Hey Reader,

A few months ago, I could barely run for 1 minute straight.

But after a few months of training, I finally ran a 5K!

And weirdly, it taught me a lot about building a music business too.

Before starting to run, I read tips.

Watched videos.

Saved running plans.

Asked my running friends for advice.

But the real lessons came when I actually started running.

I kept cramping mid-run until I realized I was drinking too much water during the runs.

Something no blog post warned me about.

Same with music, content, offers, or pricing.

You only learn by messing up and adapting on the go.

Doing is the only way to learn.

Now when I first started running, I ran in an old hoodie, worn-out shirts and sweat pants for the first month - it wasn’t sexy 😅

I promised myself I wouldn’t invest in fancy gear before I would be consistently running at least 2-3x/week.

Once I was consistent, I bought the fancy running jacket and hydration vest.

Same goes for your music career or business.

Too many music creators wait until they have the right gear, music, or camera to get started.

But that stuff doesn’t make you committed.

It only makes you procrastinate on what you truly want - except your brain is afraid you’ll fail.

Action does the opposite.

It builds momentum and confidence.

Start with what you have.

Upgrade once you proved yourself you can stick with it.

Now last but not least,

Every time I tried to run fast, I got a cramp and it killed my workout before it even started.

I’d be out of breath, struggling for the next 30 minutes.

It was horrible.

Lesson learned, I’ll slow down.

Next run? I reached 5K without even being out of breath at the end!

I found a steady pace.

And just kept going.

It wasn’t impressive.

But it worked.

Same with your music business.

Most people quit because they sprint.

They start posting content every day for 3 weeks and one of two things happen.

They get so tired they burn out and lose passion for music.

Or they see no results yet, so they quit.

No one claps for slow progress.

But slow progress wins.

The turtle always finishes the race.

So go be a turtle 🐢

Keep learning,

Aurelie (PLV Music)

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