Turning You Down

When you didn’t get the gig.

When the labels didn’t sign you.

When you didn’t get the agent.

At the time the rejection feels real and personal.

But looking back at all the times you got turned down…why were some of them right for turning you down?

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Go With The Flow

And I’ll let you know what the flow is.

Not a great way to lead.

The price of delegating is letting go of part of the outcome. And the only way to achieve your grand vision is to delegate.

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But What Will I Play?

When session musicians show up to the studio they don’t know what they’re going to play that day. They don’t know the songs. And they’re not worried about it.

Because they’re bought in…they’re hired because they reliably care enough to dig in and figure it out.

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The Basics

You keep listeners because of the music.

You keep butts in the seats because of your performance.

You keep getting to do this because enough people continually add you as part of their story.

Music, performance and people wanting to connect are ideas that have been around for a long time. I would argue they will continue to hang around.

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Making It Easy To Show Up

Put the guitar in the living room. Don’t case it up and put it in the closet after every time you play.

Have the dumbbells next to your bed. Don’t rely solely on the YMCA.

Keep the journal by the breakfast table. Don’t put it in the junk drawer with all the other half used notebooks.

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Making It Hard To Show Up

Put the necessary evil app on the last page of your apps. Don’t keep it on your home screen.

Keep the cookies on the shelf that’s almost out of reach. Or maybe out of the house. Don’t put them in the middle of the kitchen island.

Tell your toddler to hide the TV remote.

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The Nutcracker

There is one show people want to see during the Christmas season and there’s an exponential number of performances during this time…which probably finance the rest of the year for every ballet company.

So if you want to launch a new innovative ballet show, it’s best to save it for the other eleven months.

During December just do The Nutcracker and then you’ll have the freedom to go do the other stuff.

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