James Barbour® Free Weekly Educational Zoom Call | Mindset + Skills Training

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Every week, I host a free Zoom call where we explore both the mindset shifts and the practical skills you need to move forward. Because growth isn’t just about what you know—it’s about how you think, how you approach challenges, and how you take action. Some weeks, we focus on

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The One Voice You’ve Been Ignoring — James Barbour®

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At some point, we all go searching for answers. We look to mentors, coaches, experts, and trusted voices—trying to figure out the right move, the right direction, the next step. And that’s important. Guidance can open doors you didn’t even know were closed. But here’s the truth: it’s only part

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Becoming Before You’re Believed | James Barbour®

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There’s a truth I’ve come to learn, not from books or mentors—but from experience: You have to become before you’re believed. In every reinvention of my life—from stages to studios, from performance to purpose—I’ve had to hold the vision of who I was becoming long before anyone else could see

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Stop Negotiating With Your Potential

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“Every time you talk yourself out of action, you trade your future for your comfort.”— James Barbour® We’ve all done it. We bargain with our own dreams.We delay, justify, and negotiate with ourselves like our potential is optional. “I’ll start when things calm down.” “I’ll try once I have more

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The Discipline of Small Wins

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“Big changes are built on small wins stacked consistently.”— James Barbour® We love big moments — the dramatic career change, the massive breakthrough, the instant success story. But here’s the reality: real change doesn’t happen in giant leaps.It happens in quiet, daily wins that no one else notices. The discipline

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The Future Isn’t Waiting — It’s Listening

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“The future doesn’t happen to you. It happens through you.”— James Barbour® There’s this idea floating around that the future is a destination.Some far-off place that we’ll arrive at — eventually — if we just wait long enough. But the future doesn’t wait. It listens. It responds to what you’re

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Before the Curtain Rises – Where work happens

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In the quiet of rehearsal, truth takes shape before the world ever sees it. The Rehearsal Room Rules Still Apply to Real Life By James Barbour® There’s something sacred about a rehearsal room. The rawness. The mistakes. The laughter. The do-it-again-until-it’s-real rhythm. It’s where actors stretch past what they think

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When Everything Feels Heavy

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How to Keep Moving Forward When Everything Feels Heavy There are days that feel heavier than others. Not because of any one thing, but because the weight of everything suddenly becomes visible. You’ve been carrying a lot—and maybe you didn’t even realize it. But here’s the truth: You don’t have

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Creativity Won’t Pay the Bills – Alone

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Why Artists Make the Best Entrepreneurs (and Don’t Even Know It) There’s a myth that being an artist and being an entrepreneur are two different paths. One is viewed as creative and soul-driven. The other is considered strategic, calculated, and all about the bottom line. But if you’ve ever pursued

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Reclaiming Your Momentum — Even If You’ve Been Stuck

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Reclaiming Your Momentum — Even If You’ve Been Stuck | James Barbour® Reclaiming Your Momentum — Even If You’ve Been Stuck There’s nothing more frustrating than knowing what you want to build… and feeling like you’ve lost your rhythm. Maybe life happened. Maybe you hit burnout. Maybe a single skipped

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