Quartet #42: Practical advice for speaking to an audience of 10 or 10,000

Happy June!

There is a very good chance that you will be required to do some public speaking at some point in your musical career - from the stage, for a job interview, during a masterclass.

Public speaking is terrifying for the vast majority of the world but it doesn't have to be.

The advice in #1 is the best I've ever received for pubic speaking.

And now on to this week's ideas...
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Quartet of the Week

1. The Best Advice for Public Speaking (5-min listen)
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Between audiences and masterclasses I have spoken to well over a million people in my career and this simple rule is the best piece of advice I have ever heard for public speaking.

And the beautiful thing is this advice applies if you are standing in front of 10 people or 10,000 people.
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2. This Will Force You To Stop Procrastinating (1-min read)

I love me a call to action (and a 1-minute one at that!) that provides absolutely zero wiggle room to get out of it:

“It doesn’t matter if it’s good right now. It just needs to exist.”
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3. The Rule of Thirds in Design (7-minute read)

If you are subscribed to this newsletter there is a good chance that you have at least dabbled in designing things like graphics, event announcements, YouTube thumbnails, logos, etc - or could stand to at least get decent at it.

This post, along with visual examples, is a great place to start.
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4. Godin on Being in the Top 5% (1-minute read)

How the hell does Seth Godin get this much nuance into a 1-minute read??

Here he makes the case for being in the Top 5%, specifically how to go about doing it, and what it means for you moving forward. All in 250 words.

"The approach is to pick the right set to be part of. Not, 'top 5% of all surgeons,' but perhaps, 'top 5% of thoracic surgeons in Minnesota.' Be specific. Find your niche and fill it."​
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What's New With TEM

​TEM316 drops tomorrow and was inspired by the wonderful Brené Brown. I briefly get into why setbacks are not only inevitable but actually a good sign! And how to reframe the disappointment we feel when we experience one.

My Final Thought of the Week

Here's a quote to send you on your way:

“In a perfect dream, things would be set exactly the way you would want them. But I think it's more interesting that in real life, things aren't exactly the way you planned."

—Naomi Osaka

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I have had a largely linear career in music which is unbelievably lucky. I dropped out of graduate school to join a full-time touring group that took me all over the world many times over. There wasn't even a single day of limbo in between school and making a living as a performing musician.

I say this because my career has had so many twists and turns that it would take me 10 minutes just to list them - and I've had a pretty linear career!

There was the time when our management company stole over $30k from us and I suddenly couldn't pay my rent.

There was the time when a college teaching gig that I thought would be a long-term part of my portfolio career became anything but that almost overnight.

There was the time that I was asked to join a trio with two superstars in the music business and I was absolutely flying from the possibilities and the entire thing imploded within a month.

There is a virtual 100% chance that your career will be filled twists and turns - some that you see coming, and some that are seemingly out of the blue.

Everything is how you respond.

I love how tennis superstar Naomi Osaka frames this: that the unexpected is actually what makes life interesting.

What a beautiful mindset to bring to your career and to life!

Here's to having a creative week!​
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Cheers,
Andrew
​The Entrepreneurial Musician

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Quartet #41: The word to avoid at all costs (and why it's a red flag if you're using it)

Hello, friends!

At first glance, the advice offered in #4 is totally over the top. But once I actually read the piece I was happy I did.

Intentional, proactive actions FTW!

And now on to this week's ideas...
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Quartet of the Week

1. 7 Hacks I Learned from 'Atomic Habits' (5-min read)
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I have described James Clear's Atomic Habits as a life-changing book and I mean it. If you haven't read the book you should do so immediately.

Whether you've read it or not, this is a good list of some of the big concepts that are covered. Great and needed reminders for me!
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2. The Word to Avoid at All Costs (2-min read or listen)

This word is always a red flag and noticing it is key to knowing when your mindset needs work.
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3. 22 Small Things That People Say Made Them Drastically Happier (7-minute read)

Happier musicians are more productive musicians. This is a list of actionable ideas for making yourself happier. I love lists like this because they are scannable and I can get right to whatever speaks to me.

I also love that these aren't theories but people sharing what has actually worked for them.
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4. Would You Make 300 Calls a Day? (2-minute read)

I very much would not! But this article offers some great ideas on how to proactively network. The people I know who are the best at it are always being intentional (and genuine!) with their efforts. This short article offers some ideas on how to improve on that front.
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What's New With TEM

The world lost a real one yesterday. Bill Walton was not just an basketball superstar. He was one of the biggest music fans in the world and lived his life with an out loud passion that was contagious.

