe to be true that restricts you in some way.
Does working on something “extra” mean you’re a failure?
This is me for the past two years at every rehearsal break and concert intermission.
No going back to normal
When Will Life Go Back to Normal? I hear this a lot. And I want to tell you that it’s the WRONG QUESTION. Before you punch me, let me explain.
Practice room mindfulness in 5 minutes a day
I’m thrilled to welcome musician and certied yoga instructor Brianne Borden to be today’s guest on the Honesty Pill blog!
How to improve your time: a metronome survival Guide
You probably have a metronome sitting in your practice room right now.
How do you eat an elephant? Breaking down big goals
It seems like every time I get to the end of my To Do list, somebody moves the ends. Sound familiar?
Five performance myths, busted.
I was recently asked by a high-school student if I ever get nervous before a performance. It got me thinking about some of the misconceptions oating around about performing.
The Honesty Pill story
After receiving a Master’s degree in orchestral performance, I noticed that I had not been automatically offered a full-time trumpet position with a major symphony orchestra.