I’ve learned countless lessons during my decade-plus creative journey. Some were common sense, “live-and-learn” type experiences, while others came as a direct result of thinking I had a good idea… and falling flat on my face.

One night, I opened a blank document, and I began to compile a list of the most important ones, based on the experiences that forged me into a better creative professional. Before I knew it, I had few dozen… and I added about a dozen more, for good measure!

These 60+ Lessons from the Creative Journey come loaded with anecdotes — whether painful, inspiring, and/or hilarious — from 11+ years building a multimedia and educational platform for independent musicians. The lessons contained within are independent of industry; they apply to anybody with the courage to step out and “build the thing” — no matter what your “thing” is!