I am preaching to myself with today’s
topic. I have heard the phrase so many
times, but I don’t always follow it.
That is why my blog (which usually is posted at 11:00 AM every Monday)
is getting posted so late today.
Yesterday (after church) I had time to fly a kite and play on a scooter
with my daughter. Later on I recorded
some vocals and then relaxed in front of the television. There was a little voice in my head saying, “Don’t
just sit here! Write your blog for
tomorrow.” However, another voice said, “You’re
exhausted and you deserve a break, so relax and get the blog done tomorrow.”
Today, everything happened. I had more issues to deal with at work than
ever before. I had three people respond
to my advertisement for a gig audition.
I had a possible employer respond about a job opportunity. Basically, I had just enough time to
breath. By the end of the day I was
really regretting that break I took yesterday.
A musicians schedule can be very unpredictable. Successful business strategies, however,
often require regular and predictable scheduling. As independent artists, we are both musicians
and business entrepreneurs. This is why
it is important to get stuff done ahead of time whenever you have a free moment. With today’s blog and post scheduling aids,
many things can be placed on automated schedules. This allows for much more time to breathe
(and practice – remember last week’s post).
I assume that many of you are already familiar with these scheduling
tools. However, if you would like to
learn more about them mention it as a comment and I will provide the
information in a future blog post.
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