THE HONESTY PILL BLOG

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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