Investment/Cost I have used the term mini-retirement several times in these posts to describe my situation. That is, leaving the 9 to 5 office job and focusing all attention on a creative endeavor. The term mini-retirement seems to have originated in Tim Ferriss’ book, The 4-Hour Workweek. …the mini-retirement is not an escape from your […]
Creativity as a Priority About a year ago when I initially started to tell people about my plan to quit my job and focus full time on music, there was a variety of reactions. I wonder if everyone agrees that in an ideal world everyone would be excited and supported if a friend or relative […]
I love to learn new things. The decision to leave stability and focus on music production has been motivated in large part to the joy of learning. No matter what becomes of this endeavor, I have enjoyed the learning process. “Growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety” – Josh Waitzkin, The Art […]
When I was initially thinking of leaving my secure day job to pursue music and creative work, I was very much thinking of it from an overall life perspective. I am about halfway through my life now and am increasingly mindful that I have limited time. In his book, Show Your Work, Austin Kleon talks […]
Finally! I have been wanting to start this for several months. It may be tough to back-track and capture the many ideas, feelings, emotions of the last several months, but I will try. The phrase, ‘better late than never’ applies here. So, what’s the point? Many of us have thought about shifting focus in our […]