The David Andrew Wiebe Show

Do you practice gratitude in your daily life? How important do you think it is to be thankful for where you are and what you have right now? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I look at the importance of saying “thank you” in our daily lives. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – My upcoming book, Flashes of Elation 00:47 – In this episode… 00:57 – Pre-orders 0...

Ownership is one of the most important concepts I could teach anyone in the music industry. Many people do not take responsibility for their lives, let alone their careers. They blame outside circumstances and other people for their lack of results and success. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explain the advantages and disadvantages of ownership. Download the PDF Transcription...

I’m finally back with another career update. I know this is something you guys enjoy, so I didn’t want to leave you hanging. Have a listen to this quick episode to get caught up on how things have been going in the last 90 days. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I share about the latest happenings in my life and career. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – Wh...

Do you struggle with your finances as a creative? What about pricing your products? Do you have a system for managing your money? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I share a chapter from my upcoming book titled “Finances.” I also share the Tony Robbins method I used to handle my money. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – Another episode on my upcoming book,...

Has your reputation been tarnished? Have you burned bridges without thinking twice? Are you trying to build or rebuild your standing? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I discuss how you can create better relationships with others. These ideas will work whether you’re just starting to put yourself out there, or looking to restore broken relationships. Just remember – you must be pa...

Have you ever felt frustrated in your creative efforts? What causes you to be exasperated? Has frustration ever stopped you from moving forward in your art? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explore why we become frustrated, turning weaknesses into strengths, and how past pains can stop us from moving towards joy. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – My upc...

A denotation is the objective, largely agreed-upon meaning of a word that can be found in the dictionary, while a connotation is the subjective, personal meaning of a word. But paradoxically, neither are necessarily correct or incorrect. Denotation: If you're a Scrabble or Boggle player, there's a good chance you've called someone out on making up a word. And in some cases, much to your surprise,...

Oh, the dreaded day job. When will you ever break free from it so you can dedicate your time to your creative expression? There are many ways to support your creative work. And sometimes, the work you do as an artist will become self-sustaining. But this is not a reality enjoyed by every creative. The goal, then, should be to become aware of the options available and move in the direction you feel...

Are you passionate about what you do? Does it help you push forward when things are difficult? Are you in an endless and hopeless pursuit of what your life purpose and passion is supposed to be? Do you believe everything is pre-determined? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I explore these questions – and many others – connected to passion. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Hi...

Summary: Dr. Joseph Murphy is an expert on the topic of the subconscious mind. In this podcast episode, I explore what several valuable ideas I took away from reading his book, Believe in Yourself. Believe in Yourself is a shorter volume containing great wisdom. Dr. Joseph Murphy, one of the foremost experts on the New Thought movement and accessing your subconscious mind succinctly explains how t...

How is perfectionism holding you back in your artistic career? Are you still trying to measure up to the impossible standards of perfection? In this episode of The New Music Industry podcast, I look at what perfectionism has meant to me over the years, how I’ve changed my approach, and some of the important realizations I’ve had along the way. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:...

Do you feel organized or frazzled? How are you keeping track of everything you need to do from week to week? Are you prioritizing the right tasks, or are you just working on things as they come? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I look at how to use a paper-based system to manage your workload and stay on top of important tasks. This process has helped me manage my priorities and...

Who are you – butterfly or tornado? Albert Einstein is the father of modern theoretical physics – master of light and gravity, splitter of atoms, bender of space… Generations have been influenced and altered by the overwhelming power of his scientific discoveries. Einstein was inarguably a force of nature – a tornado. Steve Jobs was a visionary inventor, pioneering tech designer, master of complex...

Who are you – butterfly or tornado? In 1963, Edward Lorenz was a meteorologist, a mathematician, and a recognized father of Chaos Theory. The scientific definition of “chaos” is when the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future. Chaos Theory, which was of Lorenz’ invention, seeks to articulate the mathematical relationship of the approx...

What are some of the most read and viewed posts on The Music Entrepreneur website? What keeps readers coming back for more? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I look at the top 10 posts from 2016. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – The results are in 00:35 – The most popular posts 00:40 – 10 Books Every Musician Should Read in Their Lifetime 01:14 – Put Your...

There is a wealth of knowledge available in books you won’t find anywhere else. That’s why I continue to read 52 books per year. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I look at the best books I read in 2016. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:15 – I read 52 books in 2016 00:26 – There are only a few that are truly impacting 00:39 – The six impacting books 00:43 – Th...

2016 is over. Whenever another year comes to an end, I like to take some time to process it. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I review the year, what I accomplished, and where I fell short. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – I’m going to be looking back at 2016 00:21 – I want you to reflect on this last year 00:43 – Take what I’ve learned to make your life...

2017 is almost here. So, what are you doing to prepare for the year ahead? Have you reflected on 2016? Have you set new goals? It can be hard to know what to do this time of year. A lot of people slow things down and kick it back for a while. Is that the best thing you could be doing, or is there a way to make better use of your time? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I share some...

Christmas greetings! 2016 has been an excellent year for me and for The Music Entrepreneur, and I look forward to another amazing year in 2017. Thank you so much for sticking with me, and I look forward to connecting with you. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:14 – Holiday greetings 00:34 – I’d like to thank some people that have been supporting me 00:54 – The Fizzle team 01:30...

Very soon, 100% of our digital lives will be stored and monitored inside the cloud. Anyone that has an iPhone is probably using or very tentatively using the fingerprint ID feature on the phone. Fingerprint ID technology is perhaps the most familiar biometric utility that we encounter. Apple has promised that your fingerprint information is encrypted, and will never be uploaded to their Cloud. But...

We love our personal technology. We love it in all its forms – desktop, handheld, mountable, wearable, drivable, virtual, and imaginable. General technology is difficult to love. Just like a great cheeseburger is much easier to love than the greedy industrial food complex that made it possible. If general technology means the underlying technological foundations, the complex supporting infrastruct...

November has been another crazy month. How have things been going for you (seriously, I want to know)? In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I discuss what I’ve been working on, and how things have been progressing with my projects. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:16 – Hi, this is David Andrew Wiebe and this is my latest career update 01:46 – New posts I’ve publi...

Will you be taking the time to reflect on this last year? Will you be gleaning lessons from what went right and what went wrong? I know I will be. In this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, I share invaluable lessons I learned from building my website throughout 2016, and look at how it performed overall. Download the PDF Transcription Podcast Highlights: 00:16 – Hi, I’m David Andrew Wiebe...

Ever thought about pursuing licensing and placement opportunities with TV, commercials, movies, and video games? Wouldn't you love to be able to create and record music entirely from home? This is exactly what Helen Austin has done, and continues to do. Not that she doesn't work really hard, mind you. In this episode of The New Music Industry podcast, I have a great conversation with Juno Award wi...

I'm back with another career update in this episode of The New Music Industry Podcast, and discuss everything from my music, my performance schedule, all the way over to the podcast, my books, what I'm learning right now, and more.