10 bars from @russdiemon new album that every DIY creator should hang on their wall going into 2022
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"This industry is high school / Grown men and women actin' like they still in tenth grade."
Much of the creator landscape is one big popularity contest.
Just be careful what your driver is:
Sitting at the popular kids' lunch table today?
Or staying true to yourself for life.
Much of the creator landscape is one big popularity contest.
Just be careful what your driver is:
Sitting at the popular kids' lunch table today?
Or staying true to yourself for life.
"Broaden your horizons, faith, what you fightin' it for / Trust your purpose, have the courage to lose sight of the shore."
In order to stand out, you have to be willing to give up the game of fitting in.
Everyone says they want to be different.
But your actions speak for you.
In order to stand out, you have to be willing to give up the game of fitting in.
Everyone says they want to be different.
But your actions speak for you.
"Ainβt no money in the music, that's what the industry says / Made twenty million independent, dawg, the industry's dead."
The powers-that-be want to convince creators there's no ownership in their craft... and sell majority ownership to them.
This is a BIG lie.
The powers-that-be want to convince creators there's no ownership in their craft... and sell majority ownership to them.
This is a BIG lie.
"I eat off my own plate, the big door / The door didn't open so I went in through the window."
The path to success isn't always linear.
And a lot of times, you have to create your own path.
The path to success isn't always linear.
And a lot of times, you have to create your own path.
"I see rewards come after battles with fear."
Abundance mindset:
Your lack of progress isn't someone else's fault.
Your only job is to figure out how to get out of your own way.
Abundance mindset:
Your lack of progress isn't someone else's fault.
Your only job is to figure out how to get out of your own way.
"Ever since I gave myself the green light / My life's a movie, guess I screenwrite."
If you were to write your ideal life story, starting with the end, what would happen?
Now, go make it happen.
If you were to write your ideal life story, starting with the end, what would happen?
Now, go make it happen.
"They bribe you to forget your dreams, they just call it a salary."
Every legendary outcome in life requires a leap of faith.
As another friend of mine says, "The most addictive drug on earth is a paycheck."
Every legendary outcome in life requires a leap of faith.
As another friend of mine says, "The most addictive drug on earth is a paycheck."
"Sometimes I'm fightin' for my dreams but it seems like they fightin' back."
Getting to live off your passion is the greatest gift in the world.
Don't be surprised if the path there isn't easy.
Otherwise, everyone would do it.
Getting to live off your passion is the greatest gift in the world.
Don't be surprised if the path there isn't easy.
Otherwise, everyone would do it.
"That's non negotiable / And if I haven't reached my goals, I'm not approachable."
In a distracted society, focus is the most powerful skill you can build.
And to get to where you want to go, you can't let other people's priorities become your priority.
In a distracted society, focus is the most powerful skill you can build.
And to get to where you want to go, you can't let other people's priorities become your priority.
"My passion took me past the pessimists, cash benefits."
There's a quote in the business world that pessimists are right but optimists make all the money.
There's a quote in the business world that pessimists are right but optimists make all the money.
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