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Discover the Productivity, Performance & Profits Blackbook: https://musicentrepreneurhq.com/blackbook Whatever we tolerate in our lives will persist, and that includes that dreaded feeling of overwhelm. But the reality is you can do something about it. Even if various productivity methods, approaches, and apps have failed you in the past, it doesn’t mean there isn’t a worthwhile solution waiting for you. Are you ready to discover the productivity tools and hacks that will make you more effective in life? Read the Productivity, Performance & Profits Blackbook. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw9no92YFiw

I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by the vivacious Sara Troy (she makes me sound smarter than I am). Please support her. She does amazing work! In this episode of the Self-Discovery Wisdom Podcast, you will discover: - The moments that inspired me to get into music - My early influences, including the Carpenters, Chicago, \"Weird Al\" Yankovic, and 80s glam metal - Why passion (and suffering) is part and parcel of the artistic life - What I learned from my friend and collaborator Patrick Zelinski - Why I got into the music business and my desire to help artists - How I ended up investing in a music business startup and what happened to it - How networking benefited my career BIG TIME - Why and how to plant seeds on social media to grow your artistic career - How to navigate hardships and disappointment - What being a musician coach means to me - Why SMART goals aren\'t that smart - When to press into fear and when to stick to your guns - When and when not t...

Discover the Productivity, Performance & Profits Blackbook: https://musicentrepreneurhq.com/blackbook Harness that limitless creativity of yours for good and profit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwJbGDD8V4w

Discover the Productivity, Performance & Profits Blackbook: https://musicentrepreneurhq.com/blackbook Most independent artists have trouble balancing logic with emotion. Because of that, they don’t have a North Star. They don’t know what it is they’re working towards. And without that clarity, you can easily end up being ruled by your emotions without ever thinking logically about where you are now and what you’d like to accomplish long-term. The key to consistently moving towards your goals is identifying your North Star and following it, noticing when you’re off-track, and course correcting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBEIOctb1sw

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So, you\'ve heard about ConvertKit. But is it any good? And does it work for artists? Read this story in full to get all the information you\'ve been hunting around for. https://davidandrewwiebe.com/convertkit-review-email-list-builder-autoresponder-campaign-sender/

We recently caught up with our brave founder & editor David Andrew Wiebe. In a blog post published on April 16, 2023, he shared “three frames for prioritizing.” These frames refer to concepts, mental models, and/or methodologies. “To be honest, there were probably other teachers and resources that helped me understand the importance of prioritizing and how to make it real in my life,” shared Wiebe. “But these are the ones that stood out to me as being the biggest difference makers.” Discover the three frames below. This post originally appeared on David Andrew Wiebe. There are no alterations except to enhance clarity, cite more resources, or offer more up-to-date information. Three frames have shaped and transformed the way I now think about prioritization. The first is the parable of rocks, pebbles, sand, and water. What the parable demonstrates is that if you put the right things in your day in the right order, there is always time enough to do all the things you need t...

Trying to figure out which email marketing service to go with? More than ever, there are some excellent tools to choose from. That doesn\'t mean they were created equal. Read this story in full to get the clarity you need. https://davidandrewwiebe.com/6-best-email-marketing-services-for-artists-in-2023/

What tools and resources should you buy to grow your music career? The answer is simpler than you might think. Read this story in full to stop getting stuck in analysis paralysis. https://davidandrewwiebe.com/buy-the-tools-resources-that-increase-your-belief-level/

Our founder & editor David Andrew Wiebe originally thought of the Productivity, Performance & Profits Blackbook as a bit of a pet project. He knew he wanted to build on the work he’d completed with his fifth book, Start Your Year the Right Way, but had no idea the adventure that would ensue in developing a premium book. “The very idea of a premium book was foreign,” shared Wiebe. “It’s obviously supposed to be a book with a higher price tag. But that can’t be the only thing that differentiates it from a standard book. It needs to come with something more. Which is why I started by compiling the best articles and chapters I’d written on productivity.” In asking for blurbs and early feedback, however, the foggy opportunity started becoming clearer to Wiebe. “I quickly realized that word count alone wasn’t going to make it a premium book either. I began to see that I would need to make the book more engaging and of higher value. And where I’ve settled on it now is that it’s ...

Productivity is only for business… isn’t it? Does it matter when it comes to music? In this post, our Founder & Editor David Andrew Wiebe shows you how being more productive will transform your music career. This post originally appeared on David Andrew Wiebe. There are no alterations except to enhance clarity, cite more resources, or offer more up-to-date information. “Productivity” feels like such a technical term… Especially when we're talking about something as creative as music. We could just as easily say “getting more done in less time” or “making the best use of our time.” But that still feels a little aimless to me. If the goal is to “get a lot done” then the above is more than adequate. And I can tell you from experience that if you’re determined to get a lot done, you will. Getting the right things done is what matters, and the sooner you can admit that Facebook isn’t going to increase the quality of your life (nor are you going to regret not spending mor...