​TEM315 is about how he gave the world courage and how we can best utilize that as the creators of music that he idolized.

My Final Thought of the Week

Here's a quote to send you on your way:

“All I can do is be me, whoever that is.”

—Bob Dylan

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I find it an interesting paradox that the only way we can ever truly differentiate ourselves from everyone else in the marketplace is by being ourselves. And yet, being yourself can feel at times like it takes more courage than literally anything else in the world.

Once you raise your hand and say "This is me" people will take shots at you. So your instincts will tell you to keep a low profile, not make waves, and survive another day.

But that is a guaranteed recipe for blending in and that is a disaster in a totally connected world where every single one of your competitors is imminently findable, just like you.

I love how Dylan phrases this. It's not that he wants to be himself. That's actually all he can be, and I'm inferring that he's saying that he shouldn't fight that fact.

So raise your hand and don't back down. We need you!

Here's to having a creative week!​

​Cheers,
Andrew
​The Entrepreneurial Musician

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TEM Coaching Tip: The Word to Avoid at All Costs

There is one word which can effectively gauge the quality of my mindset because if I’m using it a lot, either out loud or within an inner monologue, it is always a red flag.

That word is “should.”

Using the word should means I am fighting reality rather than treating my current circumstances as a data point to help me figure out what my next move needs to be.

This can apply to the practice room: “I’ve been working on this passage for over a week and I should be able to play it up to tempo by now.”

It can apply to getting traction online: “I’ve been regularly posting high quality videos to my YouTube channel for six months and judging by similar channels I should have a lot more subscribers than I do.”

It can apply to income: “I moved here nine months ago I should be getting more calls for gigs.”

It can apply to absolutely anything.

The most successful people I know, both in and out of the music business, spend very little time lamenting how anything ought to be. They simply have the awareness to accurately see how things are and if they don’t like what they see, ascertain what their next move will be.

Deciphering exactly why they haven’t gotten the results they were expecting is another vital part of their success. But that is process driven which is much different than feeling sorry for themselves as the result of reality not aligning with their expectations.

Avoiding the word should is one of the keys to parenting. It is one of the keys to getting in shape. It is one of the keys to performing, public speaking, or launching a business.

And a reminder that if your business doesn’t have a hard part, you don’t have a business. So it is an issue of when, not if, you meet resistance along the way and avoiding the word should when you do will be paramount to your success.

So be on the lookout for the word should. It is always a red flag for when my mindset could use some work.

Quartet #40: Why keeping your rates low isn't helping you as much as you think

Hello, friends!

I've missed you. There's been way, way too much real life happening in the last year but I feel like I'm coming out the other side.

Please do yourself a favor and at least click on #3. Small actions can have a profound impact - that goes for business and for life in general. I'll be thinking about this one for quite some time.

And now on to this week's ideas...
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Quartet of the Week

1. Work Shutdown Ritual (2-min read)
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I read this and my brain immediately started racing in a good way! I desperately need to update my systems because I've been feeling very overwhelmed and disorganized on the business front of late. This is a simple template to take a huge leap forward in that department.

I'll report back on the podcast with how it works for me.
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2. Why Keeping Your Rates Low Isn't Helping As Much As You Think (2-min read or listen)

"Don't fall for the trap of keeping your rates low and thinking it will avoid the hardest part of the sales process."

If you keep in mind that convincing someone to pay you even $1 is the hardest part, you realize that keeping your rates low isn't as effective as you think it is. And it's a lot harder for me to hide behind low pricing when I realize it doesn't even really work.
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3. Small Actions Can Have a Huge Impact (1-minute read)

This is a powerful reminder of the importance of humanity but also that small, thoughtful, and deliberate actions will make an impact. That goes for business and for life.

I'll still be thinking about this one tomorrow.
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4. TEM Tool: Triple Flame App​

This app allows you to plan a handful of 3-minute breaks throughout the day to meditate or simply to reset. I am continually shocked at how much I can reset my focus and energy with nothing more than three minutes of calm.

I highly recommend trying this app (available on iOS and Android) to see if it has the same effect on you.
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What's New With TEM

I have gotten more messages and compliments about TEM314 than I have about any episode in quite some time. If you are one of the people who has reached out or helped spread the word, thank you!

