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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May
May
You’re Not Lost — You’re Just Between Versions
You’re Not Lost — You’re Just Between Versions When the world doesn’t recognize who you’re becoming, it can feel like you’ve disappeared. But this in-between space is where real identity is formed. There’s a strange, uncomfortable space between who you were and who you’re becoming. The “between versions” of yourself.
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May
May
The Truth About Visibility: You’re Not Behind—You’re Just Not Aligned
We live in a world that rewards visibility.Followers. Views. Applause. Recognition. And when we don’t have those things, it’s easy to assume something’s wrong. “I’m falling behind.”“People don’t see me.”“Maybe I missed my chance.” But let me offer you a different perspective: You’re not behind.You’re just not aligned. Visibility Without
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Apr
Apr
You Don’t Need Permission to Move Forward | James Barbour
You Don’t Need Permission to Move Forward It’s easy to fall into the trap of waiting. Waiting for the plan to be perfect.Waiting for someone to give you the green light.Waiting until the timing feels just right.Waiting for permission. But here’s the truth: You don’t need permission to move forward.
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Jan
Jan
To be or not to be…
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi Be good. That’s the bottom line. Be good. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you do, the color of your skin, your gender, the size of your bank account, your job, your political affiliation
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Dec
Dec
Happy Holidays
The Holidays have always been a special time for me. No matter where I was in the world I would always, always make it back home for Christmas. Family has always been of vital importance to me and even though we have had a challenging year in 2020 one silver
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Dec
Dec
The Secret Sauce for Artists
There’s a very simple tool I found to help artists expand and they rarely use it. It’s a hidden gem, a secret, if you will that has been sitting under your nose for years. In fact you see this secret tool everyday but have probably never put it to use
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Dec
Dec
Weekend Warriors
Perhaps because I’ve spend my career in the theatre I’ve never looked at working on the weekends as anything other than normal. Theatrical performers work 6 days a week 365 days year (one day off a week) with one week off every 6 months (should you wish to take that
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