I don’t watch much TV these days but I decided to watch The Voice because it is based on talented singers performing for experienced coaches rather than judges, so there is none of the ritual humiliation of certain other series. I got the impression that the coaches - Will.i.am, Tom Jones, Jessie J and Danny O’Donoghue - were genuinely looking for and responding to authenticity. If … [Read more...] about A masterclass in trusting your gut feeling
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Do what you love, not just what you’re good at
My first love was dancing. Any kind of dancing, really - but when I was little, it was mainly ballet. I was pretty good at it - my ballet teacher used to pull my leg up on the barre to show other, older girls how flexible I was - and I performed in a couple of ballet school shows. I carried on with the lessons until I was around 10 or 11, at which point I realised I didn’t have the desire … [Read more...] about Do what you love, not just what you’re good at