Redefine The Hustle

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EP 2: How & Why I Quit My Job 5x Jan 01, 2018

Show notes

Suz explains how & why she quit her first official job in the music industry 5 times, illustrating the importance of self-worth & learning to trust your gut.

"I didn’t believe in myself. I didn’t trust that I knew what was best for myself and I had a very hard time accepting that my dream was changing."

Key Highlights

Why I’m sharing this story [01:18]
Beginning of my story [03:18]
Quitting attempt #1 [06:18]
Quitting attempt #2 [07:17]
Quitting attempt #3 & #4 [08:44]
Quitting attempt #5 [09:25]
Diving deeper into why I left [13:02]
Feeling like a fraud [17:12]
What I’ve now learned [18:11]
One last lesson to share with you [21:54]

Declutter your space {both physically & mentally} so that you may begin getting clear on what matters most to you.

Download your Get Your Mind Right Checklist here: www.therockstaradvocate.com/ep2

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Ep 4: WTF Did My Pants Go? A Lesson in Self-Care Jan 01, 2018

Show notes

The Rock/Star Advocate was created, in part, to bestow upon musicians the importance of self-care. In part three of Suz’ Lessons Learned Series, she explains the last time she failed to take her own advice & what it cost her – literally. Listen to her words to live by when entering into a transitional period in your life.

"Next I began unpacking. Shirts? Check. Shoes? Check. Toilet paper I stole from the hotel? Check. Pants? Pants…. Pants… Bueller…."

Key Highlights

Why this story is important [01:26]
Why I moved from NYC to Nashville [03:27]
The night before my move [06:05]
Arriving in Nashville [08:00]

Stay focused & organized when preparing for travel so you’re not left wondering wtf your pants are or where you can buy new headphones!

Download your free Packing Checklist here: www.therockstaradvocate.com/ep4

Links/Rocksources

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One Page Financial Plan by Carl Richards

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Ep 5: I Lost Everything. Now What? Jan 01, 2018

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In the last episode of the Lessons Learned Series, Suz pulls back the curtain on what it was like to lose all of her belongings in a fire amidst running her first online summit, and how she stayed focused on her work through it all. Learn how to work through set-backs, push yourself to grow, work through extreme doubt & uncertainty, and come out the other side.

"When we base our days in gratitude, the future never looks as ominous as it does for those that never have enough; that’s because we have enough now, in the present."

Key Highlights

My short-lived stint in Nashville [01:13]
Deciding what to do about my first online summit – The Rock/Star Summit [03:15]
The importance of systems [05:26]
The power of gratitude [06:43]
Pro tip when creating daily systems [10:15]

Prioritize your tasks & break them down into digestible next steps. It’s time to begin to monotask + microtask!

Download your free Next Steps Checklist here: www.therockstaradvocate.com/ep5

Links/Rocksources

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Cheryl B. Engelhardt’s sites are CBE Music & In the Key of Success

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Ep 3: How I Broke Up With My Business Partner & Stayed Friends Jan 01, 2018

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In the second installment of her Lessons Learned Series, Suz takes us back to her first entrepreneurial endeavor and the lessons she learned working with a business partner/best friend & ultimately parting ways and dissolving their music consulting business, sharing tips on the best practices for protecting yourself {and your relationships} when entering into a collaboration.

"Have those difficult conversations when things are already good so that you can look at everything with a clear head, without emotion."

Key Highlights

The importance of teamwork [00:50]
Why I decided to discuss my former partnership [01:53]
Quick shout out to Alyssa Jackson & The Rock/Star Life Planner [02:41]
What we got wrong about running a business [04:52]
A painful fact of life when it comes to collaborations [06:08]
Perfection paralysis [07:25]
Knowing what you bring to the table [10:07]
When to have the difficult conversations [12:32]
Power of the 3rd Party [16:32]
Putting friendships to the test [18:12]

Help you and your partner/team members get on the same page & ensure that should creative differences arise, relationships can remain in tact & out of the courts!

Download your Partnership Prenup here: www.therockstaradvocate.com/Ep3

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Ep 1: The Music-Preneur Mindset Jan 01, 2018

Show notes

Suz explains why she chose to become The Rock/Star Advocate, why she created this podcast, and why the topics being covered in this podcast are important {and often overlooked} in order to build a sustainable career in music.

"I realized so many fall victim to the hustle 24/7-sleep-when-your-dead mentality – something I had struggled with for years. Turns out, people in other industries stopped buying that horse shit and were seeing REAL results from working smarter, not harder."

Key Highlights