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The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew Hitz — 323 episodes

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TEM322: Why New Year's Resolutions Fail

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TEM321: Prince on Striking Gold

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TEM320: You Know What They Say About Opinions...

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TEM319: The Fallacy of Thinking Your Way Into Different Action

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TEM318: A Year From Now You May Wish You Had Started

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TEM317: Sitting With Uncertainty Is a Superpower

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TEM316: What Is Your Bounceback Rating?

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TEM315: How Bill Walton Gave the World Courage

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TEM314: Google Search Is Broken (And What To Do About It)

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TEM313: Marketing is the New Distribution

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TEM312: When Your Big Break Ends Up Not Being One

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TEM311: Every Expert Was Once a Beginner

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TEM310: Sometimes You Have to Bet On Yourself

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TEM309: Excellence Is Not an Event

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TEM308: Deciding What NOT To Do

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TEM307: Why Not Quality AND Quantity?

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TEM306: Don't Wait for a Seat at the Table

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TEM305: The Value of Getting a Quick No

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TEM304: What Perfectionism Really Is

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TEM303: Leonard Bernstein's Two-Part Plan for Greatness

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TEM302: Should You Not Try So Hard?

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TEM301: Will This Be on the Test?

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TEM300: The Magic of Simply Showing Up

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TEM299: Suffering Is Often Voluntary

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TEM298: A Simple 3-Step Audit for Your Career

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TEM297: How to Tell if You Are on the Right Career Path

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TEM296: Create Your Own Opportunities

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TEM295: Avoid This Big Mistake At All Costs When Selling Anything

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TEM294: Imposter Syndrome Is Actually Good (TEM Short)

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TEM293: Make Yourself Irreplaceable

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TEM292: Want Better Results? Focus On This Instead of Goal-Setting

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TEM291: Five Mistakes You're Making With Grant Proposals

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TEM290: The Secret Ingredient is Discipline

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TEM289: Have a Strong Opinion (But Beware!)

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TEM288: You're Charging Too Much (and Not Enough)

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TEM287: What Are You Intentionally Learning About?

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TEM286: Not Making a Decision Is Still Making One

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TEM285: Follow the Green Lights

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TEM284: My Productivity System for 2023

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TEM283: The science behind cultivating gratitude

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TEM282: Measuring your worth in a healthy way

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TEM281: Slow Down

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TEM280: Embracing change

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TEM279: Using restrictions to encourage creativity

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TEM278: Everyone starts as a beginner

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TEM277: Leonard Cohen on the seduction of inspiration

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TEM276: Don't say no for them

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TEM275: The power of starting small

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TEM274: The problem with simply working hard

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TEM273: You might not be the problem

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TEM272: Different is better than better

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TEM271: Being willing to fail

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TEM270: More Than Two Options

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TEM269: Have a strong opinion

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TEM268: Generate evidence

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TEM267: Quantity over quality (at first)

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TEM266: Err on the side of action

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TEM265: Never do research in prime working time

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TEM264: Was it a bad decision or just a bad outcome

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TEM263: Start with strategies, not tactics

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TEM262: Keeping the main thing the main thing

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TEM261: Being slightly remarkable is a losing strategy

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TEM260: Allison Emm

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TEM259: Asking for help

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TEM258: Wanted: Strong personalities

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TEM257: It's all about courage and then repetition

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TEM256: Who it's NOT for

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TEM255: Go bolder sooner

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TEM254: Monica Ellis of Imani Winds

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TEM253: The real reason your rates are so low

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TEM252: Your most productive days

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TEM251: The Goldilocks Rule

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TEM250: Eric Branner of Fons

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TEM249: The power of social proof

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TEM248: When is it good enough?

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TEM247: What procrastination actually is

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TEM246: Getting others to market for you without asking

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TEM245: Be kind to yourself

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TEM244: The most dangerous step of the creative process

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TEM243: Plan on your plan changing

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TEM242: Stop researching and start doing

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TEM241: Emily White

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TEM240: YouTube and TikTok star Christopher Bill

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TEM239: The danger of feeling productive

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TEM238: Jon Bisesi on creative hours, surrounding yourself with talented people and battling the resistance inside of us all

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TEM237: The magic of demonstrated expertise

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TEM236: Your clean slate

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TEM235: Is your networking proactive?

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TEM234: Convince the converted (plus an excerpt from my upcoming book!)

