The Rose Window

Dear Friend

🌹 🎶 Happy New Year - Finding Your Voice in 2022! 🎶🌹
Hoping you had a safe, peaceful ride through the festive season
As the first days of 2022 upload, I've been enjoying the buzz of new year renewal whilst also feeling like a big snoozy hibernating momma bear.
There's plenty cooking in the singing pot for 2022 which I'm looking forward to sharing with you - how about you - what's cooking in your creative pot ....?

🌹 🎶 Finding Your Voice - ???s for 2022 🎶🌹 

1. What are my dreams for my vocal/ creative expression?
(including the secret ones nobody knows about but I'd love to see happen)

2. If I feel I've lost connection with my voice, where did I leave it? -
where and why in my story did it get lost 
and what support do I need to reclaim it?

3. What do I need to let go of to make my dreams happen?
(eg fears, doubts, procrastination, habits and situations that no longer serve)

4. What do I need to amplify to make my dreams happen?
(eg enthusiasm, love, dedication, new routines and environments)

5. What practical steps do I need to take and what can I start now?
(eg joining a supportive group, learning a skill)


A Few Fun Resources For 2022
For whether you're still in hibernation or feeling ready to take on the world
Leonie Dawson - Goal Getter Workbooks
Positive News - What went right in 2021
Sweet Harmony - BBC Sounds - "So harmonising is not about being less than you are, it's about all of you becoming more, through that act of listening"
Some lovely reflections on harmony singing from Matthew Syed
The Book of Joy - pearls of joyful wisdom from great laughing friends and teachers HH Dalai Lama & the late great Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

🌹🎶  New Podcast -
Finding Your Digital Voice in 2022  🎶🌹
What did you do today to make you feel proud!  (Heather Small)
Guaranteed to inspire, motivate and get you singing the latest Vocal Revolution Podcast is a big burst of yellow energy and enthusiasm from Digital Visibility Specialists, Emily & Alan Braithwaite, Yellow Tuxedo. Over the pandemic, I was blessed to join their big yellow family of entrepreneurs sharing the challenges of taking our businesses online at the Yellow Tuxedo Digital Circus. 
So it was such a delight to talk to founders Emily and Alan on my podcast about how we find our voices in the digital world.

🌹🎶  WHAT IS DIGITAL VISIBILITY?🎶🌹
Finding your voice ... giving yourself a platform so that voice can be heard... so people can find you... - Emily Braithwaite
Alan and Emily are driven by a desire to help amazing businesses be found by as many people as possible. They provide both practical, jargon-free how-to training and support with soft skills (overcoming imposter syndrome, camera shyness etc) to help businesses master their digital visibility.  With a background in working for major brands and organisations, they've helped small in-person businesses go global, whilst still staying true to their values.

🌹🎶  JUST START 🎶🌹
Perfect does not exist... Emily Braithwaite
In the podcast Emily and Alan talk through the understandable blocks and challenges that come up around becoming more visible online - including overwhelm, lack of know-how and that killer of creativity, perfectionism.  They advocate getting started by setting clear goals and working towards them with baby steps, practising with soft audiences whilst building confidence. 

🌹🎶 SHARING YOUR ADVENTURE  🎶🌹
Fundamentally it's about making people happy - Alan Braithwaite
Buzzing with contagious enthusiasm, Alan and Emily model what it is to make business an adventure and build a rich community of customers, followers, advocates, friends, family.  Seeing exciting possibilities for warm connections, conversations and exchanges they empower each person to be their own USP (Unique Selling Point) and share their gifts in the world authentically. 
More happy, fulfilled people helping other people with their services
= more happiness for everyone! Yay!

Do enjoy the full episode on the video above or listen on Apple Podcasts
and do share your thoughts and yellow lightbulb moments in the comments!

Sending bright yellow vibes and bouquets of roses to start your New Year with joy, happiness and peace!

Be well, be safe, breathe deep, sing loudly 

    BIG THANKYOU! 
For staying tuned and singing your song!
Much good singing vibes!

katie@therosewindow.org
www.therosewindow.org

  New Year Singing Calendar  
Ready to sing and shine? - Drop me a line!

🌹 🎶Welcome Choir 🎶🌹
Thursdays 7-8.30pm at St John the Evangelist, SE19 2RX
Back from Jan 13th

🌹 🎶Breathe Harmonix NHS Choir 🎶🌹
Honoured to be collaborating with Mike King & Breathe Arts 

🌹 🎶 Carers Support Centre Choir 🎶🌹
Weds 10.30-11.45am, Carers Support Centre,
24 George Street, Croydon, CR01PG 
Twice a month, from Jan 12th

🌹 🎶 Caterham Community Choir 🎶🌹
Tuesdays 7-9pm, de Stafford School, Burntwood Lane, CR3 5YX
Back from January 4th

🌹 🎶 HeartSong 🎶🌹
Holwell Village Hall, Pirton Lane, SG5 3SS
Bi-monthly New Year Singing from Jan 28th

🌹 🎶 Heart & Lung Songs 🎶🌹
Hybrid Sessions @ Tooting Works from Jan 6th
At the moment we are not able to take new members

🌹 🎶 St Christopher's Hospice Choir 🎶🌹
Delighted to be leading the relaunch of the choir from 12th January
https://www.stchristophers.org.uk/timetable/event/st-christophers-choir/