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Do I really mean working less?
Yes.
In fact, I believe working too much is one of the main reasons most musicians fail.
I’ll say that again:
Working too much is one of the main reasons most musicians fail.
Before I tell you why, let me give you a plan.
3 Steps to Make it in Music by Working Less:
- Be you. The first step is to boldly and confidently be you. Of course this means you have to KNOW who you are.
- Do what you love to do and do it well. Step two is to boldly and confidently do what you do in music so well that people stand up and take notice.
- Step 3 is to never do anything that goes against numbers 1 and 2.
Step 3 is why I say that working too much is one of the main reasons most musicians fail.
It’s the main reason I failed.
I Said Yes to Every Gig I was Offered.
- Some of them were exactly what I wanted to play and what I played best.
- Many of them were not.
- Some of them were with people who could have helped grow my career.
- Many of them were not.
As you can see, some of the work moved my career forward.
I’d like to tell you that the the other work didn’t move my career forward, but that’s not true.
It actually moved my career backward.
So yes, I really mean work less to make it in music.
What work are going to start turning down?
About Steve Grossman: Former ACM and Grammy Award winning drummer. Author, teacher, speaker and Dale Carnegie Facilitator. Music career coach and mentor.
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