420. How to Do What You Love with Musician and Producer, Chris Themelco

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Chris Themelco is a founding member, singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Australian metal band Orpheus Omega, founder and chief engineer at Monolith Studios, and producer for numerous heavy rock acts.

Whether you’re a fan of heavy music or not, this conversation is an absolute must-listen for anybody wanting to make it in a competitive or creative pursuit - be it as a musician, entrepreneur, comedian, content creator, artist, athlete, or ‘influencer’.

We unpacked numerous topics that get to the heart of what it takes to excel at almost anything and cultivate a life doing what you love, including:

• The importance of range, and how creativity is all about connecting dots between our experiences

• The sunk cost fallacy

• Motivation versus discipline

• Emotional regulation

• Why process trumps results

• The value of not having a plan B

• Making the jump from gainfully employed to being your own boss

• Why most things aren’t binary

• Real world guerilla marketing versus digital marketing

• Why showing up when you don’t feel like it matters

• Managing your energy and rhythm throughout the day and year

• The creator economy, and why having several income streams is becoming the norm

• The state of the music industry today, and how some top tier musicians are making more money streaming than they do playing arenas

• The 1000 true fans concept

• And so much more.

Show notes:

Orpheus Omega on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/54Fv7qOKjyLWOWlwMUl2J9

Orpheus Omega on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orpheusofficial/

Monolith Studios: https://monolithstudios.com.au/

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