What would you do if...?
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War Of Art By Steven Pressfield ... great book. While it's focus is for authors, nearly ALL of it applies to composing.
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Thanks, Stan - I'll give that a look
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Matt,I am in a similar situation as you. I am also a full time musician who left a banking/wall st job. I play guitar and keyboard at nursing homes and also work with a band. I do about 30-40 gigs a month and would love to collaborate with someone or just be able to discipline myself to putting more time into the writing and recording
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Paul,I'm doing this now . Just came off of a rare 4 day stretch of no gigs . Rec harged!
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Hey guys - I haven't checked in on this thread in a while. Thanks for all the extra tips!
It's going well so far. My new part time job is generally keeping to its three days a week. Sometimes it spikes, so it's important to be disciplined. I agree that picking a deadline helps focus the mind and forces you to carve time out. I'm spending most of today on music, for example.
I can't remember whose advice it was but the website has turned out to be very important. I put it up yesterday, posted it on Facebook and had a (friend-of-a-friend) WFH request within a couple of hours.
I've also found that getting some 1-on-1 tutoring has been extremely helpful. I mixed a track in about an hour this morning because I learned that I was massively over-working things before.
It's going well so far. My new part time job is generally keeping to its three days a week. Sometimes it spikes, so it's important to be disciplined. I agree that picking a deadline helps focus the mind and forces you to carve time out. I'm spending most of today on music, for example.
I can't remember whose advice it was but the website has turned out to be very important. I put it up yesterday, posted it on Facebook and had a (friend-of-a-friend) WFH request within a couple of hours.
I've also found that getting some 1-on-1 tutoring has been extremely helpful. I mixed a track in about an hour this morning because I learned that I was massively over-working things before.
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