Host Nathalie and co-host Katherine discuss the definition of investment when it comes to classical music. We will shed light on the ways musicians invest more than money in their careers and talk about how 3 types of investments can make a clearer path to the career you want. Main Points: Why musicians feel disappointed with investments Investments that musicians make that actually stall career progress How money is just one factor in building success Three types of investments that can define your career path How to avoid measuring your identity by the investments you make Follow us for more music career support! Follow The Limitless Musician via Instagram! Check out The Music Teacher’s Playbook! Join the Limitless Musician Newsletter!
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Episode 8: Saying “Yes” to the Right Things
In this episode, Nathalie talks about people pleasing and its not-so-subtle place in classical music jobs. Think of the ways you "starve" yourself on personal and professional levels when you say "yes" to everything. Find out how you can begin to change the habit of saying "yes' to everything else into saying "yes" to yourself. Main Points: How music programs train you to be a people pleaser The reasons you keep saying "yes" when you want to say "no" Three ways to shift your habits and prioritize the right things for you Follow us for more music career support! Join the Limitless Musician Newsletter Follow The Limitless Musician on Instagram Check out The Music Teacher's Playbook
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Episode 7: Burn Your Burnout: Building Sustainable Patterns in your Life
In today’s episode, we talk about the “badge of honor” classical musicians carry: Burnout. Your music degree may have started the fire, but are you keeping the flame burning? Hear about co-hosts Katherine and Nathalie’s personal journeys with balancing stress, as well as the top 3 things that can fuel or burnout or help you reset. Major Points: The reality of experiencing burnout throughout your life The difference between burnout in college and post-graduate reality Applying the concept of homework to goals and tasks How balance helps you protect your real priorities outside of your career Building structure, purpose, and balance to manage stress Practical tips to balance your schedule, understand your limits, and build a sustainable routine Book Recs from Kath and Nath: Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle Atomic Habits Follow us for more music career support! Join the Limitless Musician Newsletter Follow The Limitless Musician via Instagram Check out The Music Teacher’s Playbook
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Episode 6: Beyond Potential - Turning your potential self into your ideal self with Kate Kayaian
Limitless Musician Kate Kayaian shares her journey as a professional cellist, entrepreneur, career & mindset coach, and now as an author of “Beyond Potential: A Guide for Creative Who Want to Re-assess, Re-define, and Re-ignite their Careers.” Join Nathalie and Kate as they discuss how your past shapes your future, how to connect with the version of yourself that you wish you could be, and actionable steps to infuse your core values into every aspect of your career. Main Points: Pivoting your career when there is more that you want Stories or lessons you carry that define your perspective The “blossoming” process of re-learning yourself and embracing your Ideal Self The balance between the pursuit of perfection and the realness of the best version of you How to create an environment with people and resources who help you grow Finding your core values in your career, especially when you balance multiple jobs Get to know Kate! Pre-order “Beyond Potential” at Barnes and Noble or Bookshop Website: https://katekayaian.com/ Instagram: @kkayaian Podcast: Tales From The Lane Follow us for more music career support! Join the Limitless Musician Newsletter Follow The Limitless Musician via Instagram Check out The Music Teacher’s Playbook
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Episode 5: The “Sweet Spot” - Unlearning Perfectionism in your Classical Music Career
In this solo episode, Nathalie talks about perfectionism and its roots in the classical music industry from performance to your way of thinking. Reflect on how perfectionism holds you back in your music career, how human nature can break the perfectionist mindset, and what you can do to unlearn the rigid mindset that makes you stand in your own way. Main Points: How you are conditioned to be a perfectionist musician Challenging the perceived “truths” about practice makes perfect and other misconceptions The difference between psychological inflexibility and psychological flexibility Building your own mental prison - and how to break it down Five steps to finding your “sweet spot” to overcoming perfectionism and embracing adaptability Follow us for more music career support! Follow The Limitless Musician via Instagram! Check out The Music Teacher’s Playbook! Join the Limitless Musician Newsletter!
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