I Appreciate You For ...
Having grown up in Korea, Thanksgiving has been a new holiday for me. I have to admit that I am still puzzled by the National...
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Jeeyoon Kim
5 min
My Ultimate Weapon
I remember always having two groups of friends at my high school before a test. The ones who stayed up as late as possible to study and...
Jeeyoon Kim
4 min
I Speak Spanish (kind of…)
When I first moved to San Diego, one of the first things I noticed was the bilingual characteristics of the city being so close to...
Jeeyoon Kim
2 min
Will You Eat Vegetables Today?
This week I pondered the idea “Ask, don’t tell - the question/behaviour effect” from Steven Bartlett in his book The Diary of a CEO. He...
Jeeyoon Kim
4 min
Is It Okay to be Mediocre?
About two years ago, I started my surfing journey. If you recall, I promised to share my journey at some point after announcing my new...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
I could be wrong...
Several months ago, my dentist asked me at my regular checkup whether I ground my teeth at night. I said: "No. Absolutely not." She...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
Clarity of the Mind
August is almost over. All of a sudden I am having a sense of urgency that everything is about to start, but I am not quite ready. My...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
Design Your Day
Last week I celebrated my forty-third birthday (ah, already? Time flies.). Even though the number of my age has not affected me in any...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
How do I find my passion?
Sometimes people comment that I am lucky to have found my passion in life. Some have asked for advice about how to help their children...
Jeeyoon Kim
4 min
What was performing at Carnegie Hall like?
I write this in my hotel room on Jeju Island, South Korea, listening to a wild ocean. The rainy season is about to start in Korea. The...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
A Daily Mind Practice Keeps Anxiety Away
The light is on. The noise of enthusiastic crowds is filled in the space. it is finally time to perform. I felt that familiar sensation...
Jeeyoon Kim
2 min
Yes Absolutely or No
There is always something we are asked to do more than we would like. We are often guilty of saying yes to something we feel half-hearted...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
Feed Yourself a Compliment Vitamin
There is often a guest book at my concerts that people can leave messages in. I started this tradition about six years ago, realizing...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
The musical feast
Hello friends! I always find that preparing for a concert feels like a musical feast that I set for everyone to enjoy. There is always an...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
Let me experiment
As I write this, I am in NYC attending one of the biggest performing arts conferences in the U.S. called APAP (Association of Performing...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
3 habits for a productive lifestyle
Having a new year around the corner, I am all pumped up as usual with a fresh look at the time and things I want to try in the new year....
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
I am transformed
I have been pacing around my house, doing not particularly important things - mopping the floor, reorganizing the closets, doing the...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
With a thankful heart
Sitting in an airport in Denver, I am waiting for my flight to San Diego for a 5-day break for Thanksgiving. I just finished my elevenths...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
How to in the now
Since the last newsletter my performance season has taken off at the strongest force. Last month alone I have been Calgary (Canada), Red...
Jeeyoon Kim
3 min
A Dream Catcher
Over the last three weeks I traveled to South Korea just in the time for the publication of my book Whenever You're Ready, which I...
Jeeyoon Kim
4 min
Chopin IS 'cool'!
Last week I had a pleasure to be a conference artist at the Oregon Music Teachers’ Association (OMTA)’s state conference in Florence,...
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