159 - Saying No

😵‍💫 How good are you at saying no?

😬 Are you a musician that feels they have to say yes to everything, leading to overwhelm, burnout and just generally bad mental health?

🫵 If the answer is yes, then my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To... Saying No might be for you

🙋‍♀️ Personally, saying no is something I struggled with for DECADES! I just couldn’t say no to things through mainly fear of missing an opportunity, so I guess FOMAO!

💪 As I progressed, I realised i can’t do all the things, I’m just one person, so it became more about saying yes to the RIGHT things that would move the needle in terms of skills, exposure, or just paying my bills!

🧐 These days, I look for certain markers that inform me as to whether I’ve said yes too much, and taken on more than I can handle, and I take action on that.

🚨 Then it becomes about looking at what I’m doing, and asking myself:

1️⃣ Is this serving my overall goals in life?

2️⃣ Is this moving the needle towards where I want to go? Am I gaining new skills? Is this a new group of people? etc

3️⃣ Is there another less intense way I can get a similar result?

🎙️ If you want to learn more about not just when to say no, but HOW to say no, and lift the curtain further on all the other things it takes to be a professional musician, aside from playing your instrument, then search for A Drummer's Guide To... on all good podcasting platforms and youtube

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