267 Make Space for What Matters: How to pursue your musical goals while creating space for a life you love

What happens when the goals you set no longer fit the life you're actually living?

In this first episode of Season 9, we're exploring how to pursue meaningful musical goals while making space for rest, relationships, health, and the things that make you feel fully alive.

In this episode:

• Reassessing your priorities as your life changes • Creating boundaries around practice and work • Making real space for rest and recovery • Staying process oriented when a project feels overwhelming • Building a schedule that supports both the musician and the human

Because the musician will thrive more when the human is thriving.

Are you ready to take your playing and career to the next level and create a life that feels purposeful and joyful? If you're ready to step on stage with confidence, perform at your best, and finally feel secure in your playing, let's talk.

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Scientific links from the episode:

· Goals aligned with personal interests and values Sheldon & Elliot, Goal Striving, Need Satisfaction, and Longitudinal Well-Being: The Self-Concordance Modelhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10101878/

· Psychologically disconnecting from work Wendsche & Lohmann-Haislah, A Meta-Analysis on Antecedents and Outcomes of Detachment from Workhttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02072/full

· Process, performance, and outcome goals in sport The Performance and Psychological Effects of Goal Setting in Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysishttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1750984X.2022.2116723

Download the transcript from this episode HERE

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THANK YOU:

Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme: Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson.