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These articles are designed to encourage you and give you actionable tools to use as you go about the brave and vulnerable work of being a musician. Remember, I am ALWAYS cheering for you!
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Katie Frisco
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A Quick Mindset Shift for When You Are Spiraling Downward
How you can find freedom through service *Welcome to The Musician's Mindset! I'm Katie, a certified life coach and flutist who helps...
Katie Frisco
- 4 min
How to Create a New Mindset Practice
5 easy ways to add mindset work into your daily practice routine *Welcome to The Musician's Mindset! I'm Katie, a certified life coach...
Katie Frisco
- 5 min
Fear Setting
The mindset tool helps musicians unpack fear so they can keep bravely leaping onto the stage *Welcome to The Musician's Mindset! I'm...
Katie Frisco
- 4 min
What Makes You Worthy?
Your answer is the antidote to fear and anxiety on stage *Welcome to The Musician's Mindset! I'm Katie, a certified life coach and...
Katie Frisco
- 4 min
Step Off the Productivity Treadmill
Try this simple strategy to refill your creative tank *Welcome to The Musician's Mindset! I'm Katie, a certified life coach and flutist...
Katie Frisco
- 5 min
Choose the Blue Briefcase
2 exercises for classical musicians to challenge unhelpful core beliefs *Welcome to The Musician's Mindset! I'm Katie, a certified life...
Katie Frisco
- 6 min
Face Your Fear
3 steps for classical musicians to handle the fear of performing *Welcome to The Musician's Mindset! I'm Katie, a certified life coach...
Katie Frisco
- 5 min
The Thief of Joy
Strategies to Subdue Comparison From an early age as musicians, we are trained to compare ourselves to others. You’re 6th chair in...
Katie Frisco
- 4 min
Plan to Fail
How the musician can take failure into their own hands Planning to fail sounds inhibiting and less than helpful, right? I mean, how can a...
Katie Frisco
- 5 min
Quit Playing it SAFE
It doesn't serve the music, the audience, or you! Over the weekend, like thousands of others, I attended a concert. I needed to hear...
Katie Frisco
- 5 min
Being a Perfectionist is Nothing to Joke About
Brene Brown lays down some truth about perfectionism in her newest book Oftentimes when we talk about “being a perfectionist” it’s with a...
Katie Frisco
- 4 min
That Was an EPIC FAIL
What can the classical musician do after a major loss? You’ve spent the last 6 weeks preparing for the audition. You’ve maintained a...
Katie Frisco
- 5 min
3 Toxic Mindsets of Musicians
Ditch the unhealthy mindsets and fall back in love with making music As classical musicians, we tend to be focused on where we are going...
Katie Frisco
- 5 min
Practice with TOMATOES?!
How musicians can use this iconic productivity tool Classical musicians spend hours upon hours in the practice room. But, if we are...
Katie Frisco
- 5 min
Help for an Anxiety Spiral
How classical musicians can use mental discipline to bring their thoughts back under control Usually, I love Monday mornings. My kiddos...
Katie Frisco
- 4 min
Perfection Got You All Tangled Up? Try This Instead!
Use this mindset tool to build self-compassion As musicians, we can easily cross the line from healthy striving to perfectionism. While...
Katie Frisco
- 3 min
Celebrating YOU: Cultivate Self-Compassion
How giving yourself grace will expand your music-making Self-compassion is a practice of goodwill, not good feelings. - Kristin Neff Why...
Katie Frisco
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Feeling like You're Not Enough?
Creating a gratitude practice can open up a world of confidence for the classical musician The simple, daily practice of gratitude helps...
Katie Frisco
- 5 min
STOP Beating Yourself Up
How musicians can get a handle on those pesky negative thoughts Do you have a common negative thought playing in your head like "My...