Studio Class

Episode 71: Micro Action Monday - Ask deeper questions

March 21st, 2022  |  9 mins 9 secs

arts coaching, classical singing, micro actions, music business

"Use this as a template for asking better and deeper questions. Use this as a template for listening without defensiveness - because you really do want to actually hear the answers that people will give you. Recognize that you’re growing by taking an interest in their inner world. You’re saying, “I care. I want to keep working together so I’m going to invest in these deeper than surface level questions.” Be open. Be inquisitive. You got this!" Hear this and more in today's Micro Action Monday episode!

Episode 70: Micro Action Monday - Book more gigs

March 14th, 2022  |  10 mins 20 secs

arts coaching, classical singing, micro actions, music business

People want to be sure they're making a good choice in hiring you, buying from you, or commissioning you. Customer objections are the concerns that a potential client, commissioner, presenter, or director has which cause them to hesitate (at best) and abandon (at worst) a project or contract with you. This Micro Action Monday episode explores some of the ways that you can think through customer objections in your professionally creative life to book more gigs, get more students, or sell your offers to your ideal clients.

Episode 69: Micro Action Monday - Grow your Instagram

March 7th, 2022  |  7 mins 39 secs

arts coaching, classical singing, micro actions, music business

“Divas, if you are on social media, I want you to recognize the powerful tool that it is and avoid the mindless scrolling and self comparison trap that can come with it. Social is an incredibly powerful tool, but it can also be a very negative experience. Here’s one way to use social, especially Instagram, to use it for your best self - for your best life.” Listen for a short burst of Instagram inspiration in today's Micro Action Monday episode.

Episode 68: Micro Action Monday - Do your Eisenhower Matrix

February 28th, 2022  |  9 mins 29 secs

arts coaching, classical singing, micro actions, music business

“Make a list: these are all of the things I’m actively engaged in that are not urgent and not important. Then, practice letting them go. You might be convincing yourself that they are urgent or that they are important. That is sabotaging what you really want to do with that time. I don’t want you to hear me saying that you should be a “creative business robot” - that’s not what the Eisenhower Matrix is about. We sometimes allow non-urgent and non-important things to take over because we think somehow it makes us more worthy of the gold stars but I promise you that it doesn’t…” That and more in this Micro Action Monday episode on Studio Class.

Episode 67: Micro Action Monday - Determine KPIs

February 21st, 2022  |  15 mins 41 secs

arts coaching, classical singing, micro actions, music business

"As creative professionals, having your own KPIs (key performance indicators) can be the difference between wild insecurity/uncertainty and feeling like you’re on your own path - you’re in your lane. I promise you that having these things will level out some of those ups and downs we feel because you’ll feel like you’re doing your work. Not somebody else’s work. Not somebody else’s dream. Your dream. Your goals. Your work. I want you to set up your own KPIs so that you can look at the progress you’ve made toward your own strategic goals." That and more in today's Micro Action Monday episode!

Episode 66: Micro Action Monday - Build your board

February 7th, 2022  |  8 mins 36 secs

arts coaching, classical singing, micro actions, music business

Megan discusses how you can think about building a board of directors for your creative career and why you’ll want to set up meetings with your board members today!

Episode 65: Micro Action Monday - Have a content strategy

January 31st, 2022  |  6 mins 49 secs

arts coaching, classical singing, micro actions, music business

Before you even start your content strategy, "What's the overall thing that I'm an expert at? And, what does my community care about? What do they want to know more about?" That and more in this Micro Action Monday episode.

Episode 63: Micro Action Monday - Set your intentions

December 6th, 2021  |  11 mins 42 secs

arts coaching, classical singing, micro actions, music business

“If this, then that… Right? What kinds of things do you want? What are your biggest goals? Then, what kinds of ‘if this, then that’ statements can you set up so that they’re helping you get closer to it? This is such a core ‘micro action activity’! It’s just these little things in which you set up cause and effect statements for yourself.”

Episode 58: Micro Action Monday - Break down your big vision

October 25th, 2021  |  21 mins 39 secs

classical singing, goals, micro actions, music business

"I want to be known for impact and known for transformation. I can’t stay in that burned out place and I don’t want you to stay there either. So, let’s commit to the big vision. Let’s commit to each other. Let’s commit to breaking down those big visions into really important tasks and not just busy work. Divas, I love you so much. If you are in that burned out place, if you are in that dark cloud place, hang on. Throw everything you can at getting out of it. I know it’s hard. I know that there are more sparkly times in front of you. They are not only in your past."

Join me for this Micro Action Monday episode where I walk you through my 20 year goal exercise. (You can buy the ebook and exercise in my store on meganihnen.com if you'd like to do this in written form!)

Episode 54: Masterclass - Odeya Nini

September 20th, 2021  |  1 hr 21 secs

classical singing, micro actions, music business, recording session

Megan welcomes vocalist/composer Odeya Nini to give this Masterclass episode of the Studio Class podcast. They talk about Odeya's deep understanding of embodiment and physicalizing sound, unraveling habits that the body stores, the importance of being in our imagination/visualization when doing voicework, and so much more.