TEM163: The many passive income options for musicians and how to figure out which ones are right for you - A conversation with Brent Vaartstra
Brent Vaartstra is an entrepreneur, musician and host of the Passive Income Musician Podcast.
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TEM162: Spotted Online featuring Seth Godin, Dale Trumbore and Bree Noble
Spotted Online features thought-provoking articles, podcast episodes and YouTube clips pertaining to all aspects of being a successful musical entrepreneur.
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TEM161: Brazilian Blowout Certified Salon
But what if everyone is certified?
***Today's featured Patreon patron is Keith Bjorklund of Bjorklund Reedworks. Check out that link for an example of an effective website, a really good logo and also a great landing page to announce his 2019 Reed Camp.***
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Produced by Drake Domingue
Executive Producer is Andrew Hitz
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TEM160: Music vs. the music business and the seismic shift coming in the industry - A conversation with Matt Oestreicher
Matt Oestreicher is a multi-instrumentalist who is one of the top performers, composers and arrangers in New York City.
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Executive Producer is Andrew Hitz
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TEM159: Learning without doing (TEM Short)
A TEM Short on a Seth Godin blog post that is a call to action.
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TEM158: Are you building or maintaining? (TEM Short)
The correct answer isn't necessarily what you think!
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Produced by Drake Domingue
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TEM157: Building healthy habits and the value of routine - A conversation with Brodie Welch
Brodie Welch is a self-care specialist and entrepreneur.
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TEM156: Hanging out in the hallway (TEM Short)
We've all heard the phrase "When God closes one door, he opens another." The problem is hanging out in the hallway.
The TEM Question of the Week:
Have you ever been rejected in your career but it turned out to be a blessing?
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TEM155: Embracing change and reaching a quarter of a million people every week - A conversation with Suzanne Bona
Suzanne Bona is the host of Sunday Baroque, a radio show heard by over a quarter of a million people every week on over 200 stations nationwide.
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TEM154: The Long Game (TEM Short)
Musicians frequently don't bring the same long game approach to being entrepreneurial as they do to their playing which is a big mistake.
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TEM153: What the hell happened to us?
Every child is overflowing with creativity. Then we lose it all. So what the hell happened to us and why does it matter as an entrepreneur?
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TEM152: David Taylor Quotes
This episode features thoughts on my favorite quotes from the conversation I had with David Taylor in TEM137: How "Overnight Success” David Taylor Was Named to the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe List by Working 70-Hour Weeks for Years.
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TEM151: Keeping yourself inspired
Some thoughts on keeping yourself inspired as a musical entrepreneur.
What You'll Learn
***I want to hear from you! Please leave me a comment on the TEM Blog sharing what you do to keep inspired as an entrepreneur. I'll share some of your answers on the next TEM.***
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TEM150: How to 10x your progress and moving on quickly from your bad ideas - A conversation with Modacity's Marc Gelfo
Marc Gelfo is the CEO and co-founder of Modacity,
I can't believe we made it to 150 episodes together! Thank you to each and every one of you for listening and for giving TEM your attention. I wouldn't have made it past the 10th episode without you!
Next stop: 200!
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TEM149: Don't blend in!
Why you need to double down on the only thing that makes you unique.
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TEM148: Spotted Online featuring Sarah Von Bargen, Ramit Sethi and Seth Godin
Spotted Online features thought-provoking articles, podcast episodes and YouTube clips pertaining to all aspects of being a successful musical entrepreneur.
Today's featured content:
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TEM147: Pivot, Persevere or Punt - A conversation with Lance LaDuke
We all have three options when faced with adversity. The key is figuring out which is the best path forward for any given situation.
This week's guest, Lance LaDuke, is my parter at Pedal Note Media, my former colleague with Boston Brass and the co-host of my other podcast, The Brass Junkies.
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TEM146: Solving the right problem plus some thought on Gary Varynerchuk's latest book, Crushing It!
Making sure we are attempting to solve the right problem plus thoughts on Gary Vaynerchuk's new book.
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What You'll Learn in TEM146:
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TEM145: Finding your creative personal rhythm (TEM Short)
The importance of finding a creative rhythm that works best for you.
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TEM144: Evolving career goals and finding your personal creative rhythm - A conversation with composer Dale Trumbore
Dale Trumbore is a Los Angeles-based composer, author and teacher.
What You'll Learn:
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TEM143: Learning by Doing (TEM Short)
Turns out you can't learn how to play by basketball by reading about how to play basketball.
Execute > Expect failure > Learn from it > Execute again
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TEM142: Successfully launching a nationally acclaimed music institute before you can even legally drink: A conversation with Buddy Deshler
The story behind how Buddy Deshler successfully launched the Fredericksburg Brass Institute at the age of 20 and the lessons he's learned along the way.
What You'll Learn:
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TEM141: How to deal with haters in just one sentence (TEM Short)
Some wisdom from Elizabeth Gilbert on dealing with people who criticize your art.
Links:
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TEM140: Outsource this at your own peril (TEM Short)
This is one thing that as an entrepreneur you shouldn't ever fully outsource.
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TEM139: Why you should almost always run from traditional record deals - A Conversation with Ryan Kairalla
Entertainment lawyer Ryan Kairalla explains why it is the most exciting time in history to be a creator of anything and offers some actionable legal advice that all artists need to hear!
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1. Help me get to my goal of $50 per episode on Patreon (only $6 to go!) by pledging as little as $1 per episode to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/tempodcast.
2. My next iTunes goal is 100 ratings and 75 reviews. Take just a minute to leave a rating and review on iTunes to help me get there. Thank you!
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Produced by Andrew Hitz
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