Have you seen the "Start with WHY?" TEDxTalk video? I remember seeing it for the first time last year and it blew my mind. I’ve pasted it at the end of this post.
The idea is that the people who've achieved great success in any endeavor/organization/project think differently than the rest of us. There's a code or sequence they use that sets them apart and it’s backwards from how most of us think.
I'm not going to summarize this too thoroughly because I hope you'll watch the full video below, but the gist is this:
Start with your WHY.
The the HOW comes next and the WHAT comes last.
Many of us in bands or artist projects get this backwards. Too often, we fill our days with tons of WHAT (busy work, social media, etc) without having specific goals in mind.
Before you start your next "office day," ask yourself why you create music.
To lift people? To create a better life for your family? To live out your dreams of traveling and exploring the world?
WHY do you do it?
Next comes HOW. That's where goal setting and creating a step by step plan comes in. Use the energy and inspiration you get from your WHY and channel it into a kick-ass roadmap.
(I recorded an entire podcast episode on how to create a Career Roadmap)
Listen to "How to Create Your Own Music Career Roadmap" podcast episode here.
After you know your WHY and your HOW, you can move on to your WHAT.
Your WHAT would be the specific actions steps you take to achieve the HOW. These items are vital, but without a plan, it's just busy work that leads to exhaustion, frustration, and disappointment.
Discover your WHY, envision your HOW, execute the WHAT... in that order.
If you'd like help discovering your WHY, building your HOW (Career Roadmap) or finding better, quicker ways to execute the WHAT through one -on-one coaching, hit me up. Just hit reply and and we'll chat next steps.
// James
PS - Here’s the full video. Definitely worth a watch!
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