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Being Authentic

Do You Secretly Do This In The Shower?

I know you do it.
When you’re home on your own. When you’re certain you won’t be overheard or interrupted by someone walking in on you.
When you strip off all your clothes, draw the curtain (or close the glass door) and stand wet and naked in the steam…
It doesn’t take long before the urge strikes. And [...]

Want A More Wildly Creative Life? Here’s 10 Easy Ways To Improvise!

Have you ever watched “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (If you haven’t seen it for a while, check out this episode featuring Robin Williams.) It’s a show that combines stand-up comedy with improvisation (and I do love it, yes I do.)
As a performer, I was trained to practice improvisation as the ultimate way of being [...]

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Is It Really Worth The Sacrifice?

Compromises. You make them all the time – humble little decisions to acquiesce that keep the wheels of life oiled and generous.
You may make a simple compromise over where to go for a meal, or what kind of car you buy or who gets to do the dishes. You may argue a compromise with yourself, [...]

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Are You Playing To The Wrong Crowd?

We’ve all passed a busker standing in the street, trying to be heard above the noise.
In London, you usually catch them playing in the tiled tunnels of the Underground. Tiles give a great acoustic, especially if you are a little rough around the edges, which let’s face it, most buskers are.
No doubt you’ve passed one [...]

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Why Being Authentic Hurts Like Hell

There is so much being said in the blogsphere about the importance of being authentic. “You must be truly you”. Why?
Because in a world where connections are made in seconds between complete strangers, there is only one shaky platform upon which this immediate gift of trust is built; the belief that the person behind the [...]

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A Perfect Falcon For Your Shoulder

I love to start the week with something to meditate on – something that stirs up that little fire inside you and inspires a magnetic week, when you sense all the things you are wanting are coming that tiny bit closer to you…
So here on The Tiny Soprano, you will find Monday is now a [...]

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Chris Brogan, Hype and Prima Donnas

Chris Brogan posted the fifth video in his Overnight Success series yesterday, and it really got me thinking about the idea of belief systems and how people get sucked in to the story of their own hyped-up greatness.
You see, coming from the opera biz, I know a lot of people who appear to be huge [...]

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Why “Safe” Doesn’t Move People

Have you ever watched a politician make a speech that sounded like it should have moved you, but it just left you cold? Or a sports player who is technically brilliant but really doesn’t “do” it for you?
I see this all the time in opera – excellent singers who are great at hitting all the [...]

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Talent Vs Hard Work – Are They Both Overrated?

“What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.” ~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton.
There is a general consensus that talent alone does not make you a success. You also need application and the right kind of hard work. You need the skills to analyse the results you get, and the perseverence to continue where others give [...]

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Want To Get More “In Tune” With Your Day?

Have you ever had the kind of day where everything just fell into place? Where you felt great, nothing seemed to phase you and everyone around you was on your side? The day flies by, stuff just gets done, and before you know it you’re falling into bed with a smile on your face, a [...]

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How I Caught The Universe “Red-Handed”

“It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” ~ Charles Dudley Warner
The World Is Full Of Scary People Out To Get You…Right?

Some would have you believe that we live in a world where the approach of a stranger signals danger. In [...]

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How Well Do You REALLY Know Yourself?

Have you ever caught yourself thinking one thing but doing another? The kind of moment where the action you are taking at the time seems totally at odds with the thoughts inside your head?
It’s as if your body almost has a life of its own, and is steaming on, regardless of the little voice screaming [...]

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10 Powerful Resources For Inspiring Change

Listed in no particular order, I am very pleased to present a very special selection of books and recordings that have become my must-have recommendations. While it is hardly an exhaustive list, it does represent the top ten resources you should get cosy with now in order to give you maximum momentum.
Some of these are [...]

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