Google has completely butchered search and that is affecting all musicians who are forging their own path rather than collecting a regular paycheck.

I share how they have broken search, why the change is here to stay, and what you can do about it.

My Final Thought of the Week

Here's a quote to send you on your way:

“Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.”

—Maya Angelou

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I have a friend who just left a job of 14 years for a new opportunity. She is choosing challenge and growth over comfort and coasting and that is scary.

But all growth comes from putting ourselves into situations where the outcome is uncertain, and those opportunities can be few and far between when we simply remain on a well worn path.

May all of us have the courage to leap to a brand-new path like my friend just did.

Here's to having a creative week!​

​Cheers,
Andrew
​The Entrepreneurial Musician

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Quartet #39: Can One Thing Really Predict Success?

Hello, friends!

It has been a stretch - and not a particularly good one. Lots of real life has been thrown at me since I last sent out this newsletter. I won't bore you with the details but it has been a stretch!

I'm still trying to find the best path forward and balance everything and I'm glad you are still here.

All four of these are short, but if you only click on one of them, I would make it #4. I feel called out!

And now on to this week's ideas...
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Quartet of the Week

1. 100 Truths (4-min read)
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I enjoy lists like this. This are 100, 1-sentence truths. You can read all of them at once or just focus on one or two.

This list really got me thinking. Especially #18, #47, and #91.
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2. Derek Sivers on Keeping Goals to Yourself (4-min watch)

This sub-4-minute video is about one thing: Keeping your goals to yourself.

And even though this video is so short, Derek brings receipts! He provides evidence for why talking about your goals makes you less likely to achieve them.

Thought-provoking stuff!
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3. The Thinking Pattern That is Predictive of Success (90-second watch)

Spoiler Alert: It's optimism.

Still worth the quick watch of this Insta Reel.
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4. Doing the Thing (30-second read)

An incredible list.

DO THE ACTUAL THING!
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What's New With TEM

The most recent episode of TEM features a story of a huge break I received very early in my career that ended up going absolutely nowhere - and how I navigated that disappointment.

It also features a quote from the incredible Clark Terry.

​TEM312: When Your Big Break Ends Up Not Being One​

My Final Thought of the Week

Here's a quote to send you on your way:

"Most people don't want to be part of the process, they just want to be part of the outcome. But the process is where you figure out who's worth being part of the outcome."

—Scottie Pippen

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The older I get the more I realize that the people who routinely get desirable outcomes have systems in place that structure their process in a way that generally leads to good outcomes.

This quote reminds me that we all fail down to the level of our systems.

Here's to having a creative week!​

​Cheers,
Andrew
​The Entrepreneurial Musician

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Quartet #38: I have definitely fallen for this trap

The trap laid out in #2 is something I have fallen for and so have many of my TEM Coaching clients over the years.

And I will use the tool shared in #4 pretty regularly moving forward.

And now on to this week's ideas...
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Quartet of the Week

1. Nine Sources of Frustration for an Entrepreneurial Musician (5-min read)
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The title of this article by the wonderful Noa Kagayema (who I interviewed for TEM101) is actually "Nine Sources of Frustration in the Practice Room" but it works perfectly if read as for an entrepreneurial musician instead.

I find #4 and #9 are the biggest hurdles for me, at least at times and in specific aspects of my career.)
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2. Build a Business, Not an Audience (4-min read)

I am feeling called out by this one and that's good! Building an audience is important but how about this for a potential trap:

"I see so many people falling into the exact same trap.

Their goal is to become entrepreneurs. But instead of building products, they create content. Or even worse, they do research and take courses on how to create content.

But this doesn’t bring them one inch closer to their goal. It’s just a form of procrastination."​
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3. Emma Seppälä on The Happiness Track (52-min watch)

This video is a nice long-form chat with a scientist about happiness. My main takeaway is that the notion that we have to sacrifice happiness now (via hard work) for happiness later is not supported by science.

This is a good one to listen to while doing work around the house or on a long drive. It got me thinking about how I approach a lot of things.
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4. TEM Tool: summarize.tech​

Alright this is cool! This AI tool summarizes any long video almost instantly. For example, here is the summary for the video I just posted in #3.

(If you click "See More" it will give you time stamps so you can search the summary and then go right to a spot in the video that covers something you are interested in.)

