I sat down recently with New York Times bestselling author of The School of Greatness (and my little brother) Lewis Howes. Lewis is a world-class athlete and business guru who’s top-rated podcast has over 25 million downloads, and for this interview I asked him to weigh in on how freelance artists can be successful doing what they love. We covered lot’s of ground including:
Table of Contents
– The line between selling out and selling yourself
– The difference between the quality of your work and how you package your content
– Capturing your value
– Why you shouldn’t be uncomfortable charging for your music
– What holds freelancers back?
– Time spent practicing vs time spent building your business
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Learn about Lewis
Be sure to check out Lewis Howes and The School of Greatness to keep up with what he is working on. Also, if you haven’t listened yet, I was featured on an episode of Lewis’ podcast which you can listen to here.
Clips in this Episode
- Catalina and Log from the upcoming release “Trail Magic” (my collaboration with longtime friend and guitarist/composer Joel Newton)
- Cubano Chant from my album Southern Exposure on Resonance Records.
- The “Greatness Trailer” Written and Produced by Christian Howes and Hamilton Hardin, for Lewis Howes and the School of Greatness
