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It might seem over-obvious, but it’s commonly overlooked. What is the most crucial component in creating the career of your dreams as a creative?

Damn, that’s a lot of “c’ words in a row, let’s c-c-continue

It’s NOT your ideas, it’s NOT who you know.

It’s finishing. Finishing your work is the most essential step in the creative process. You can only share something, to then be praised for its glory, when it has been completed.

Before you ask…yes, finishing a project is its own step! Every painting, piece of music, book, ex-cetera, has gone through the conscious choice of being completed.

“Alright… I’m calling it, It’s done.”—Future You

Every successful creative has learned how to finish their work and know when to call it complete.

You have to learn the process of how to complete your work in order to share it with the world, grow and move on to bigger and better things!

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You’re a creative, you’re passionate, you have something to express! You want to be a professional, living a life of total creative freedom. Working on what you want, when you want. Loving what you do because you chose to do it, not because you have to.

The truth is, the deep desire you have to express yourself, is at the fundamental core of your being.

Trust me, it’s not going anywhere.

You may have discovered this already. Yet, to achieve a lifestyle that centers around your passion and creativity, YOU have to build it.

You must become the rockstar of your world and CREATE your career. It won’t manifest itself, and no one will give it to you.

You’re going to have become the magic that makes it happen! To become magical, you must COMMIT yourself to the art of the craft.

Now it’s time to roll up those sleeves! (I hope you have sleeves)

The Paradox Of Freedom

Paradox is an interesting concept. In essence, it means something that contradicts...

What are standing waves?

Basically they’re waves that stand around, definitely not sitting down. HA, blog post done. PEACE.

More seriously though… it’s like the loud guy at a bar, adding that extra tension in the room.

Okay, okay. Final stage of seriousness.

Standing waves are commonly known in the audio world as the accumulation of resonant frequencies within a control room. If it remains untreated with soundproofing, these standing waves will create pockets of heightened sound pressure areas that will interfere with the listeners' perspective.

This can be a huge obstacle for mixing engineers, even home studio producers. Having an optimal listening environment to create an accurate representation of the frequencies you’re working with is a crucial component in designing your sounds and ultimately finishing your work.

Opera Singers and Bridges

All objects emanate a core set of frequencies when struck, strummed or somehow otherwise disturbed (like...