Quick tip 122 Sunny day
It is a glorious day here in Dublin, and as much as I like to remind you all about the importance of working hard, there are times you just need to either uproot your office outdoors, or just take the…
June 23, 2015
Why do we struggle with the concept of no money?
It is ok to pay for something, and it is ok to charge for something. But if we give away something in a good faith that the universe will return the favor some day, we are instantly told that we…
Quick tip 121 Take a different route
Lately I have been in a mood to find some self motivation hacks and tips. Being your own boss, you need to rally your self up, there is no one else there to do it for you 😉 So here’s…
Self-made critics
How can you criticise something, if you were not there. In the past I have been hesitant to post video of Sliotar’s live shows, as what does not come through in the video, is the energy of the live experience,…
20th of June Blog update
It has been amazing week. I have really felt the love and support from you guys in the past week. I mean I always do, but somehow it just has been amplified this week 🙂 And all your lovely messages…
Tip the scales
The darkest moment of the night, is just before the dawn. It is important to remember this. If you are a musician, a startup company, artist, writer, blogger… You work long hours for a very little money, if any, and…
Quick tip 120 Take action
I’ve had a productive morning. I wrote a blog post for this weeks song, got the song back from my mastering engineer, uploaded it to Soundcloud and posted the song with the blog post on my website. I Had a…
Quick tip 119 Be sceptical
I know today’s Quick tip sounds like a quite negative one, but it’s not really. It’s just a simple reminder that not all advice is equal. When you set out to succeed in music business, the first thing after creating…
I need your help
I don’t ask you directly to help me too often, as in the past I found this kind of hard thing to do. But I ‘m reading Amanda Palmer’s wonderful book The Art of asking, and now putting some of…
Quick tip 118 Don’t try to be everywhere
When it comes to social media, I think it’s safe to say many of us musicians end up wasting a lot of time just trying to be engaging (or looking at funny cat videos…) Social media is a powerful tool,…
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