Using AI for something like this is really exciting. It makes a lot of long-form content more accessible and searchable which is empowering.
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What's New With TEM

The latest from TEM Blog is about the key to having good ideas and includes a hilarious anecdote about one doozy of a bad idea I had over 10 years ago. And for the record I initially thought that bad idea was really, really good!

​TEM Blog: Do You Have Any Bad Ideas?​
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My Final Thought of the Week

Here's a quote to send you on your way:

"The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing."

—James Brown

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Nothing too profound. Or maybe this is the most profound quote I've shared yet?

All I know is this quote really spoke to me.

When in doubt, dance!

Here's to having a creative week!​

​Cheers,
Andrew
​The Entrepreneurial Musician

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Do You Have Any Bad Ideas?

Seth Godin has written a daily blog for a very long time and hasn’t missed a day in years. That’s thousands of ideas he’s come up with that are worth writing about.

As you might imagine he gets a lot of questions about how he is able to come up with so many good ideas. Whenever someone tells him they have trouble coming up with good ideas he always asks them if they have any bad ideas.

That’s because the key to having good ideas is having lots of ideas.

To put a slightly finer point on it, the key to having good ideas is also having lots of ideas that range from perfectly fine to really bad.

I have had a lot of good ideas over the years. But I have also had too many embarrassingly bad ideas to even count. And some of them even seemed like really good ideas at the time!

In the spring of 2010 I had some downtime while on tour in Brazil and decided to take my very first stab at a personal website. I knew I wanted it to primarily be a blog. I had a lot to say about teaching and performing music and that seemed like the best outlet for my thoughts.

My plan was for the URL of the website to be the name of the blog so I brainstormed some names. After a number of hours of coming up with ideas ranging from perfectly fine to not good at all I finally came up with one that I really liked: Andrew’s Hitz!

Obviously hits are a good thing to have in the music business and it was also a play on my last name which seemed good from a name recognition/branding standpoint. As soon as I came up with that idea I stopped brainstorming. I had found the name.

The only remaining question was whether the URL was available. If it was, I was in business! So I went to hover.com and before I even hit enter on the search I saw there was a problem.

andrewshitz

andrew shitz

Yeah that wasn’t going to work!

I then told my bandmate (and future Pedal Note Media partner Lance LaDuke) about my idea and he thought it was great. I told him there was a slight problem and showed him my phone with the URL typed out and he immediately smiled and said “Yeah, that’s not going to work!”

I found the entire thing pretty hilarious but it was also disappointing. It took me a while to come up with that idea and I thought it was perfect. Rather than get frustrated I realized that having bad ideas was a part of the process. So I just came up with some more ideas before finally settling on simply using andrewhitz.com as the URL.

(It’s worth noting that this ended up being a blessing in disguise since my website has grown to much more than just that blog.)

If you get into the habit of generating lots of ideas you will eventually end up with some really good ones. 

But it is important to bring a growth mindset to generating ideas. It’s just like learning to play the piano or songwriting. You will get better at it over time.

So embrace the bad ideas! And embrace the average ones! You will have an awful lot of them on your way to having great ideas.

It’s all a part of the process.

Quartet #37: A 2-Step Process for Avoiding Procrastination, the Magic of Uncertainty, and More!

Sorry I've been largely missing in action! I have traveled to Boston, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York City over the last four weekends which feels a lot like my former life touring with Boston Brass!

It is really good to be busy, but that much travel made a lot of things get put on hold. It is good to be settling in again (I say as I'm heading to Philadelphia in the morning!)

#3 below is about procrastination and I looked for a free stock photo about procrastinating and this guy sitting on his couch reading his phone while sitting next to a bunch of cleaning products came up and I can't stop laughing at it.

Anyways, it is good to be back and I hope your fall has been a productive one thus far!

And now on to this week's ideas...
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Quartet of the Week

1. The Power of Focusing on One Task at a Time (7-min read)
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Multi-tasking is crock. This article gets into why and closes with three strategies for focusing on only one thing at a time.
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2. The Uncertainty Pledge (1-min read)

This is just a quote graphic from Instagram with a great description. "Uncertainty is where possibility lives."

Beautiful words to live by.
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3. What to Do About That Thing You’ve Been Putting Off (2-min read)

This is pretty brilliant. It is amazing to me how often I can let little things I'm dreading just low-key eat me alive.

