A personal reflection on how forward motion in a music career isn’t about confidence or talent, but about learning tools that help you navigate self-doubt and keep going anyway.
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A reflection on how deliberately scheduling time off can help musicians release guilt, protect their energy, and build a career that feels more sustainable and aligned over time.
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Rather than pushing harder or demanding more from yourself, this post invites a reframe on how kindness can support growth, creativity, and a more satisfying music career.
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A reflection on how automatic yeses during December’s busiest weeks can pull musicians away from what matters most—and how a thoughtful no can protect creativity, health, and meaningful work.
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A reflection on how constant short-term decisions can quietly pull musicians away from fulfillment—and how pausing to zoom out can reconnect daily choices with long-term meaning and impact.
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A reflection on how having support and shared accountability can help musicians follow through on what matters most, especially during full seasons when it’s easy to default to old patterns.
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A personal reflection on how familiarity and “realism” can quietly shrink our vision of success—and what becomes possible when we give ourselves permission to imagine something different.
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A reflection on how creativity and inspiration are often replenished not through effort or achievement, but through ordinary, joyful activities that have nothing to prove.
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As the fall season fills quickly for many musicians, this piece explores how setting boundaries early—and treating your calendar as a reflection of your priorities—can change how the season feels from the start.
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A reflective look at how evolving away from once-meaningful music goals isn’t a failure, but a natural signal that your values—and your definition of success—have changed.
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**This is an article I wrote in January of 2019 which was published on 21cm.org.
It was January of 2012 and I was hard at work on an arrangement of a Red Hot Chili Peppers song for my string quintet, Sybarite5. I didn’t mind the long hours at the computer, but I noticed that my hands had started to hurt.
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Something that never goes away - conquering that never-ending challenge of “getting everything done.”
This spring, I led entrepreneur workshops at various universities around the country and a question the students asked me EVERY time was:
Sarah, you manage so many different things! How do you keep up with it all?
There is no easy answer to this, but there is one thing I swear by:
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What if I told you about a SUPER POWER that could be a real game changer in your work?
Something that could turbo boost your efficiency and your confidence and that I bet you neglect all the time???
No, it’s not a pill, or a chart, or an app, or a priceless instrument. It’s something YOU ALREADY HAVE!
It’s your own inner voice!
Developing an EMPOWERING SELF-TALK is one of THE most effective ways to DRAMATICALLY transform your work and your life!
Studies prove it: harsh self-judgement is detrimental to our work, our progress and, ultimately, our performance.
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8 years ago I went through an injury that nearly stopped me dead in my tracks. I was drowning in the negative stigma that surrounds “musicians’ injuries” and filled with anxiety around the unknowns of my career and life (read about my journey here).
Taking care of my mind turned out to be the cornerstone of my recovery and what started it all was my introduction to meditation.
Was I skeptical about meditation at first? Absolutely. It wasn’t a tangible remedy to me and when a friend suggested it, I scoffed.
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