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TEM233: Spotted Online featuring Ross Simmonds, Julie Gurner and John Spencer

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TEM232: Don't look for growth

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TEM231: The courage to be unique

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TEM230: 90% is up to you

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TEM229: A killer marketing campaign that cost nothing

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TEM228: The McCain Duo

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TEM227: Spotted Online featuring Nate Zeisler, Gill Andrews and Josh Spector

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TEM226: Keeping a growth mindset

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TEM225: Fear of the future

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TEM224: Just keep showing up

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TEM223: Some pointed advice from Ben Folds

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TEM222: Do what matters, now

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TEM221: It's not happening overnight

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TEM220: People want to pay you! No, really!

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TEM219: Building on an empty lot

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TEM218: Spotted Online featuring Alice Jones, James Clear and Seth Godin

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TEM217: A simple process to give any project clarity

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TEM216: Three tips for better communication

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TEM215: The fatal flaw of school

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TEM214: Katie Zaccardi on the real secret to time management and dealing with stress

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TEM213: We're back!

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TEM212: The challenge of standing out online and the importance of community building: A conversation with Lance LaDuke

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TEM211: Listen to your gut... then jump

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TEM210: Dana Fonteneau on the power of perception and fair exchange for your art in these remarkable times

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TEM209: If you had to charge 10 times as much

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TEM208: Own your own timeline

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TEM207: Finding balance in these confusing times

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TEM206: Amanda Gookin on jumping first and making art that is unabashedly outspoken

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TEM205: Recalibrating your defintion of success (TEM Short)

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TEM204: Why you're probably not charging enough

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TEM203: The old ceiling is the new floor

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TEM202: Bandsintown CEO Fabrice Sergent on connecting artists to fans and the value of learning from others

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TEM201: Simply get going (TEM Short)

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TEM200: Angela Beeching on claiming your artistry and getting over the fear of asking for help

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TEM199: Thank you

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TEM198: 40,000 songs a day (TEM Short)

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TEM197: The democratization of the new music business and polite persistence - A conversation with Ari Herstand

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TEM196: Why Starbucks isn't overpriced

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TEM195: I've never heard of you (and that's not a problem)

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TEM194: It's all about engagement

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TEM193: Finding your five adjectives and the power of outsourcing - A conversation with acclaimed artist Mark G. Meadows

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TEM192: Don't let technology use you - A conversation on productivity with Lance LaDuke

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TEM191: Keep asking

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TEM190: Dont fit in

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TEM189: Dale Trumbore Quotes

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TEM188: Don't go wide (TEM Short)

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TEM187: Evolving your organization to increase your impact and being flexible as an entrepreneur - A conversation with David Reynolds, Jr.

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TEM186: The key is showing up (TEM Short)

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TEM185: Becoming a published composer while still in middle school and resisting the expectations of others in order to blaze your own path - A conversation with composer Tyler S. Grant

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TEM184: If she could do it, you can too

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TEM183: Embracing the business elements of music and common mistakes that will tank your career: A conversation with Umphrey's McGee's Joel Cummins

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TEM182: Aligning your priorities and actions for a new year (TEM Short)

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TEM181: Owning your own network and turning an idea into a product- A conversation with Truelinked CEO Sune Hjerrild

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TEM180: The rule of thirds (TEM Short)

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TEM179: Discovering your own space and finding collaborators who are deeply commited - A conversation with Eunbi Kim

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TEM178: Purple Cow by Seth Godin (TEM Book Report)

146

TEM177: The only morning routine you will ever need (TEM Short)

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TEM176: Managing burnout, not waiting to live your best life and streamlining tasks - A conversation with Elisa Janson Jones

148

TEM175: No one has seven ideas (TEM Short)

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TEM174: Sam Pilafian on producing

150

TEM173: Spotted Online featuring Brodie Welch, Seth Godin and Sam Pilafian

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TEM172: Don't wait until it is too late (TEM Short)

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TEM171: Delivering the right message to the right audience and using technology to empower musicians - A conversation with NoteFlight's John Mlynczak

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TEM170: Should a project speed up or slow down (TEM Short)

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TEM169: Thinking of hiring a PR firm? Listen to this first!

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TEM168: Founding a youth orchestra when you're still young enough to play in one: A conversation with Marquise Bradley

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TEM167: It's all about frequency (TEM Short)

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TEM166: Booking a $25K tour and building lifelong connections with fans through house concerts: A conversation with Shannon Curtis

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TEM165: A tale of two jewelers

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TEM164: You are not the customer

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TEM163: The many passive income options for musicians and how to figure out which ones are right for you - A conversation with Brent Vaartstra

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TEM162: Spotted Online featuring Seth Godin, Dale Trumbore and Bree Noble

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TEM161: Brazilian Blowout Certified Salon

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TEM160: Music vs. the music business and the seismic shift coming in the industry - A conversation with Matt Oestreicher

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TEM159: Learning without doing (TEM Short)

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TEM158: Are you building or maintaining? (TEM Short)

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TEM157: Building healthy habits and the value of routine - A conversation with Brodie Welch

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TEM156: Hanging out in the hallway (TEM Short)

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TEM155: Embracing change and reaching a quarter of a million people every week - A conversation with Suzanne Bona

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TEM154: The Long Game (TEM Short)

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TEM153: What the hell happened to us?