This offers a 2-step process for avoiding that dread.
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4. Iconic Movie Trailers, Explained by a Trailer Editor (11-min watch)

This is an insightful look inside a very specific creative process: the making of movie trailers.

You might be asking yourself: what the hell does that have to do with having a career as an entrepreneurial musician?

I am sharing this because anytime I see an expert in any creative field go into this much nuanced detail about their corner of the arts it changes my approach to what I do musically.

And this has the added bonus of being all about storytelling - which is what convinces people to take lessons from you or to hire you to compose a piece for them or for their concert series.

This video set my brain in motion almost instantly on a number of fronts so I'm passing it along!
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What's New With TEM

​TEM310 features the story of actor Steve Schirripa betting on himself and ending up with a permanent role on The Sopranos. It's an incredible story about an artist betting on themself against the advice of others.

I also tell the story of the time one of my mentors, Scott Hartman, explaining to me the difference between building and maintaining an aspect of your career. An important distinction!
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My Final Thought of the Week

Here's a quote to send you on your way:

"If you send up a weather vane or put your thumb up in the air every time you want to do something different, to find out what people are going to think about it, you're going to limit yourself. That's a very strange way to live."

—Jessye Norman

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I had the privilege of seeing the late, great Jessye Norman perform many times as a kid, including the single greatest concert I have ever attended (page 41 of this program.)

She was one of the best musical storytellers of the 20th century. Her singing demanded that you have an opinion about it, something all great art does.

I find this quote to be quite inspiring. If you take an opinion poll, real or perceived, before you ever try something different, you will never have the courage to make art that commands an opinion.

It will always be pretty good but never good enough for someone to feel the need to share it with others.

And as she so eloquently points out, constantly asking permission is a very strange way to live! Not just strange - exhausting.

So have the courage to be different without asking permission first. You will be happy that you did.

Here's to having a creative week!​

Cheers,
Andrew
​The Entrepreneurial Musician

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Stop Giving Away Your Time and Talents

“If you don't value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents. Value what you know and start charging for it.”

—Kim Garst

I was approached recently by one of the big music publishers to appear on a music business panel. A really big music publisher! I was excited by the opportunity because I'm sure this panel will get some eyeballs.

When I asked them how much the appearance paid they were surprised by the question and said they would inquire with the powers that be. They eventually let me know that they would not be able to offer any compensation and were apologetic.

The others on the panel were tenure-track college professors who will use this appearance in their tenure/promotion files or industry leaders who are paid to represent their companies and their shareholders.

But I work for myself. I can't get promoted and I don't have shareholders.

For the record, I do lots of things for no money. I have done countless hours of music business consulting for people who who didn't have even a fraction of the head start that I had in the business and in life and who would never be able to pay for consulting.

But providing labor for one of the really, really big music publishers for zero compensation beyond a promise of "exposure"? Hard pass.

One of my major income streams is sharing my experience from the last almost 25 years in the music business and I have gotten really picky about when and where to give away my time and talent, as the opening quote talks about.

If I don't value my own expertise (and honor the years and years of struggle that went into earning it) then I can't expect anyone else to either.

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Coda: If you are a multi-million dollar company, stop asking people like me to work for no compensation! Thank you in advance.

Quartet #36: Recovering From Creative Burnout, Van Gogh's Advice to a Young Artist, and More!

Van Gogh's advice below is money.

"In order to write a book, do a deed, paint a picture with some life in it, one has to be alive oneself."

I wear so many hats around here that it can be easy to forget that!

And now on to this week's ideas...
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Quartet of the Week

1. A System for Taking Notes (4-min read)
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If you are the kind of person who is subscribed to this newsletter then you are almost surely like me and have ideas popping into your head all of the time. I wouldn't say that my system for taking and keeping track of notes is terrible but it's also not terribly good!

This article lays out the system used by author David Sedaris which got me thinking about my own system. I have made some tweaks to good effect!
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2. Van Gogh's Advice to a Young Artist (2-min read)

This advice needs to be shouted from the rooftops! Every interesting musician I know is also an interesting person!

I know some people who can operate instruments at a world class level yet never seem to use those skills to say anything too interesting. Those people are not always interesting! But the ones who have something urgent to say, they all are to a person.

