Over the past two months I’ve been going through something of a renaissance in my musical and professional life. I suddenly and without seemingly any care, walked away from a teaching job I had been doing on the side for two and half years. The job brought security and insurance, and fulfilled a decade long desire to add teaching as an income stream. But it was also, unfortunately, a bit if a trap, and other than refocusing me to where I am now…I think it might have been a complete waste of my time. In fact, I think I’ve been wasting time for decades. So today, I want to talk about how to know if you’re wasting time on things that are taking away from the music life you’ve always wanted. WANT TO BE A POSITIVE SPIN PARTNER? Email me personally at eric@makemusicincome.com and let's get to work on an album together! — SELL YOUR MUSIC ON NON-EXCLUSIVE LIBRARIES: https://payhip.com/b/pvsfL GET YOUR MUSIC TO TV, FILM, ADS, AND GAMING: https://payhip.com/b/KtoqH FREE EBOOK: THE DO-EVERYTHING CHECKLIST FOR YOUR SONGS https://makemusicincome.com/checklist FREE COURSE: HOW TO UPLOAD TO POND5 https://makemusicincome.com/pond5 FREE EBOOK: 50 WAYS TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V4 https://makemusicincome.com/50ways FREE EBOOK!: TOOLS YOUR NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V2 https://makemusicincome.com/tools FREE STOCK MUSIC RESEARCH PAPER: "The Ubiquitous Style, Form, and Instrumentation of Corporate Stock Music" https://makemusicincome.com/ubiquitous ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR COMPOSERS AND PRODUCERS: Get Feedback From Eric on Your Music & Career: https://makemusicincome.com/coaching/ JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST (Get an email when we release new videos!) http://eepurl.com/hF8ihr THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE: https://makemusicincome.com/ OUR WEEKLY PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/makemusicincome DISTROKID: Get your music to Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and more for one yearly price. Get 7% Off: Click here: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910 Get 50% off if you are a student or educator! Click here: https://distrokid.com/student/911910 NEED GEAR? SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store, Sweetwater Sound! https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5 DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are! Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391 IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTube Click here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2 POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5! Click here: https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusic JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD: https://bit.ly/3fYDSVd GET DAILY SHORTS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makemusicincome https://www.tiktok.com/@makemusicincome MY SYNC LICENSING MUSIC Positive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.com MY PERSONAL MUSIC: https://www.ericcopelandmusic.com Timestamps: 0:00 - It's a Trap! 2:03 - Podcast Intro 3:44 - My Week 9:27 - The News 17:00 - How I've Wasted My Time 30:06 - Q&A 33:32 - The Future of this Channel 41:00 - How Are YOU Wasting Time? 51:35 - Coaching? Courses? Classes? 54:44 - Positive Spin Partners