Could planning our freelance schedules around the naturally occurring phases in the menstrual cycle allow us to work WITH our changing energy levels and emotions instead of fighting against them?

Defining your top-level goal gives deeper meaning to your daily to-do lists and allows you to direct your time and energy in a way that best supports your professional and personal dreams.

As the months wear on and the reality and probable length of this new gig-free life in the United States settles in, the question I can’t stop pondering (at the risk of evoking a Zoolander puddle reflection moment) is: if I’m not performing music, who am I?

We’re all incredibly complex emotional beings and there are as many responses to this situation as there are people dealing with it.

Brand values help focus company branding and marketing to really tell the true story of the business. And it’s not that different for us as individuals.

Stand up for yourself and believe you’re worth something. If you don’t first, then no-one else will.

There are upsides to the combination of a long distance relationship with a freelance life, especially if your job involves travel.

The smart phone/social media era is a psychological societal experiment. A gamble on our collective mental health that we can’t possibly predict the long term results of.

When you’re a freelancer it’s easy to get caught up in the scarcity mindset, but positively choosing “no” can be a great concept to apply to many areas of our lives.

A look at the distinction between pursuing “music” and pursuing a “career”, and how the relentless pursuit of both could lead to an unhappy life and failure with the very thing you’re striving for.

A note on saying no to the misogyny in country music and encouraging sidewomen to choose who they champion.

Starting over in a new place is hard, but it can also be invaluable for personal growth, both as a musician and as a human.