Relaaax!

Musician Life - REAL TALK: with David Shanhun

This is yet another contradictory podcast my friends - huzzah!

I'm telling you to relax more into each moment however it shows up.... as well as showing up to do the work and make some 'mistakes' along the way.

For me vocally - when I feel like I need to sound good for the next show, and I start in 20 minutes, and I've had a big vocal day the before.... and... and... and.... etc, then I end up putting additional pressure on myself - which actually has me sound worse at the gig.

Instead when I get curious about how my voice sounds, maybe even curious about how bad it sounds and can relax and have a laugh at it - whilst also doing the training and skills work I've practised for these moments to prepare; THEN I actually relax into the moment. In that relaxation (by definition even) my muscles relax and let go and the whole process becomes all the more enjoyable.

Key takeaways -

Get a good coach AT SOME POINT so you have skills to master and tools to use. Then it's up to you to use them, and the WAY that you use those tools will also massively impact your results, energy and enjoyment all around!

Happy Monday everybody!

David