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Announcing the NEW Confident Singing Made Simple Podcast!

Podcast, Singing

Announcing the NEW Confident Singing Made Simple podcast!

Launching May 27! Listen to the trailer now below and subscribe on Apple, Google, Amazon, Spotify, Stitcher, or Podchaser.

Top Reasons You Should Definitely Start Meditating

Health, Singing

What will happen if you start meditating? What is the purpose of meditation?

If you are on the fence about meditation, then let’s make things a little simpler for you: this is something that you absolutely should do.

1. It Thickens Your Brain
2. It Helps You Deal With Stress
3. It Gives You Greater Emotional Control
4. It Provides Mental Discipline

How To Help Your Child Stop Negative Self-Talk

Confidence & Self-Esteem, Success & Personal Development

All children occasionally criticize themselves. However, if their inner voice consistently uses poor language towards them, it may have a negative impact.

Negative self-talk can take many forms. It can seem realistic, such as “I’m not that good at this, so I shouldn’t really bother trying it,” or it can sound outright cruel, like “I can never do anything right!”. It may appear to be a realistic assessment of a situation at hand (e.g., “I barely passed that test. I guess I’m really not good at math.”), but it can quickly turn into a terrible declaration (“I’ll probably fail this class and never get into university”).

This negative self-talk disrupts our children’s productivity and life goals. If they constantly have negative thoughts in their head throughout the day, these thoughts might make them feel disappointed, angry, helpless, or depressed.

Parents should take it seriously when negative self-talk becomes frequent and causes issues at school or with friends. Eliminating negative self-talk is one of the most critical mindset shifts you can make in your child’s life. Although everyone seems to understand the importance of this change, the majority of people still struggle with it.

5 Surprising Ways to Build Up Your Confidence

Confidence & Self-Esteem

Build up your confidence through these 5 top tips!

Think about how different your life could be if you went into every situation with unlimited confidence.

Luckily, there are strategies you can practice to increase your confidence.

1. Be Proud of Yourself
2. Be Decisive
3. Ask For Help When Necessary
4. Do Something Difficult Everyday
5. Help Others Whenever Possible

The Downside Of Perfection – The Opposite Of Loving Yourself

Singing

In this article, we explore the downsides of perfectionism and provide five reasons why it’s not a worthwhile goal. If you’re constantly pursuing an unattainable ideal, it’s time to let go and focus on self-love and personal growth. Discover how to break free from the shackles of perfectionism and find true satisfaction in your life.

Grit Is the Strongest Predictor of Future Success

Success & Personal Development

Grit is the strongest predictor for future success in an individual; grit overcomes wit and ability every time. Studies have proven that given a group with equal IQ scores and ability, those with grit will beat out their counterparts.

You can use your past experiences to influence your current or future situations by calling on the skills you created when you had to fight to overcome so you can rise out of a difficult time…

✔Bounding back after a bad audition or performance
✔Finding out you didn’t the get the role or job when you really wanted it
✔That time you had to say goodbye to someone you loved
✔That season you didn’t sleep when your baby was small and you had to be at work
✔Being in boot camp or on tour during your military career
✔Working menial jobs and creating a budget with little income
✔Being a single parent with no support
✔Overcoming a medical event
✔Bringing your credit back after bankruptcy

If you have endured loss and came out the other side, you have undoubtedly developed grit.

How To Sing “From The Diaphragm”

Breath & Support, Singing

You must have heard people saying “Sing from your diaphragm”, but what exactly do they mean? How can your diaphragm sing? What they actually mean is to use your diaphragm to control your singing breath.

Well, you must actually practice with good vocal exercises to perfect your singing breath. Singing from the diaphragm is a complex muscle/breath coordination that many singing teachers find it difficult for their students to words effectively. That is why there is so much confusion on this topic.