Ep. 8 - When You're Ready to Uplevel Your Singing and Fear Takes the Wheel: The One Tool That Proves You Can Do It

Have you ever reached for something bigger in your singing life and found yourself flooded with voices saying “I’ve never done anything like that before”?That feeling like it’s over your head?That might actually be your sign that you are ready.You are having a surprising but completely normal reaction to growth. And in this episode, we’re going to do something about it.I’m sharing one of the most powerful inner work tools I use in my own singing life. It’s called the evidence file.An evidence file is a collection of proof from every area of your life that you are capable of growth. Not just your singing credits. Everything.The hard seasons you walked through. The things you’ve healed from. The projects you finished. The life you’ve built.All of it counts.Your brain is wired to treat creative risk the same way it treats physical danger. So when you reach for something bigger, your nervous system sounds the alarm.The evidence file is what you hand that part of your brain to calm it down.And when you look at what’s in it, the overwhelming answer to “are you capable of this?” is YES.I’ll walk you through the prompts to help you build yours right here, right now, together so you can use it the moment that fear shows up.In this episode, you’ll learn:• What an evidence file is and how to start building yours today• Why your brain treats creative risk like physical danger• How to gather evidence from every area of your life, not just your singing• The prompts to build your evidence file quickly and thoroughly• How to use your evidence file when big dreams feel out of reachChapters:0:00 Welcome to The Aligned Singer2:24 Introducing the evidence file4:46 Why we need extra support when going for big dreams7:11 Using your evidence file when things feel out of reach9:46 Why fear shows up when you dream big14:50 Why your brain can’t tell the difference between creative risk and real danger16:20 Let’s build your evidence file right now, together19:51 Where to pull your evidence from30:06 The overwhelming evidence that you are capable34:31 Let fear ride in the back seat34:49 Closing: your voice mattersGet in TouchVoice Studio Website⁠⁠https://www.sarahhawkeystudio.com⁠⁠Performing Website⁠⁠https://www.sarahhawkey.com⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/voiceteachersarah⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@voiceteachersarah⁠⁠