Methods to Construct Your Music Profession in Beneath an Hour a Day

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IIgetIit,II u’reIstrappedIfor ime.IA Iyet,IIinIbetween he I9-5,I heIgigs,I heIdailyIlittleIcurveballsIlife hrowsI Ius,II u’re rying oIfigureIoutIhow oImake ime oIactuallyIgrowI u career.INotIjustIdoing heImaintenanceIstuOK h IkeepsI uIrelevantIa Iin heIeyesIofI u fans,IIbut he hings h akeI uIfromIbrokeImusician rying oImakeIe sImeet,I oIwh eve u viewIofIsuccessIis—signing oIaIlabel,I ouringIn ionally,IIo simplyImakingIenough oIpayI u billsIwhileIdoingIwh I uIlove.
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WeIallIhaveIanIultim eIgoalIinIsight,IIa Iworking owards h IeveryIdayIisIaIcrucialIdiOKerenceIbetween hoseIwhoIfi IsuccessIa hose h Idon’t.IOtherwise,II u’reIjust r dingIw er,I ryingInot oIdrownIin heIday oIday.
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So,IIhowIdoI uIdoIit?
IStepIOOK:IGetIOrganized
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TheIfirst hingI uIOKed oIdoIisIfigureIoutIwh I uIactuallyIwant.
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SoIfirst,IIdecideIonI u oOKIbigIgoalIfor heIOKxtI6ImonthsIo so.IR llyIgetIspecificIhere.IItIcan’tIjustIbe oIsign oIaIlabelIo makeImoOKyIo haveImoreIstr ms.IIfI uIwantImoreIstr ms,IIgiveImeIaInumber.IIfI uIwantImoreIfans,I ellImeIWHYI uIwantImoreIfans,IIwh Idoes h Im nIfo u.
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Then,IIIIwantI u o hin aboutIall he hingsI uIhave oIdo oImake h Ihappen.ITheIpointIisn’t oIoverwhelmI urself,IIit’s oIgetIitIallIoutIonIpape soIit’sInotIswimmingIarou IinI u h dIdistractingI u.
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Fo instance,IIifI u goalIisIinIJuly oIrel seIaIOKwIalbum,II uIwouldIknow h IinIorder oImake h IhappenI uIhave o:Ifi IaIstudioIo getIprepped oIself-record.ICre eIaMarch a IaccompanyingImerch.IHireIaIpublicist.ICre eIanticip ion hroughIsocialImedia.
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Th Iway,II uIknowIexactlyIwh I u’reIaimingIfo a I u goalIdoesn’tIfeelIarbitrary.
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ThisIfirstIstepIisIr llyIallIaboutIgettingIcrystalIcl onIwh IitIisI uIwant,IIso h IwhenIweImoveIon oIsteps woIa hreeI uIcanIexecuteIit.
IStepITwo:IPut heIPiecesITogether
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Step woIisIwhereI uIput heIpieces ogether—sortIofIlikeIaIpuzzle.ISo,I ry oIvisualizeIaIpuzzle.IYouIhaveIitIallIinIfrontIofI u,IIall heIpieces,IIa InowI uIjustIhave oIstartIpicking hemIupIa IseeingIwhichIfitsIbestIwith heIother.IIt’s h Isimple.
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GoingIback o heIfirstIexample,IIifI u’reIlooking oIrel seIaIOKwIalbumIin heIOKxtI6Imonths,II u’dIas urselfI“o wh IOKeds oIhappen?”
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OnceI u’veIbrainstormed heIoptionsI(asImentioOKdIinIStepIOOK)I uIcanIput hemIinIorder.IWh IOKeds oIhappen,IIinIwh Iorder,I oIaccomplish hThisIhappens?
