Try this before you read any further.
Write down one musician you’d like to know better. One style you need to get more comfortable playing. One money move you’ve been putting off.
Now put a date next to each.
If you got stuck on any of them, that tells you something. Reaching out more, playing more styles and getting your finances in order can sit on a mental list for years. Until something has a date, it tends to stay on the list.
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The exercise above is a small version of Broadway Bound and Beyond: The Course. You start by looking honestly at where you stand right now. Then you work through relationships and trust, your reputation, the gaps in what you can play, and how you’ll handle the slow stretches financially.
The last module turns all of it into a dated 90-day action plan. Along the way, the fillable worksheets keep each step tied to your own situation. You don’t have to be a drummer. These are career skills for any instrument.
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Back to those three dates. What’s one thing you want to be different 90 days from now?
Clayton