Meet Autumn Nicholas

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Autumn Nicholas. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Autumn, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?
Honestly I feel like a feather blowing in the wind some day, then others, I feel like I am holding onto the whole world and the justice we need. I do hope that I pull thing things out of me and it stays consistent because I feel a sense of showing up for me helps someone else show up too. As authentically as I can my work ethic is growing better, especially for artists as we always have our heads in the clouds.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I’m a singer, songwriter, artist, creator and advocate for others. I just released a new single, Made Yet, that is about how we often hold ourselves back by the mistakes we haven’t made, limiting ourselves and our potential by what ifs and better nots. My music is evolving as I find ways to connect more authentically with listeners, connecting via our shared humanity. We have a lot of shows coming up including opening for Jason Isbell at the Ryman Auditorium on October 20, more music to be released and plans for deeper levels of advocacy at both the local level here in Nashville and nationally.

The most exciting thing for me is when a song or lyrics lands. When it hits someone’s soul. You feel them tilt their head and start to THINK or question. Or maybe it’s when we as a band hold we each other in a harmonious way like a patched together family that communicates through sound.
OR – last one, when It’s when it’s quiet and thousands of people are holding space for each other. Sharing a pulse, sharing an emotion. Beyond our differences, we just unite.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
1. Being present + staying vulnerable 2. Being and going slow
3. two ears and one mouth for a reason. ***Listen twice as much as you speak.***. And knowledge is endless until you say so. When you assume you’ve soaked in enough you then become complacent in the comforts of what we know and where we are. there is so much MORE than that. So much more then the news, then the boxes this world creates. There is space for you on the outside of their judgment. So go live it. & learn something from everyone.

Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?
Honestly I am always learning and reflecting on new ways to handle new situations. Hoping for calm in the center of every storm, but sometimes I miss the mark. So I learn from what didn’t work. Best strategy I can offer is to be slow, go slow. Most things done quickly aren’t good for us. Fast food, quick responses, houses built overnight… slow is my best way to really feel out and see what is best for you.

When I am feeling like I’ve reached my peak of overwhelmed, I have to go inside and ask what can I do to save my energy, to hold space for myself. What isn’t serving me.

Maybe make an uncomfortable adjustment that will help my overall WAY more than I thought.

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