by Nikol | Mar 9, 2017 | Taking Joyous Action
I’m drowning in a pool…..and I can’t swim. This is how it can feel sometimes, right? We have so much on our plate as Creatives. Not only producing our work, but the marketing, the pricing, the collaborations, and relationship building. And then...
by Nikol | Aug 18, 2016 | Taking Joyous Action
My lungs feel as though they have shrunk and even taking a few steps is leaving me light-headed. My inner dancer is screaming, “I thought I was in great shape!” Oh wait….I’m in the Andes Mountains. I’m at 14,000 feet elevation. That may...
by Nikol | Jun 10, 2016 | Taking Joyous Action
Change comes down to two things. That’s all you need. And I’m talking all kinds of change from something small to radical transformation. The kind of change that moves your life forward, gets you out of your rut, and brings your Creative Dreams into...
by Nikol | Feb 5, 2016 | Taking Joyous Action
The lights dim in the audience, and my excitement rises as the opening notes pierce the dark. It’s New Years Eve, and my adolescent eyes widen as the stage begins to glow. On Christmas Day, the very last present I had opened was tickets for this show, the one I...
by Nikol | Oct 29, 2015 | Taking Joyous Action
Trumpet Bass Saxophone Trombone And then the piano begins. A cacophony of rhythm, they stand side by side, changing time signatures with ultimate ease, creating cords of fifths and sevenths, filling the stage, filling the room. Filling my ears, as my body starts to...