So far, my Drafting Challenge has been like wading through MUD. That must mean there's an unmade decision to uncover...

My name is Mike and I'm a perfectionist.But I'm not the only one. Today, I'm talking to another recovering perfectionist about where it comes from, how it destroys the creative process, and how to recover from it.

Today, we will have a conversation about the downside of quantity - which is also an upside.This is the reason why (while it's frustrating at the time) I'm HAPPY to create an avalanche of crap songs...

Now I've completed 34 songs, I can see how this goal of 1000 songs in 1000 days could become relatively simple to complete...

To be transparent, I feel enormous resistance to releasing my music "properly" (i.e. not just on a podcast feed).This isn't because I fear bad feedback or what people will think. The reason is behind the utter destruction of my previous music career...

During my Discovery Challenge, I made a mistake that may turn out to have an unexpected benefit...

Now I'm on the path to becoming a quality singer/songwriter (by focusing on high quantity), I've realised it's already time for me to take the next step. In fact, take... THE LEAP!

Disappointment is a feature, not a bug...

In Discovery, it's crucial not to get caught up in thinking. It's just like Splurging - carefree creation. But this is psychologically harder than Splurging because, in Discovery, you're working on an existing idea with those pesky "expectations" attached.\ Luckily, I've found a solution that seems to work so far...

I've made a new goal to create 1000 new songs, 1 a day, for the next three years (or so). WHY?

Arghhh! Adding this 1000-song challenge means I've got way too much to do...I've not focused enough on the album songs...But then again, how might "too much" be exactly what I need?

It's been ages since I gave you an album update! But I've been working away on my first album of this year since we last spoke...

It's the beginning of a new chapter...

As this is the FINALE of Season 4 and the last episode of 2023 - it's the right time to embarrass myself UTTERLY...

This is a two insight episode. Both are crucial components of making consistent progress amid your busy life. Without both firmly in place there's no way I would have completed 2 albums this year - or even considering the possibility of completing FOUR in 2024...

My 2nd insight from 2023 is a belief you can embed within your worldview that cascades into the crucial self-belief I shared in the last episode...

Now we've completed the 2024 planning process, let's focus on 2023... For me, it was a HUGE year musically - possibly the most defining of my entire life. I've learned a lot, and I'd like to share that with you...

This season of The Album, I'm coaching you through a new 2024 planning process I've just developed. Today, it's the FINAL STEP!

This season of The Album, I'm coaching you through a new 2024 planning process I've just developed. Today, you'll use what you've done in each of the 4 "WHY?" areas (Goal, Function, Growth and Purpose) as the starting point for some Moonshot Thinking...

This season of The Album, I'm coaching you through a new 2024 planning process I've just developed. Today, we're moving onto the 4th "Why are you making music?" This "Why?" is problematic, though. If you focus on it at the wrong time in the wrong place, it can corrupt your process...

This season of The Album, I'm coaching you through a new 2024 planning process I've just developed. Today, we're moving onto the 3rd "Why are you making music?".

This season of The Album I'm coaching you through a new 2024 planning process I've just developed. Today, we're moving onto the 2nd "Why are you making music?" - and for me, one of the most important...

The first stage of the 2024 planning process I'm taking you through over the next couple of weeks is focused on the MOST important question to answer for a music career that lasts... WHY?

IT'S SPECIAL FESTIVE SEASON 4! Until the New Year, instead of sharing my progress in starting my 4th album, I'm going to put my coaching hat on and run you through a coaching process. This is a new process I've developed and am using myself to get clear on what I want to do in 2024 to make next year an even better musical year than this one.

This has been my favourite album-making process (and album) so far! But now it's over - we have to move on to bigger and better things...after a review, of course. :)