Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Lucy Walsh. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Lucy, appreciate you sitting with us today to share your wisdom with our readers. So, let’s start with resilience – where do you get your resilience from?
The Director Garry Marshall once said to me, ‘Some days are life and death. If today’s not one of them, it’s a good day.’ That changed my perspective on what it means to have a bad day. So in the moments when I feel defeated, when I’m disappointed, when complaining feels good…I say Garry’s words out loud – and it reminds me that since today is a LIFE day and not a death day, I get to keep moving forward in gratitude.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
Lucy Walsh is a widely acclaimed life coach and voice therapist, author, and international leadership speaker. Lucy is featured in People Magazine, Fox News, USA Today, US Weekly, CBS News, and many more.
As owner of The Lucy Walsh Studio, Lucy educates and guides clients around the world with her enormously popular digital coaching courses and voice therapy programs – designed to transform your life through finding your authentic voice and learning how to use it. Lucy’s new ‘Play Like A Prodigy’ digital piano training course, named the highest selling piano course in America by Fox News, opens exclusive enrollment windows periodically- grab your spot on the waitlist now at LucyWalsh.com.
Combining her extensive musical training (in the direct teaching lineage of Beethoven himself), with her twenty years as a professional actor and musician, plus her thriving self-made business success with LWS, Walsh hones her fierce expertise and spiritual / energetic insight into workable steps to help people everywhere grab ahold of their true desires and achieve the impact they were created for-in life, career, business, and love.
Lucy is currently on a press tour for her recently published book, Remember Me As Human; What Three Final Days With My Grandmother Wanda Taught Me About Truly Living. Walsh speaks internationally on the power of vulnerable conversation, nurturing our elders, and the importance of volunteerism in nursing homes.
Her podcast, The Joyful Life Guide features thought-provoking discussions with compelling guests, and is available wherever you listen. Lucy’s previous podcast (during the pandemic) is also one not to miss: The Lucy & Annabel Show with Annabel Jones (daughter of Monkees’ Davy Jones), which featured discussion of their wild rock & roll upbringings, and relatable ups and downs of adulting.
As an actress and musician, Walsh has worked with some of the biggest names in the world. Signed to various major record labels including David Letterman and Island Def Jam by Jay Z, Lucy has toured internationally with with Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, One Republic, Ashlee Simpson and more. She has performed on National Television, starring on MTV’s hit show Rock the Cradle, where she earned the highest judge’s score of the season, and was acclaimed as ‘The one to beat.”
Lucy has sung the National Anthem at many prestigious events, including for President Bill Clinton, Tiger Woods, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, and at Dodger Stadium. Lucy’s Roy Orbison cover of Not Alone is included on his recent Under the Covers album, and she is next featured in Billy Bob Thornton’s new musical film project And Then We Drove. Her music has been recorded by artists in multiple languages, and her songs have over one million plays online.
Lucy’s Television credits include: Curb Your Enthusiasm, opposite Elizabeth Banks and Larry David, NCIS, and Criminal Minds, on which she was personally cast and directed by the show’s Tony-winning star Joe Mantegna. Feature films include Garry Marshall’s Mother’s Day opposite Jason Sudeikis, and Lucy’s original song Winter Coat is featured in the film.
Award-Winning Stage credits include: Shakespeare’s The Tempest (Broadway World Nominated for Best Actress as Ariel), Antony and Cleopatra (Cleopatra), Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), Comedy of Errors (Adriana), The Motherfucker With the Hat, The Art of Dining, I Stand Before You Naked, Love Allways, and more.
Join Lucy’s exciting online coaching programs today, and change your life – LucyWalsh.com
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
Do it afraid. Everyone is faking confidence. Don’t be precious about your work – create it, release it, onto the next. You do not need to earn rest. You do not need to earn a peaceful life. You are lovable and worthy of your desires, just as you are. “No” is a complete sentence. Do not allow mediocrity in how you govern your life and work – raise your bar of excellence in how you function and think. Shortcuts make you average, the process makes you exceptional. Excuses make you weak, eliminate them from your vocabulary. The right choice is the one you can stand behind with certainty and pride. Question your beliefs. Do your own research. Do not be a puppet to someone else’s agenda. Remember the child in you, and be your own protector. Be honest with yourself about your desires and intentions. Your feelings are valid. Age is irrelevant – now is the perfect time. Your success is defined by you and only you. Go Big.
Any advice for folks feeling overwhelmed?
I recently published my first book REMEMBER ME AS HUMAN, so the last several years of finishing it and then the press tour / launch have been incredibly busy. It led me to a mental and physical breakdown, panic attacks, the whole thing. BUT… the meltdown was not because of the busy schedule. A busy schedule can be very manageable and joyful. What caused me to have the burnout was that in the months since the book published, I put enormous pressure on myself to achieve ‘everything all at once’…my ENTIRE life’s vision of my future artistic projects and coaching business expansion, while this book is still ‘hot’. In show business, you’re conditioned to use every project as a launch pad for the next, before the window of relevance and interest closes. It poisons the mind to believe you have to move at a grueling pace.
My body, mind, and spirit sounded the alarm that we needed rest, and I had to enforce an official mental vacation. My body needed three surgeries within just a few months, things that had been a long time coming, and it all escalated at the same time. As much as my ego hated the rest, it seemed impossible to approach the work as I had been for so long, as if there was an invisible force field repelling me from that computer. It felt very scary step away from productivity, but I had no choice. So I waited. It was very uncomfortable.
Then my good friend Polly said something that helped me truly relax, she said, “The work will be there when you’re ready, it’s not going anywhere.” We do not need to earn rest. Feel burnt out? TOOLS DOWN…for an hour, a day, a week, a month, whatever you need. Of course it’s a challenge isn’t it, when we have to work to pay bills, take care of a family, etc…but I guarantee there is SOMETHING small we can do in the course of a day to give ourselves rest; a walk, an episode of our favorite show, a page in our book, a refreshing snack or drink, laying down with your feet up for 15 minutes (my mom’s rest hack), cuddles with an animal, even just gazing at a tree or the sky…these are activities I use to do to slow down, calm down, just be.
As I now tip-toe back towards my next projects and business expansion again, I feel cleaner, not desperate. I’ve been able to see how that the ‘Productive’ disease robs us of life. I don’t ‘need’ to do anything – I am timeless, so are you; therefore we create timeless work, and we do not need to stay relevant. Let us not be controlled by the lie that we have to ride the back of our most recent ‘hot’ project or we’re fucked…just look at Daniel Day Lewis…who comes out of his private life only once in a blue moon to do a single film, yet continues to be the GOAT of his profession. Exactly.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.LucyWalsh.com
- Instagram: TheLucyWalsh
- Facebook: Lucy Walsh Page
- Twitter: TheLucyWalsh
- Youtube: LucyWalshChannel
- Other: Spotify: Lucy Walsh / TikTok: TheLucyWalsh
Image Credits
Justin Piccari,
Cortney Armitage (live shots)
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