Something I struggle with as someone who is always pushing to hustle harder and do more is the last week of the year. Traditionally it is a time when everything slows down. Emails are rarely answered and people are spending time with their families. For many, this is a welcome reprieve and I get it. It’s winter, it’s dark, you worked hard all year, why bother trying to fight through when all is quiet? If you want to take some of this time off there is no shame in that. However, if you are in a band and this is some of your only concentrated time to work on music it can be hard to decide what to spend your free time on that will genuinely help your band in this period. If you focus on rehearsal, recording, planning and setting up incremental goals though you will quickly find that there can be meaningful growth for your band during the holidays.Continue reading →