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TEM152: David Taylor Quotes

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TEM151: Keeping yourself inspired

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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

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TEM149: Don't blend in!

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TEM148: Spotted Online featuring Sarah Von Bargen, Ramit Sethi and Seth Godin

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TEM147: Pivot, Persevere or Punt - A conversation with Lance LaDuke

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TEM146: Solving the right problem plus some thought on Gary Varynerchuk's latest book, Crushing It!

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TEM145: Finding your creative personal rhythm (TEM Short)

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TEM144: Evolving career goals and finding your personal creative rhythm - A conversation with composer Dale Trumbore

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TEM143: Learning by Doing (TEM Short)

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TEM142: Successfully launching a nationally acclaimed music institute before you can even legally drink - A conversation with Buddy Deshler

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TEM141: How to deal with haters in just one sentence (TEM Short)

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TEM140: Outsource this at your own peril (TEM Short)

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TEM139: Why you should almost always run from traditional record deals - A Conversation with Ryan Kairalla

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TEM138: My best piece of advice for a new entrepreneur

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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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TEM136: Deanna Swoboda Quotes

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TEM135: Developing an idea into a product you can build a business around - A Conversation with Deanna Swoboda

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TEM134: The Dip by Seth Godin (TEM Book Report)

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TEM133: Alarm Will Sound Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM132: Gavin Chuck and Michael Clayville of Alarm Will Sound on having conversations with your fans, creative collaborations and sharing meaningful experiences with your audience (TEM Rewind)

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TEM131: Jeff Nytch Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM130: Dr. Jeff Nytch on art and entrepreneurship co-existing, your single most important asset as an artist and his brand new book, The Entrepreneurial Muse

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TEM129: Spotted Online featuring Seth Godin, Gary Vaynerchuk and David Cutler

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TEM128: The one thing you should NEVER outsource

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TEM127: Cathy Heller Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM126: Cathy Heller on getting a major record deal yet still failing, being analytical about your approach to the music business and persevering until you close the gap

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TEM125: Time for Three's Ranaan Meyer Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM124: Ranaan Meyer of Time For Three on advice for young musicians, seizing opportunities and why you have to dream big (TEM Rewind)

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TEM123: Chrysanthe Tan Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM122: Chrysanthe Tan on being yourself as an artist, killing it on Patreon and tips for better time management

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TEM121: Spotted Online featured Jenna Kutcher, Gary Vaynerchuk and Seth Godin

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TEM120: Rob Knopper Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM119: A heartfelt thank you and the TEM Thanksgiving Challenge

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TEM118: Rob Knopper of the Metropolitan Opera and Auditionhacker on the many remaining blue oceans in the music business, time management and how Auditionhacker developed from a personal method to a product

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TEM117: Influence by Dr. Robert Cialdini (Book Report)

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TEM116: Kristen Sheridan Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM115: Kristen Sheridan of the Sheridan Studio of Music on building a large and sustainable teaching studio, advocating for yourself and the importance of not being a jerk

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TEM114: Yuri Cataldo Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM113: Yuri Cataldo of the Advance Your Art Podcast on how to market with no budget, moving on quickly from a big setback and how he got a product into the gift bag at the Oscars

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TEM112: The One Thing Every Musician Must Have

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TEM111: Pop-jazz duo 23rd Hour Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM110: Jazz-Pop Duo 23rd Hour on treating your band like a startup, pulling off a successful album launch and how to rock an email campaign

214

TEM109: Spotted Online featuring articles from James Clear, Seth Godin and Daniel Pink

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TEM108: Seth Hanes Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM107: Seth Hanes on how to get guest appearances on podcasts and blogs, getting a self-published book to number one on three different Amazon lists and why strategy should always dictate tactics (and not the other way around)

217

TEM106: Corey Brown Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM105: Corey Brown of No Treble on working with Seth Godin, having the courage to reach out to people you want to meet and launching the world's top online bass magazine

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TEM104: Dr. John Parks Quotes (TEM Short)

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TEM103: Dr. John W. Parks IV on building a professional recording studio from scratch, being addicted to getting better and pushing boundaries within a traditional job

