In this insightful episode, we explore strategies for productivity, mindset shifts, and overcoming roadblocks with our guest Cami McLaren, founder of McLaren Coaching. Cami shares her unique perspective as a former lawyer who transitioned into coaching musicians and professionals from various fields. Get ready to dive into practical tips, thought-provoking discussions, and personal insights that will empower you to unlock your full potential.

In this captivating episode, we delve into the fascinating world of harp mastery with Emmanuel Ceysson. Join us as we explore his remarkable journey from starting the harp at the tender age of 7 to becoming a renowned professional harpist. Emmanuel shares insights into the challenges he faced as a male harpist, the intricacies of the pedal harp, and his unique approach to overcoming performance anxiety.

“If you are not fueling yourself, you are not going to be in top condition and reaching your goals is going to be so much harder.”

“We sometimes think that being hard on ourselves is the way to succeed, and that is absolutely false. ”

“That was my best, and it wasn’t good enough. So somehow, I had to figure out how to exceed my best. And that was daunting.”

“Are we going for it, risking judgment, or are we playing it safe, staying invisible? What’s it gonna be?”

“I'm working with human souls. If I can bring out the best of everyone in that one moment, I think I did my job.”

“If you're going to spend days and weeks and years working on something, it better be something that makes your heart happy!”

“We can't afford to be complicit and sit on the laurels of our conservatory degrees. We need to do something.”

“Opera needs to be focused far more on people of color and female voices, to have a future. We need to be doing more work on this.”

“The truth of being a leader? The first step is to know yourself really, really well.”

“We are all human. We all blow it once in a while. The idea that we have to be perfect to win a job is just not true.”

“When it comes to being nervous, you’re going to get the butterflies. The trick is to get them to fly in formation.”

“There are things I would do during an audition that aI would never do on stage in a performance. It’s a totally different mindset.“

“What I was doing was bringing in money, but it was not my definition of success... Because I couldn't breathe.”

“If you want to be a composer, at some point the rubber needs to meet the road and you need to start putting dots on a page.”

“If you mess up, you have to accept it. I accept every single mistake I make: it's all part of the process of learning.”

“Nobody is perfect, but that doesn't mean your performance can't be good, or great, or even inspirational.”

“When it comes to being successful in life or anything else, expecting a linear path is just an exercise in futility.”