In business, there’s a term called “systems.” Many other terms describe, in effect, the same thing – Standard Operating Procedures, checklists, processes, workflows, and more. These are documents or videos showing the exact step-by-step process of how to complete a task. The benefit of systems is that they help you do things more efficiently, save your precious willpower, and save your money too. Businesses have found systems so valuable that there's a catchy acronym – S.Y.S.T.E.M. stands for Saves YourSelf Time, Energy, and Money. In this guide, you will learn how to create systems for your music career – specifically, how to create frameworks. This post originally appeared on David Andrew Wiebe. There are no alterations except to enhance clarity, cite more resources, or offer more up-to-date information. Is it time for you to create systems for your artistic career? No matter your discipline, Standard Operating Procedures are vital. Systems define the scope of every tas...

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Ideas form the basis of actions. Artists always need new ideas, whether it’s ideas for songs, album artwork, stage moves, or otherwise. In this post, our founder & editor David Andrew Wiebe reveals a simple but effective process for generating more and better ideas. This post originally appeared on David Andrew Wiebe. There are no alterations except to enhance clarity, cite more resources, or offer more up-to-date information. Quick answer: Read a book. Listen to a podcast series. Take a course. First, take in relevant and inspiring information. Then, take a break. Take a shower. Go for a walk. Drive. Meditate. As your brain works on integrating and synthesizing the information you’ve been consuming, fresh ideas will begin to form. Rinse and repeat until desired outcomes are reached. Now for the longer answer. Step #1: Consume Relevant & Inspiring Information Here are several sources of valuable information: - Blog posts - Articles - Books - Podcasts ...

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Have you ever been writing a song, only to be distracted by a potentially important phone call? Sure, you probably did need to pick up the phone and have that conversation. But when you finally returned to your song, you probably lost your place. And it probably took you the better part of 20 to 30 minutes to find your place again, if you managed to find it at all. These kinds of things happen all the time. If anything, they happen more than ever due to phone, tablet, and even computer notifications. You’re interrupted in the middle of working on something important, lose focus, and have trouble finding your flow again. In an article titled Context switching: Why jumping between tasks is killing your productivity (and what you can do about it), RescueTime writer, content marketer, and editor Jory MacKay points out that 20% of your productive time is lost when context-switching between two tasks. Further, 40% is lost when switching between three tasks. The best strategy to reduce ...

The Productivity, Performance & Profits Breakthroughs Program was created by Music Entrepreneur HQ founder & CEO David Andrew Wiebe in support of his first premium book, the Productivity, Performance & Profits Blackbook. Wiebe is a best-selling seven-time self-published author, an award-winning composer, and a podcaster for over a decade. He has published 44 songs (not including those he’s produced or played guitar on), thousands of blog posts and articles, hundreds of podcast episodes, and hundreds of videos too. These are not facts he’s openly bragging about. But these achievements sparked an idea. Wiebe began to think, “What if I could help other people be more accomplished in their own lives?” And so, a plan started coming together. Wiebe is currently campaigning to gather early feedback on his new material. He set up a Facebook group – called Productivity, Performance & Profits Breakthroughs – where artists committed to having breakthroughs in productivity ca...

Founder & CEO of Music Entrepreneur HQ David Andrew Wiebe says focusing on sharing about productivity has increased his performance. Wiebe always has multiple projects on the go, but he recently decided to focus on a specific aspect of his expertise – productivity. In a Music Entrepreneur HQ blog post published on April 17, 2023, he shared: As I continue to work toward , I’ve come to accept that getting myself steeped in the subject would make a big difference. Sounds obvious, I know, but I do have a slight case of shiny object syndrome, something I know many artists can relate to. So, what has Wiebe been up to? How has founding Productivity for Musicians been helping him get stuff done and avoid chasing shiny objects? “About 80% of my day is taken up by client writing work,” shared Wiebe. “Of course, that hasn’t stopped me from blogging daily, podcasting weekly, or advancing my various book projects. It has been organized chaos at times, though, and I've been falling...

Many artists would consider living by deadlines the very definition of hell. Yet, Music Entrepreneur HQ founder & CEO David Andrew Wiebe says they are essential to accomplishing everything you’ve set out to do. “I get lots of comments and questions around productivity,” shared Wiebe. “And there are many layers to it that I share in my various resources. But the one thing that sees me writing and editing eight blog articles in a day, as I did yesterday, is deadlines. Deadlines are critical to achieving peak productivity. I don’t always get excited about deadlines. But if I didn’t have them, I’m not sure that I would be half as effective.” On March 24, 2021, Wiebe published an article on his blog titled The Power of Deadlines (Backed by Quotes, Examples & Science). Here are several quotes from the article that stood out to us: In trying to motivate ourselves, we constantly undervalue deadlines. When it comes to working with clients, we see it as a necessary evil. But when i...

Music Entrepreneur HQ founder & CEO David Andrew Wiebe has had his articles published on leading music industry sites like Hypebot, Indie on the Move, CD Baby’s DIY Musician, Independent Music Promotions, Music Marketing Guy, Music Industry How To, Guitar Aficionado, and numerous others. Wiebe is now a frequent contributor to Bandzoogle as well, and his latest article on How to get a booking agent to book your band went live on April 13, 2023, and was also syndicated to Hypebot. As Wiebe points out, many bands coming to the point of wanting to enlist the help of a booking agent aren’t ready for one. So, knowing when to seek out the help of an agent as a band is an important productivity hack all its own. “Just because you want a booking agent doesn’t mean you can necessarily get one,” shared Wiebe. “There are so many pre-qualifiers to getting to that point – having a tight show, a polished brand, 1,000 followers or subscribers on all the main platforms, 100 to 200 ticket sale...