221

TEM102: Embrace the process (TEM Short)

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TEM101: Noa Kageyama of The Bulletproof Musician on the rule of thirds, building a huge email list and what entrepreneurs can learn from performance psychology

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TEM100: A thought about each interview from the first 100 episodes of The Entrepreneurial Musician

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TEM99: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy Baumeister

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TEM98: The world you'd like to live in (TEM Short)

226

TEM Bonus Episode: Get a Copy of "Seth Godin: Live at Carnegie Hall" Completely FREE

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TEM97: Mark Rabideau of 21CM on being authentic, remaining curious and straying from traditional career paths

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TEM96: Build a community first (TEM Short)

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TEM 95: Tim Topham on Building a Community of True Fans in an Already Crowded Space, Launching a Successful Membership Site and Minimum Viable Products

230

TEM 94: The Only True Key to Success (and Yes There Is One)

231

TEM 93: How Passion Leads to Becoming an Authority (TEM Short)

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TEM 92: Steve Dillon of Dillon Music on Passion, Becoming an Authority and Always Thinking Long-Term

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TEM 91: Cursing Gravity

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TEM 90: Networking the Wrong Way

235

TEM 89: Book Report - Do the Work by Steven Pressfield

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TEM 88: Arnold Palmer Luck (TEM Short)

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TEM 87: Peter Meechan on Controlling Your Own Career, Unintentional Networking and Finding Your Niche in the Music Business

238

TEM 86: Beware the External Should's (TEM Short)

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TEM 85: Dana Fonteneau on Figuring out Your "Why", Holding Yourself Accountable When You Work for Yourself and How She Got Her First Paid Clients Before She Had a Proven Track Record

240

TEM 84: Should Deadlines Be Flexible? (TEM Short)

241

TEM 83: John Beder on Self-Awareness, Having Performance Anxiety as an Entrepreneur and Battling His Inner Resistance

242

TEM 82: The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing (Book Report)

243

TEM 81: Make Yourself Famous

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TEM 80: If It's Not a $#%& Yes, It's a No (TEM Short)

245

TEM 79: Emilio Guarino on Action Steps, the Constant of Change and the Challenges of Self-Publication

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TEM 78: The Savvy Musician's 10 Tips for 2017 with David Cutler (Part 2)

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TEM 77: The Savvy Musician's 10 Tips for 2017 with David Cutler (Part 1)

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TEM 76: Business Model Canvas with Lance LaDuke

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TEM 75: Idea Sex

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TEM 74: Write It For Them, Not For You (TEM Short)

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TEM 73: Jessica Meyer on Not Waiting for the Phone to Ring, Becoming a Professional Composer at Age 40 and Writing a Great Grant Proposal

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TEM 72: The Who and The What Make the How Pretty Straightforward (TEM Short)

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TEM 71: Susan De Weger of IgniteLab on Why Selling Yourself as an Artist Is Not Selling out, the Danger of the Word "Should" and Her Specific Advice on Applying for a Grant

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TEM 70: It's All About Your Pitch - (TEM Short)

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TEM69: Seth Hanes, author Of "Break Into the Scene", on the value of being willing to learn anything, the best time to take risks in your career and turning your skills into leveragable assets

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TEM 68: Start Small But Start Now

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TEM 67: Mistakes I Made In My Kickstarter Campaign (TEM Short)

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TEM 66: Ariel Hyatt, Author Of "Crowdstart: The Ultimate Guide to a Powerful & Profitable Crowdfunding Campaign" on Common Mistakes of Crowdfunding Campaigns, Why Your Ask Must Always Be Direct and the Importance of Building a Crowd Before Launching a Cam

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TEM 65: Impact People Around You and Your Phone Will Ring A Lot (TEM Short)

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TEM 64: Andrew Hitz of Pedal Note Media on Leveraging Your Unfair Advantage, Using a Business Model Canvas and Transitioning From One Main Gig to Doing Lots of Things

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TEM 63: The Number One Trap for Artists (TEM Short)

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TEM 62: Jason Heath of the Contrabass Conversations Podcast on Finding Your Voice, Executing on a Great Idea and His Advice on Starting a Podcast

263

TEM 61: 1,000 True Fans

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TEM 60: Where the World Is Headed (TEM Short)

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TEM 59: Garrett Hope of the Portfolio Composer Podcast on the Skills Needed in the Freelance Economy, Thinking About Art as a Business and the Power of Outsourcing

266

TEM 58: Are You Willing To Change Course? (TEM Short)