This quick reading was a great reminder of what's important.
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3. How to Recover From Creative Burnout (2-min read)

Creative burnout is something that is not talked about enough. There's even a chance that I've never dedicated an episode to it before and if so that's not ideal!

This article offers six strategies for overcoming creative burnout.
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4. Mindful Context Switching (5-min read)

Context switching is the process of stopping work in one project and picking it back up after performing a different task on a different project. I only learned about it recently but ever since I can't avoid seeing how much my multitasking has been holding me back.

This article offers five excellent ideas on how to practice mindful context switching.
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What's New With TEM

​TEM308 features a great quote from Steve Jobs about how deciding what not to do is just as important as deciding what to do as well as a quote from Brian Tracy about the specific benefits of having clarity about your mission.
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My Final Thought of the Week

Here's a quote to send you on your way:

“If I hold back, I’m no good. I’m no good. I’d rather be good sometimes than holding back all the time.”

—Janis Joplin

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​How %#$&ing good is this quote?!

"I'd rather be good sometimes than holding back all the time" is deeply profound.

Living with one foot on the gas pedal and one foot on the brake pedal is no way to go through life. And as an artist it is an almost surefire way to be irrelevant.

Because being good sometimes is a way to matter to some people. And never being good or bad is a way to matter to almost no one.

I'm going to try to repeat "I'd rather be good sometimes..." like a mantra this week. So good!

Here's to having a creative week!​
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Cheers,
Andrew
​The Entrepreneurial Musician

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Quartet #35: The Power of Being "All In", 40 Time-Saving Google Hacks, and More!

The message from #1 below is quite inspiring. I value anyone with the ability to take a concept that I've heard literally 1,000 times (like the fact that accomplishing anything major takes time) and can put it in a way that instantly sheds new light on it for me.

Can't recommend checking that out any more highly.

Also, I'm a big fan of things like open source software like Audacity and decentralized social media networks like Mastodon. One of the reasons is because someone can then come along and produce a web version of an app like Audacity (#3 below) which opens it up to even more people and continues to level the playing field and allow more voices to be heard.

Wavacity makes it possible to do basic audio editing without even having to download a program which is pretty cool.

And now on to this week's ideas...
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Quartet of the Week

1. A Toast to the Tiny Steps (5-min read)
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What a powerful way to convey this message! The author mentions a few major changes she made in her life but then breaks down a long list of tiny steps that led up to each major change.

Seeing it broken down this way sure has inspired some action in me!
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2. The Power of Being "All In" (4-min read)

This short article by Leo Babauta encourages you to be "all in" in various aspects of life because of the power that comes from it. He also offers some ways to practice being all in.
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3. TEM Tool: Wavacity​

Someone made a browser version of Audacity and it is pretty slick. If you ever need to do any basic audio editing and don't have the ability to download Audacity or something more powerful like Logic Pro, this will do an awful lot. Right in a web browser!
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4. 40 Time-Saving Google Hacks (6-min read)

I already knew a number of these but a few of these are really good. The tips are for Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, and Google search.

Warning: You have to give an email address to see this.
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What's New With TEM

​TEM307 features a clip from an important voice in the composing and trumpet world. It comes from Marcus Grant who I interviewed for my other podcast, The Brass Junkies.

Our conversation for TBJ could have been a TEM episode! He was so generous about his successes, his failures, and his creative process.

I actually covered five different entrepreneurial points he made in our conversation, not just the quality and quantity one. You can see the full list in the show notes here.
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My Final Thought of the Week

Here's a quote to send you on your way:

"Movement is a creativity catalyst."

—Chase Jarvis

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Let me start by saying that absolutely everything is fine! But my sister and I couldn't reach our mother for about an hour this morning. That is very unusual and she lives alone.

Long story short she was at a neighbor's house and all was good.

But let me tell you how little I was feeling creative or focused to start my week after that stressful hour! So I made what turned out to be a great decision: I hopped in the car, went to Manassas National Battlefield, and went for a hike.

Within 5 minutes on the trail my brain had settled down and I was fully engaged with the week ahead. It was a hard restart to my week which was much needed because I am facing a looming deadline for the next phase of making my Networking for Musicians course and I desperately want to stay on schedule.

I have a rule: When in doubt, get up and move. Particularly outdoors.

So if you're stuck (or you can't get in touch with your 76-year-old mother who lives alone), get moving!

Here's to having a creative week!​
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Cheers,
Andrew
​The Entrepreneurial Musician

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