You need to learn to take one.
Most artists and people in the music business generally fall into one of two categories…
Those who do the least amount of work possible but act (and complain) like they do a lot…and those who work every waking moment, day in and day out..
This is for that second group.
It took me the better part of my 20’s to learn how to take a day off. And that isn’t a pat on my own back…that’s a long, tiresome learning curve where I was not so pleasant to be around when it was time to take a break, go on vacation, celebrate, give attention to other things.
Because I didn’t shut it off.
I couldn’t…or wouldn’t, because I didn’t know how and I didn’t think learning how was an important thing to do.
But it IS an important thing to learn.
What really did it for me was getting around people who’s work ethic and success I really respected and realizing they DON’T work ALL the time. But they work extremely hard when they work.
And they vacation REALLY hard. And spend time with their spouse, kids, friends, family REALLY hard.
Essentially, they’ve realized that turning it on (going to work) and turning it off are equally important. On is not better than off. And that you can never fully be on unless you’re willing to also be fully off.
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