Two Mistakes to Avoid when You Get Advice from a Mentor

What should you do when you actually get through to a potential mentor, and get advice? How can you turn one-time advice into long-term mentorship?

In this short video (about 3 min.), I talk about the two big mistakes people make when they get advice from a potential mentor, and what to do instead.

The Creative Arts Entrepreneur's Path

Arts and Entrepreneurship, Music and BrandingMark SamplesJanuary 3, 2017arts and entrepreneurship, musicComment

Fight Against Perfectionism by Using an 80/20 Analysis: Productivity Deep-Hacks for Musicians, Part 2

Arts and Entrepreneurship, Productivity, WritingMark SamplesSeptember 11, 2016productivity, arts and entrepreneurship, deep workComment

Designing Your Primary Workflow: Productivity Deep-Hacks for Musicians, Part 1

Arts and Entrepreneurship, Productivity, WritingMark SamplesSeptember 8, 2016productivity, music, arts and entrepreneurshipComment

Career Models Through Music History: CMS Summit Presentation

Arts and EntrepreneurshipMark SamplesMay 25, 2016jenny lind, arts and entrepreneurship, music history, mark samplesComment

Use a “Pre-Mortem” to Help Your Projects Succeed

Arts and Entrepreneurship, TeachingMark SamplesApril 8, 2015teaching, arts and entrepreneurshipComment

Yoda Would Never Say This to Young Musicians (On Arts and Entrepreneurship)

Yoda would never say this to a young musician apprentice:

“Are you an artist or an entrepreneur? Choose you must.”

He also wouldn’t say:

“Anger, fear, entrepreneurship. The dark side of the Force are they.”

But he might say:

“You must unlearn what you have learned.”

When I was growing up, practicing my Bach and Chopin...

From ASAPP to ASAP: Is Business Correspondence Becoming Less Polite?

Arts and Entrepreneurship, Music and BrandingMark SamplesAugust 6, 2014arts and entrepreneurshipComment

What type of classical musician are you?

Linked Stories, Classical MusicMark SamplesJuly 30, 2014classical music, arts and entrepreneurshipComment

Why don’t all classical music concerts provide child care?

I love classical music concerts. I have two young kids. These two facts are not in harmony with one another. Let me tell you why, then let me propose a solution.

The Creative Process

“Are you an artist or an entrepreneur? Choose you must.”

“Anger, fear, entrepreneurship. The dark side of the Force are they.”

“You must unlearn what you have learned.”