We’ve all got that dream, right? Let’s call him the Big Kahuna.
But in lieu of stressing over the big steps to get you to him what small steps can you take today?
Aim small, miss small, win big.
Profits are synonymous with music. They’re a byproduct of doing the right things over and over and over again.
Love is synonymous with music. It can’t be pinpointed to just one thing. It’s patient, it’s kind, it’s forgiving, it doesn’t want what it doesn’t have, it doesn’t strut, it keeps going in the end, and more.
Success is synonymous with music. It’s the byproduct of the right strategy, taken with the right measures, at the right time.
The same goes for raising a child, living your life, and, really – anything that is worth doing. Not only can it be musical, it is meant to be musical.
And here’s the thing – your road to music and your instruments may differ from mine. After all, there’s dancing at both the nightclub and the honky-tonk, right?
Chances are that “thing” you’re seeking after is some metaphorical form of music – you just may have never heard it put this way.
Greatness in all aspects of life takes on some form of composition.
So where does one go from here?
Compose.
Could it be that the that thing you are least interested in doing is the most important thing you could be doing?
Meet the challenge.
Overcome the fear.
Success is probably summed up best in being defined as the road less traveled.
Don’t go to work just to avoid it.
We share what’s new and what’s fresh.
Constantly renew and stay fresh.
You, your product, your service, and your music will be shared if you do so.
“Sharability” is the key to growth in the modern era.
Think about how you bought that last album, found that great restaurant, or heard about that book you love…Someone shared it with you.
We are a world of promoters just looking for great things to endorse…that’s where you come in.
Do your thing and LTMP.
The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain.
-Colin Wilson, British Author
Stop.
Stop with complaining.
Stop with the coveting.
Stop believing you do not have a choice.
Stop thinking that someone else is responsible for your current course.
Stop accepting decent.
Rather, start.
Start something.
Start the pursuit of extraordinary in all things.
Start to dream.
Start to DO.
This thing is on you and your partnership with The Muse.
In-lieu of conforming start thinking differently. Sounds cliché, but give it whirl.
A mentor from afar of mine, Donald Miller, (that’s one who has written things that I’ve read and listened to, not one who actually has physically mentored me) once said: “You will either write your own story, or someone else will.”
I think the same goes for our music. We either will write it for ourselves or adopt the waltz of another’s noise.
#LTMP
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