249 – How to Make the Most of Every Book You Read

How much reading do you do as a musician? If you’ve been a longtime listener of The New Music Industry Podcast, I suspect you’ve already adopted the learning habit. And if you have, I have no doubt you’re getting a lot of value out of it. But are you making the most of every book you read? It’s easy to pay lip service to your personal growth habit, but the truth is you might not be getting everything you could be getting out of your reading. That’s what we’re going to be looking at in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast. Podcast Highlights: 00:44 – When David discovered the magic of books and reading 01:50 – What’s the point of reading? 02:32 – Did the education system set you up for success in your reading efforts? 03:21 – #1: Read the book 04:31 – #2: Underline or highlight passages that jump out at you 05:20 – #3: Take notes (on quotes, ideas, and anything you see to implement) 06:03 – #4: Keep your discoveries alive with spaced repetition 06:49 – #5: Apply what you learned 08:21 – #6: Follow the breadcrumb trail 09:12 – #7: Pay it forward 10:09 – Episode summary 10:54 – Closing thoughts Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Killing Marketing by Joe Pulizzi & Robert Rose The Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port No B.S. Business Success In The New Economy by Dan Kennedy The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone The Music Entrepreneur Code by David Andrew Wiebe Transcription: Coming soon. Closing Segment Are you ready for some new material? If you haven’t picked up your copy of The Music Entrepreneur Code already, this would be a good opportunity to do exactly that. This book isn’t just for music entrepreneurs, it’s for musicpreneurs too. So, get your copy at davidandrewwiebe.com/Code. This has been episode 249 of The New Music Industry Podcast. I’m David Andrew Wiebe, and I look forward to seeing you on the stages of the world.