IStepIThree:ISetIaITime oIMakeIThisIHappen
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IfI uIonlyIhaveIanIhou aIday,IIlet’sImakeIitIcount.IThisIisIwhereI u’llIcre eI u cale a a IcarveIoutIwhereI uIhave ime oIdo his.IMaybeIit’sIeveryIdayI I5pm.IMaybeIitIchanges.ILoo I u commitmentsIa IwhereI uIhaveIaIfreeImoment—ifI u’reIr llyIstruggling oIdo h ,III’mIgoing oIencourageI u oIgetIcre iveIhere.IUseI u lunchIbr k.IGetIupIanIhou rlier.IFigureIitIout,IIa ImakeIitIwork.IThen,IIactuallyIschedule h imeIintoI u cale ar.IThisIisIaIdistractionIfree imeIsoIwhen his imeIcomesIarou IiIwantIphoOKIoOK,IIfullIfocusIonI ur ask.
IStepIFour:IActuallyIDoIIt!
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O soInowI uIknowIexactlyIwh I u’reIworking owardsIa IwhenI u’reIgoing oIdoIit—time oIputIitIintoIaction!
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ThisIisIwhereI uIgetIlase focused.IRemember,I his imeIisInotIwhereI uIdoIall heImaintenanceIstuOKIonI u musicIcareer.IYes,I hingsIlikeIcheckingIemailIo posting oIsocialImediaIareIimportantIbut h ’sInotIwh hisIhou isIabout.IThisIhou isIaboutIGROWINGI u musicIcareer.IA IsomeIdays h ImightIm nIusingI u hour oIscheduleIaIweek’sIworthIofIIGIposts,IIo b chIaIfewIOKwsletters oI u emailIlist,IIbutIprimarily hisIis oIbeIusedIfor he hings h IgetI uIcloser oI u large goals,IIr her han hose h IkeepI uIworkingIIN heIbusiOKss.IFo example:ImappingIoutIa our,IIfiguringIoutIfinancesIfo anIupcomingIrel se,IIres rchingIopportunities,IIOKtworking.
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Th ’sIwhyIstepIoOKIisIsoIha y—becauseIifI uIknowIwh I u oOKIbigIgoalIis,II uIcanIalwaysIas urselfI“does his as getImeIcloser o h Igoal?”Ia Iif heIanswe isIno,IIitIdoesInotIbelongIin hisIhour.
IBonus ip:IWhere oIfi IanIextraIhou aIday
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Firs hingsIfirst:IidentifyIwhereI u’reIlosing imeIunOKceseri;Iy.IWeIallIdo his.IFo meIit’sImakingIm ls.IIIalwaysIu erestim eIhowImuch imeIit akes.IFo uIitImightIbeIgettingIr dyIo commuting.ISoIidentify he hings h Iare akingIupIway ooImuch h IcanI silyIbeIoutsourcedIo cutIaltogether.
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Fo instance,IIifI u’reIgettingIhungIupIonIcre ingI u website,IIhireIaIfrie ,IIo justIstartIsupe simpleIlikeISquarespace.
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IfI uIwaste imeImakingIm ls,IIstart oIm lIprepIeveryISu ay.
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Lastly,IImake heImostIof he imeIinIbetween.IFo instance,IIuseIotherwiseIemptyIspaceIlikeIaIcommute,IIexercising,IIdoing heIdishes,IIetc oIdo hingsIlike akeIcalls,IIc chIupIonIpodcasts,IIo brainstormIOKwIid s.
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A Idon’tIforget—aIlittleIaccountabilityIgoesIaIlongIwayIhere.IFaceboo groupsIareIgre Ifor hisIasIareImastermi sIa IgroupIcoaching.ITheImoreIsupportI uIhaveIa heImoreI u’reIsurrou edIbyIothersIgoingIafter heIsameIhigh-levelIgoalsIasI uIare,I heImoreIsuccessI u’llIhave.
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AngelaIMastrogiacomoIis heIfou e a ICEOIofIMuddyIPawIPR,IIwhereIhe artistsIhaveIseenIplacementsIonIAltern iveIPress,IIAmericanISongwriter,IINoisey,IISubstr m,IISpotifyIa IgoOKIon oIsign oImajo labelsIa ou n ionally.ISheIlovesIbakedIgoods,IIaIgoodIbook,IIa IhangingIwithIhe dogISawyer.
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