INSPIRATION: What Do You Hear?

by | Jan 7, 2013 | Coaching Advice, Insights & Inspiration

What if quieting the noise was as simple as deciding what to listen to?

It’s a new year and the band is already playing! I recently noticed a music instructor picking out certain instruments in his band to give individuals feedback while the group played on. His ear was so tuned he could tell a trumpet from a French horn (I couldn’t). I wondered “how does he do that?”

Practice, of course, but I’m betting he also mastered a special skill, which is the ability to set his intention on hearing one instrument at a time, and so his ears intuitively screen out the others and bring him the object of his attention.

We can do this too, to bring us success, respite, change, new jobs, new bodies, new anything we want. As long as the calendar says January, you have the right to live in the beginning of 2013, which means you also have the opportunity to decide what you will listen for in the months ahead.

If you knew that such intentional focus would bring you the sweetest music of your life, would you listen? Would you learn to screen out the noise that makes your shoulders tense and concentrate on the gentle melodies that lift your heart? Would you tune into the drum beats that fire you up? What music would you listen to?

The world is noisy. You can decide what music to hear. ~Dana Theus

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Dana Theus

Dana Theus

Dana Theus is an executive coach specializing in helping you activate your highest potential to succeed and to shine. With her support emerging and established leaders, especially women, take powerful, high-road shortcuts to developing their authentic leadership style and discovering new levels of confidence and impact. Dana has worked for Fortune 50 companies, entrepreneurial tech startups, government and military agencies and non-profits and she has taught graduate-level courses for several Universities. learn more

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