ali9659Sep 12, 20230 min readYou Are More Than What You Do! : More than your career.You are more than what you do You Career should,'t be your identity. It should be in support of itWhen I decided I was going to do music professionally, I didn’t know one person on the planet who had ever done it. Now, outside of the friends I have from before I even knew I liked music, my entire network is filled with Grammy winners, Platinum record holders, the biggest brands in audio, etc. In fact, I even made it into that category. MUSIC BECAME MY ENTIRE IDENTITY You’d never even know I liked other thingsPeople would ask me - what are you up to? MY only reply was “I’ve been in the studio.” People ask me where’s good to eat? “Idk I’ve just been in the studio.” 6 1/2 years and I don’t know shit about LA. In fact, my entire perception of this city is the music industry. If you ask me what I think of LA, it’s my opinion on the entertainment industry. not the culture, not the food, not the nature. Just a lot of lightless rooms and unpaid invoices.It can feel like if you aren’t constantly working in this business, you are falling behind. In fact, you’ll hear people say - while you’re sleeping, someone is up beating you. I spent many nights not sleeping. In fact, I worked a year for a producer who’s favorite drug was not sleeping for 4 days! I got to a place where that seemed normal.My talent for compartmentalizing absolutely terrible life habits and behavior is unmatched. In this business, it’s a survival tactic TO KEEP OURSELVES WORKINGYes, work hard. Yes, be tired sometimes. No don’t make your whole entire life about one thing. I sacrificed many, many parts of myself for this thing I thought would eventually make me whole. How could I be whole though if I left so many parts of myself behind?Make LIFE choices, NOT career choices CHANGE YOUR IDEAS OF goals INTO purpose You are MORE than what you do!
You are more than what you do You Career should,'t be your identity. It should be in support of itWhen I decided I was going to do music professionally, I didn’t know one person on the planet who had ever done it. Now, outside of the friends I have from before I even knew I liked music, my entire network is filled with Grammy winners, Platinum record holders, the biggest brands in audio, etc. In fact, I even made it into that category. MUSIC BECAME MY ENTIRE IDENTITY You’d never even know I liked other thingsPeople would ask me - what are you up to? MY only reply was “I’ve been in the studio.” People ask me where’s good to eat? “Idk I’ve just been in the studio.” 6 1/2 years and I don’t know shit about LA. In fact, my entire perception of this city is the music industry. If you ask me what I think of LA, it’s my opinion on the entertainment industry. not the culture, not the food, not the nature. Just a lot of lightless rooms and unpaid invoices.It can feel like if you aren’t constantly working in this business, you are falling behind. In fact, you’ll hear people say - while you’re sleeping, someone is up beating you. I spent many nights not sleeping. In fact, I worked a year for a producer who’s favorite drug was not sleeping for 4 days! I got to a place where that seemed normal.My talent for compartmentalizing absolutely terrible life habits and behavior is unmatched. In this business, it’s a survival tactic TO KEEP OURSELVES WORKINGYes, work hard. Yes, be tired sometimes. No don’t make your whole entire life about one thing. I sacrificed many, many parts of myself for this thing I thought would eventually make me whole. How could I be whole though if I left so many parts of myself behind?Make LIFE choices, NOT career choices CHANGE YOUR IDEAS OF goals INTO purpose You are MORE than what you do!