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#13 - The Flow State

#13 - The Flow State

Released Tuesday, 14th January 2020
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#13 - The Flow State

#13 - The Flow State

#13 - The Flow State

#13 - The Flow State

Tuesday, 14th January 2020
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This episode continues on from the previous podcast. Once we are brave enough we also can consider the flow state and where brave turns into flow. It is such a deep and interesting subject and this podcast can be a springboard into exploring it further.I talk about the work of the Hungarian-American professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (which Is pronounced more like "Mihaiee Chicksentmihaiee") my pronunciation on the podcast is near enough correct but use this actual spelling to find more info on google Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It is fascinating work and very relevant to the arts. He has many videos online to look at and listen to.As always this podcast is powered by the book Staying Sane In The Music Game and for more info and to buy the book or get it for FREE on Audible (for new members) please go to www.stayingsane.orgThank you to all the new listeners, the podcast listening figures have shot up enormously recently and that is because of people sharing it. Please continue to do that as I feel like these are important subjects for musos to hear and talk about.So, if you like the podcast, please share it with a friend, and spend 1 minute rating and leaving a review. It really helps new listeners to find it.Thanks for listening
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Staying Sane In The Music Game

One of the main problems in the music industry is that we who live and work within it, don't readily admit to our ‘madness’, but looking at the path we've chosen - to invest ourselves in this world of slim chances and cut-throat deals - there has to be a little madness, right? “We're not mad,” I hear you all cry, “we're musicians!” But however you cut it, staying sane in such a competitive and ruthless industry is not straightforward. Trust me, I am speaking from experience - I am not ‘sane’ - and almost every artist I have worked with would say the same about themselves. This particular and beautiful form of 'insanity' characterises many music professionals today and, once we admit this to ourselves, we can openly explore the issues and reasons surrounding why and how we are mad! Once we've done that we can begin the journey of learning to manage ourselves within a specific framework that acknowledges and accounts for our eccentricities; building on them and affording us happier and more organised lives amid the inevitable chaos. Or, we could just pretend we're OK, bury our feelings deep and await the inevitable explosion as the pressure of self-loathing and neuroses builds over time in a half-hidden part of our personality that, actually, others can see only too easily. But self-destruction is not a good look! That is the reason for the book 'Staying Sane In The Music Game' and this podcast channel. It’s a way for us to begin having the open and honest conversations we need to reveal a path of radical change and personal growth. My work in the music industry has led me into many dark and tumultuous places and from each one I’ve learnt valuable and enduring insights which I have picked apart carefully and put back together into a guiding framework and structure that you can use, your way, to live your unconventional life without too much trial and error. Musicians and business professionals alike are exposed systematically to extreme behaviours, attitudes and situations all of which will require a tenacious mind and acute awareness to identify, harness and thrive from. This book will give you the mindset and tools to do just that. We will be speaking to high level pros in the music business and musicians to discuss these topics and their journeys. Through these conversations and the tools we can all grow and learn and make ourselves more resilient. Here’s to Staying Sane! This Podcast will discuss all aspects of what that may involve!The Podcast is powered by the book Staying Sane In The Music Game.The BOOK, KINDLE AND AUDIOBOOK is available in all the usual stores now. For more info and all the links go to: www.stayingsane.org

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