A video showed up in my Instagram feed this week — sent to me by my friend and colleague Anna — and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.
It’s called Creating a Song With the Audience, and it features a young musician named Jacob, standing in front of an orchestra. He starts simply: strings play something small. Another section joins. Then another. And then — he turns to the audience.
That’s the moment everything changes.
One comment in the video captured it perfectly: “It wasn’t emotional until the audience was participating. Collective human experience in aggregate magic.”
I had goosebumps just writing about it. I have them now.
In this episode, I’m breaking down exactly what happens in that video — and why it’s a perfect map for what coaching looks and feels like.
What you’ll hear:
The four things that make that kind of magic possible — and how they mirror the coaching journey: holding space so there’s safety to play, the trust and vulnerability that follows, the baby steps of collaboration (and the very real risk of rejection), and then the moment when the energy cascades and suddenly everything shifts.
I also share a very real story from my week — a day that involved two car journeys, a metro, two cancelled trains, a taxi, a broken-down car, two buses, and a very kind French bus driver who made it all a little more human.
Because that’s what happens when you do the work: you show up pre-topped up. Life still happens, but you meet it differently.
The big idea:
We’re not coaching you to strive for something you’re not. We’re coaching you back to you — comfortable in your skin, in every context — and letting what you create from there surprise everyone, including yourself.
If you’re listening to this thinking yes, me, let’s go — reply JOY and we’ll organise a conversation about coaching together. ✨
P.S. Wednesday is officially DW Day — Do Whatever the F**k I Like Day. Protect your energy accordingly!
