Staying Composed
Dale Trumbore
"Dale writes candidly about the challenges she's faced and what she found works. Staying Composed is a treasure trove of practical strategies for moving your artistic career forward... I recommend Staying Composed not only for composers, but for...
Location:
United States
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"Dale writes candidly about the challenges she's faced and what she found works. Staying Composed is a treasure trove of practical strategies for moving your artistic career forward... I recommend Staying Composed not only for composers, but for performers, writers, and any other creatives. Too many of us harbor fantasies of a short cut to 'making it,' instead of building our own career success, step by step, from where we are right now. Thank you, Dale, for writing this book to help us on the journey." —Angela Myles Beeching, author of Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music All artists have doubts and anxieties. What are yours? Managing procrastination, anxiety, and creative blocks? Knowing how to trust your work? Dealing with other people? Balancing the need to push through to the end of a work while keeping your health and sanity? Handling rejection . . . and your own success? Dale Trumbore has faced each of these issues, and Staying Composed: Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life is her answer. With humor and understanding, Dale breaks down each obstacle to a creative career and presents workable strategies for a long-range, manageable, and meaningful life in the arts. Duration - 5h 29m. Author - Dale Trumbore. Narrator - Dale Trumbore. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2019 Dale Trumbore ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:10
Prelude
Duration:00:08:37
Section 1: Procrastinating Better
Duration:00:00:06
Chapter 1: Consciously acknowledge distractions.
Duration:00:06:22
Chapter 2: Lean briefly into procrastination, then back out again.
Duration:00:05:07
Chapter 3: Procrastinate with noncreative work.
Duration:00:04:32
Chapter 4: What are your creative blocks telling you?
Duration:00:09:00
Chapter 5: Keep in touch with your work.
Duration:00:09:52
Section 2: Trusting Your Work
Duration:00:00:05
Chapter 6: Acknowledge self doubt, then release it.
Duration:00:05:04
Chapter 7: Is it any good?
Duration:00:09:27
Chapter 8: Ask helpful questions about your work.
Duration:00:04:12
Chapter 9: When it's not working, go simpler.
Duration:00:05:54
Chapter 10: Listen to your instinct to revise.
Duration:00:04:27
Chapter 11: Everything is a prototype.
Duration:00:09:44
Chapter 12: It may be harder the second time.
Duration:00:08:17
Chapter 13: Use up your good ideas.
Duration:00:11:31
Section 3: Stalling Out
Duration:00:00:04
Chapter 14: When it feels like nothing's happening, use that time wisely.
Duration:00:11:34
Chapter 15: What's worthy of your worry?
Duration:00:03:06
Chapter 16: When is it time to worry?
Duration:00:06:09
Chapter 17: Don't add worry to anxiety.
Duration:00:10:24
Chapter 18: Incorporate creativity into a daily routine.
Duration:00:11:04
Section 4: Dealing With Other People
Duration:00:00:04
Chapter 19: What's your destination?
Duration:00:05:57
Chapter 20: You can do better than that.
Duration:00:08:51
Chapter 21: Make friends and let them help.
Duration:00:08:02
Chapter 22: You may not need a mentor.
Duration:00:06:03
Chapter 23: You always have the power to walk away.
Duration:00:04:09
Chapter 24: Listen to the start of any new collaboration.
Duration:00:11:55
Chapter 25: Bring up concerns as soon as you notice them.
Duration:00:10:04
Chapter 26: Some people will never like your art.
Duration:00:12:17
Section 5: Muddling Through the Middle
Duration:00:00:05
Chapter 27: What would you do if success was around the corner?
Duration:00:07:51
Chapter 28: Plan for the long term rather than a big break.
Duration:00:10:01
Chapter 29: Some things just take time.
Duration:00:09:33
Chapter 30: Do it now.
Duration:00:06:28
Chapter 31: Build in space around deadlines.
Duration:00:05:11
Chapter 32: What's it all about?
Duration:00:06:28
Section 6: Finding Success
Duration:00:00:04
Chapter 33: Everything going right might still feel wrong.
Duration:00:11:07
Chapter 34: Treat a success hangover with time and ease.
Duration:00:06:20
Chapter 35: Some things never get easier.
Duration:00:06:10
Chapter 36: Some things do get easier.
Duration:00:01:34
Chapter 37: The notes are just notes.
Duration:00:09:18
Chapter 38: You are the success.
Duration:00:06:07
Chapter 39: What happens when you reach the top?
Duration:00:04:37
Chapter 40: Pick a direction and walk.
Duration:00:12:16
Chapter 41: Know your process.
Duration:00:05:56
Postlude
Duration:00:04:27
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:02:35
About the Author
Duration:00:00:48
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:27