business wisdom from musicians
8 gems - All killa' no filla'
Despite what you might hear on LinkedIn or Insta or wherever, and no matter how compelling the secret-laden guru influencer makes their course or workshop to 10X your business sound I'm with Rickie who says there ain't no such thing as:
Easy Money
Rickie Lee Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZGJKMetLwM
In a world of generalists find and stick to a niche:
The Meteorologist
Liz Stringer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_kXfKrjbKE
There's money everywhere, 24 hour approvals! I know it's hard for small businesses to borrow from our big 4 building societies but still sage advice to stay away from loan sharks:
The Arrangement
The Woodland Hunters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBh8NCIhzdo
Pay your taxes. Good advice all round but special shout out to the companies on this LIST - check it out, there are some absolute doozies!
Tennessee Plates
John Hiatt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py93VWMIdYk
Don't stay in your business too long says Waylon (the very subtle subtext of Waylons' lyrics were that if you are in fact hellbent on staying at least get some good advice to make it more profitable, less stressful and easier to sell eventually):
Lonesome On'ry & Mean
Waylon Jennings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0PjacHLI9Y
Just good all round advice, but especially on business trips. Be careful of exotic characters:
Kalgoorlie
The Peep Tempel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsydj98NA8g
This is a straight up yes you do:
I Need A Teacher
Hiss Golden Messenger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDGYV82lAFI
It's part of being in business. But it's up to you to fix it but not necessarily on your own and by yourself - see 7. above:
This Mess Where In
PJ Harvey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i1BOy8_KIc
Happy listening, Michael