We change as people, evolve, but we are also so influenced by the outside. Shut down parts of ourselves, hide, not to be noticed or scapegoated, in a desire to connect.

You just can’t run from yourself, so why bother? Instead, embrace yourself and go BIG! Go boldly in the direction of your loves, passions, and style!

The more I understand myself, the more I embrace and love who I am, and the more empowered I am to feel truly joyful in my own skin. Like myself, love myself, and show up being Wendy Parr!

I’ve always allowed myself to flow with the feeling of expression that I have at the moment. But I also spent years finding and allowing myself my most authentic expression when the world told me yuck, ugh not that, don’t be that!

When I jumped off a 30-foot cliff into a pool of water in a national park, I came up from the water and said I’m cutting my hair putting in a red streak! That 1930s Cotton Club men’s GQ haircut I have always loved, well I finally got it!

It’s so fun as a human, and definitely as an artist, to express so many sides of ourselves. I’m so grateful for all the paths I’ve taken, and most happy to be dedicated to my evolution of self. You do you, boo!

Knowing who you are is the key to success, yet managers tell me all the time that artists don’t really know who they are. What happens to artists when they don’t really know who they are? Somebody else starts to tell them who they are, which leads to feeling like an imposter.

Artists need to speak the language of each element. Use AUDIO to point to the sound you want, IMAGES for the look. I remember working with a major artist in Electric Lady Studios and they communicated the emotional feeling of their art through 3 huge storyboards in the green room. It was amazing!

Your style and expression is going to change throughout your life and career. You just need to be able to communicate the changes as you go!