Over the past two months I’ve been going through something of a renaissance in my musical and professional life.

I suddenly and without seemingly any care, walked away from a teaching job I had been doing on the side for two and half years. The job brought security and insurance, and fulfilled a decade long desire to add teaching as an income stream.

But it was also, unfortunately, a bit if a trap, and other than refocusing me to where I am now…I think it might have been a complete waste of my time.

In fact, I think I’ve been wasting time for decades.

So today, I want to talk about how to know if you’re wasting time on things that are taking away from the music life you’ve always wanted.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - It's a Trap!
2:03 - Podcast Intro
3:44 - My Week
9:27 - The News
17:00 - How I've Wasted My Time
30:06 - Q&A
33:32 - The Future of this Channel
41:00 - How Are YOU Wasting Time?
51:35 - Coaching? Courses? Classes?
54:44 - Positive Spin Partners

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