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Episode Synopsis
It’s important to be aware of the rhythms of life and go with the flow. Sometimes, you need to take time in your schedule to think and reflect. Don’t ignore those moments.
In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I share why you need to take time to reset.
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Podcast Highlights:
00:18 – Early reflection
00:34 – The holiday season
01:21 – Challenging business decisions
02:04 – important realizations about myself
02:43 – Do less
03:44 – Evaluating the work you’re engaged in
04:06 – Reset
04:55 – Don’t throw pearls to swine
05:48 – The Essential Guide to Music Entrepreneurship Pro Packs
Transcription:
As I record this, we’re headed into the last month of the year.
And, I figured it’s never too soon for a little early reflection. Typically, I would leave that to the beginning of the year, because if you’ve been with me for any length of time, you know I put a lot of effort into the early year content as it were.
This is the time of year when retailers go crazy trying to capture as many sales as they possibly can. The Christmas and holiday music start to spin on high rotation. Christmas lights begin to go up, warming the cold air and lifting our spirits. Well, that’s what it’s like where I live anyway.
I know that if I spent a lot of time scanning Black Friday sales that I could easily be tempted into buying a lot of things, so I try to avoid the hustle and bustle and instead concentrate on my projects.
But this time of year, I also like to spend time relaxing, watching movies, playing video games and so on. The cold winter tends to force me inside, and though I’m a huge fan of summer, this time of year isn’t so bad if you’re intentional about making it fun.
And, as I’ve already hinted at, it tends to be a great time for reflection too.
Recently, I’ve had to make some challenging business decisions.
And, these decisions were in-line with one of my theme words for the year – war.
The idea, from the very beginning, was to wage war on the mediocre and the things that aren’t serving me. But it took a while for the lessons to sink in. I’ve finally come to the point where I’m no longer willing to accept anything less than excellence, especially in the area of fulfillment and payment.
There were several things I said “no” to earlier in the year, and this is something I talk about in more detail in The Essential Guide to Music Entrepreneurship Pro Packs, specifically the ones containing the video titled The Top 10 Lessons I’ve Learned in Music Entrepreneurship.
Little did I know that the hardest “no” of the year wouldn’t come until much later.
But having gone through the personal development work I’ve done this year, I’m beginning to see, with increased clarity, my way of being to this point. I can see that I didn’t have access to a different way of being until I discovered some things about myself.
In the past, I spent a lot of time engaging in pro bono or discounted work. I gave my best in situations where the people or organization didn’t deserve it. I took on projects at the risk of my own health, wellbeing and financial wholeness.
That simply can’t happen anymore. The steaks are much too high now, and the projects I’m working on are more important than anything I’ve every worked on before. I’ve come to the realization that I must protect that with everything I’ve got.
My business coach, James Schramko often tells business owners to “do less”. I now understand this better than I ever did. Doing too much doesn’t allow you to focus on the big domino.
What’s the big domino? The task, project or activity that could potentially make all your other activities unimportant or irrelevant. So, knocking down the big domino could mean knocking down a lot of the little dominos that are taking up space in your mind.
When coaching others, depending on what stage of business they’re in,
In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I share why you need to take time to reset.
Download the PDF Transcription
Podcast Highlights:
00:18 – Early reflection
00:34 – The holiday season
01:21 – Challenging business decisions
02:04 – important realizations about myself
02:43 – Do less
03:44 – Evaluating the work you’re engaged in
04:06 – Reset
04:55 – Don’t throw pearls to swine
05:48 – The Essential Guide to Music Entrepreneurship Pro Packs
Transcription:
As I record this, we’re headed into the last month of the year.
And, I figured it’s never too soon for a little early reflection. Typically, I would leave that to the beginning of the year, because if you’ve been with me for any length of time, you know I put a lot of effort into the early year content as it were.
This is the time of year when retailers go crazy trying to capture as many sales as they possibly can. The Christmas and holiday music start to spin on high rotation. Christmas lights begin to go up, warming the cold air and lifting our spirits. Well, that’s what it’s like where I live anyway.
I know that if I spent a lot of time scanning Black Friday sales that I could easily be tempted into buying a lot of things, so I try to avoid the hustle and bustle and instead concentrate on my projects.
But this time of year, I also like to spend time relaxing, watching movies, playing video games and so on. The cold winter tends to force me inside, and though I’m a huge fan of summer, this time of year isn’t so bad if you’re intentional about making it fun.
And, as I’ve already hinted at, it tends to be a great time for reflection too.
Recently, I’ve had to make some challenging business decisions.
And, these decisions were in-line with one of my theme words for the year – war.
The idea, from the very beginning, was to wage war on the mediocre and the things that aren’t serving me. But it took a while for the lessons to sink in. I’ve finally come to the point where I’m no longer willing to accept anything less than excellence, especially in the area of fulfillment and payment.
There were several things I said “no” to earlier in the year, and this is something I talk about in more detail in The Essential Guide to Music Entrepreneurship Pro Packs, specifically the ones containing the video titled The Top 10 Lessons I’ve Learned in Music Entrepreneurship.
Little did I know that the hardest “no” of the year wouldn’t come until much later.
But having gone through the personal development work I’ve done this year, I’m beginning to see, with increased clarity, my way of being to this point. I can see that I didn’t have access to a different way of being until I discovered some things about myself.
In the past, I spent a lot of time engaging in pro bono or discounted work. I gave my best in situations where the people or organization didn’t deserve it. I took on projects at the risk of my own health, wellbeing and financial wholeness.
That simply can’t happen anymore. The steaks are much too high now, and the projects I’m working on are more important than anything I’ve every worked on before. I’ve come to the realization that I must protect that with everything I’ve got.
My business coach, James Schramko often tells business owners to “do less”. I now understand this better than I ever did. Doing too much doesn’t allow you to focus on the big domino.
What’s the big domino? The task, project or activity that could potentially make all your other activities unimportant or irrelevant. So, knocking down the big domino could mean knocking down a lot of the little dominos that are taking up space in your mind.
When coaching others, depending on what stage of business they’re in,
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