Flow: Sparkly
It is snowing in MA, and much of the Northeast, this morning. Snow is always some combination of annoyance and wonder for me. Today, working from home with no need to leave, it is pretty sparkly. We sometimes talk about…
Flow: Contrast
For many of us, this is already a very different holiday season. We understand things better by contrast, so we can miss a particular holiday gathering or invitations from friends. This contrast can illuminate what is missing but it can…
Office Space: Winding Down
The end of the year is always a point of transition in workflow. For some, this may be a sprint and for others a slow walk in the woods. Whatever the pace of actual work, there is also a pull…
Office Space: About Eating The Frog
There is a quote, attributed to Mark Twain, about eating a frog first thing in the morning. The idea is that if you do the hardest thing first, the rest of your day will be much better. Here's the thing…
Office Space: Restore
For many in the U.S., it is a short week. It is also more stressful than usual as we adapt (hopefully) to a holiday season in a pandemic. Usually we discuss how to use the voice to "do" things. Today,…
Sing: With Feeling
This week there was a good amount of over-singing in the studio -- Just a lot of "efforting." In all cases, we traced it back to listening for a particular sound. Also in all cases, the singer had stopped paying…
Flow: Order of Operations
I like to hand sew complex things. When this is your hobby, you tend to spend a significant amount of time planning the steps in a project. If you try to skip this part, you end up spending a lot…
Office Space: Nesting
It is getting dark out there pretty early here in Boston. Winter is definitely coming. For many of us, that means working from home in the darkest time of the year with a pandemic spike derailing holiday plans. Whether you…
Office Space: Does It Love You Back?
Lately, I've had several clients mention how much they love their job. They dedicate so much time and energy to doing a good job. Striving to create high-quality work and to be an exceptional colleague. These same clients are often…
Flow: Just Breathe
Take a breath. Without judgment or consideration for whether it is "good," take an0ther one. Breathe in as if you smell the most amazing thing and you want to take it all in. Better yet go find something amazing to…