Determination

Why Do Our Buts Carry So Much Weight?

I happened to hear a talk this week by a gentleman who is presently in charge of one of the premier performing arts institutions in the world. His words and vision for the future of both this organization and the classical music industry were inspiring on many levels, but what resonated with me most were [...]

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Thoughts on Thriving as a Musician in 2012 and Beyond (What Does it Take?)

Recently, I was asked to write a guest post on a relatively new music site. As I did some browsing through the archives to learn more about the folks behind this venture, I found some noteworthy articles that I thought would be of interest to the readers of this blog. String-heavy emphasis, but still very [...]

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The Most Valuable Lesson I Learned at Oberlin

I never planned on going to Oberlin, but nevertheless, that’s where I found myself one day as a lost and somewhat bewildered freshperson (yep, “Obies” were fond of their PC language). Oberlin’s liberal crunchy granola-ness threw me for a loop, and I was really turned off by the idealism I found myself surrounded by. A [...]

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The Fine Line Between “Insanity” and Persistence

There is Japanese proverb which states “Fall down seven times, get up eight.” Indeed, persistence, or that not-so-common ability to persevere in the face of disappointments and setbacks, is one of the key factors that separate those who realize their goals from those who fall short. Of course there is also that catchy, but annoying [...]

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The Disproportionate Power of Baby Steps

Did you know that if you eliminate one can of soda per day from your diet and change nothing else, you will have lost about 15 lbs. by this time next year? Or that if every household in the US replaced one 60-watt light bulb with a CFL bulb, the energy saved would power all [...]

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