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TEM 57: Lauren Pierce on Building a Popular YouTube Channel, Knowing When to Quit and Teaching Herself How to Code

268

TEM 56: Finding Your Blue Ocean

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TEM 55: 10x Faster Than You Think (TEM Short)

270

TEM 54: Hugh Sung of the a Musical Life Podcast on Aggressive Timetables, Avoiding the Trap of Trying to Be Perfect and Taking the Initiative

271

TEM 53: Driving Without a Map (TEM Short)

272

TEM 52: Sam Pilafian of Boston Brass on the Legacy of Prince, Developing Your Voice on Stage and Becoming An "Overnight Success" After 20 Years of Work (Part 2)

273

TEM51: Are you just checking the boxes?

274

TEM 50: Monetizing a Cocktail Party (TEM Short)

275

TEM49: Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR

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TEM48: Can and should continue (TEM Short)

277

TEM47: Mike Robinson, VP of Marketing for KHS America

278

TEM Short: What Exactly Is The Problem? - Episode 46

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Drew McManus of Adaptistration and Arts Hacker - Episode 45

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TEM44: Don't try to change someone's world view

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TEM Short: Know Your Risk Tolerance - Episode 43

282

Nate Zeisler of The Colburn School - Episode 42

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TEM Short: Don't Start With Logistics - Episode 41

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TEM 40: David Cutler of the Savvy Musician on Being a Creative Problem Solver, Living in a Golden Era for Artists and the Link Between Impact and Income

285

TEM Short: Going With Plan B - Episode 39

286

Dan Gosling of ChopSaver - Episode 38

287

TEM Short: Would Anyone Miss Your Art? - Episode 37

288

Michael Harley of Alarm Will Sound - Episode 36

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TEM Short: Are You With The 99%? - Episode 35

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TEM34: A Conversation with Lance LaDuke on marketing

291

TEM Short: Act Like You Belong - Episode 33

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TEM 32: Sam Pilafian of Boston Brass on Founding a World-Renowned Chamber Group, What Makes Someone Hirable and How Luck Seems to Be Self-Generated

293

What's In Store For TEM In 2016 - Episode 31

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TEM Short: Can You Withstand An Avalanche Of No's? - Episode 30

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TEM 29: Peter Seymour of PROJECT Trio on Energy in Your Presentation, Taking Action and the Need to Be Brutally Honest With Yourself About What You Can and Can Not Do

296

TEM Short: The Most Important Part Of Being An Entrepreneur - Episode 28

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John Kellogg of Berklee College of Music - Episode 27

298

TEM Short - Believing You Can Figure It Out: Episode 26

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TEM 25: Jennifer Rosenfeld & Julia Torgovitskaya of iCadenza and Cadenza Artists on Dealing With Fear, the Power of Simply Asking and Incorrect Assumptions Musicians Make About the Music Business

300

TEM Short: Find Reasons It Will Work - Episode 24

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Michael Davis of Hip-Bone Music - Episode 23

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TEM Short: Load The Bus First - Episode 22

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Max and Scott McKee of American Band College - Episode 21

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TEM Short: Are You Fungible? (Hopefully Not) - Episode 20

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TEM 19: Ron Davis, Canadian Jazz Pianist on the Dangers of Being Fungible, Why Sales Is Such a Huge Part of What Musicians Do and How He Is the Prototypical Example of a Portfolio Musician

306

TEM Short: Are You On A Cul De Sac? - Episode 18

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Lance LaDuke of Pedal Note Media - Episode 17

308

TEM Short: Become Irreplaceable - Episode 16

309

Mike Nickens of George Mason University's Green Machine - Episode 15

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TEM Short: Let Them Tell You No - Episode 14

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Alan Baylock, Chief Arranger of the Airmen of Note - Episode 13

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TEM Short: Always Say Yes - Episode 12

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Jim Stephenson, Composer and Head of Stephenson Music - Episode 11

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Jonathan Kuuskoski, Director of Entrepreneurship and Community Programs at Mizzou - Episode 10

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David Vining of Mountain Peak Music - Episode 9

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TEM Short: Thoughts on Networking - Episode 8

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TEM7: Jeff Conner of Boston Brass

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Brian Pertl, Dean of the Lawrence Conservatory - Episode 6

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Jeff Nelsen of Fearless Performance - Episode 5

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Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser - Episode 4

321

Alarm Will Sound's Gavin Chuck & Michael Clayville - Episode 3

322

Patrick Sheridan - Episode 2

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TEM1: Ranaan Meyer of Time for Three on Advice for Young Musicians, the Importance of a Strong Support Network and Founding Time for Three