As I mentioned earlier this month, Derek Sivers has a new book on business called Anything You Want. I highly recommend it for any musician or entrepreneur.
Here are some of the big ideas it contains...
- Business is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and for yourself.
- Making a company is a great way to improve the world while improving yourself.
- When you make a company, you make a utopia. It's where you design your perfect world.
- Never do anything just for the money.
- Don't pursue business just for your own gain. Only answer the calls for help.
- Success comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently promoting what's not working.
- Your business plan is moot. You don't know what people really want until you start doing it.
- Starting with no money is an advantage. You don't need money to start helping people.
- You can't please everyone, so proudly exclude people.
- Make yourself unncessary to the running of your business.
- The real point of doing anything is to be happy, so do only what makes you happy.
And here is one of the stories in audio/video form...
Sound good? Get the book now!
I've been hearing about this book from many sources. Seth Godin's blog said something about getting $200 of free music for buying the book in any format (though I think that is audio format). I was just going to buy it on Amazon, but wanted to find out how to get the free music first.
Posted by: Marq-Paul | June 30, 2011 at 10:23 AM
wow, Im a recording artist from Las Vegas, and what this is guy is saying is 100 true, that is something a lot of old timers say abou this city. And he does make a point, this is a business but it also needs to be enjoyable and fun, not just tedious. Its bad enough that music as an industry has collapsed and having to go true a million math equations and strategies to make a couple of bucks, its not why we make music.
Posted by: chris | June 30, 2011 at 01:17 PM
http://www.thedominoproject.com/authors-gift-more-than-200-songs-when-you-purchase-anything-you-want has more info on the music bonus as well as a link to the songs you'll get.
Posted by: David Hooper | July 01, 2011 at 12:38 AM
Good Derek!
I agree with you and my philosophy is tracking along with these ideas! I can say that I am happy! and love life and don't need to keep up with the Jones'.. I look forward to my morning coffee and starting a new creative day!! Creativity leads me many ways and I can't stop creating...it is a pleasure! Creating music is one of my many endeavors!
Rachel
www.rachelwalkertrio.com
Posted by: Rachel | July 27, 2011 at 01:39 PM