Learning From When Things Don't Go So Well

I learned a few lessons from my last live performance. It has to do with the importance of preparation (of course!) and how my own mental state affected the way I perceived the performance. It's pretty incredible how the thoughts in your mind can affect how you feel about the way something goes. 

In the latest episode of the Music Production Podcast, I talk about what I learned from being less than properly prepared for a live performance, and also how your own mind state can affect how you think the performance went. There's also a little "making lemonade when you get lemons" type thing going on in here too...

Listen to Episode #74 of the Music Production Podcast: Tough Lessons from a Live Performance.

Here's the actual performance:

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Full Post and Show Notes: https://www.afrodjmac.com/podcast/2018/8/19/74-tough-lessons-from-a-live-performance Sometimes we learn our biggest lessons when things don't go right. Failure can be our best teacher, and we grow when we take risks. Last week, I performed at the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo. It's a huge event where people gather to celebrate and play their favorite retro video games.