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As creatives, we are a special breed of person.

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And a lot of people who do the nine to fives, as you're saying,

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just maybe won't understand our lifestyle, that, you know,

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if we have performances, it requires an enormous amount of unpaid preparation.

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We do this because we are passionate, we do it because we love it.

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It's about creating opportunities to fulfill you and intrinsic satisfaction, right?

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So, I mean, a lot of people are looking for that fulfilling career,

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and I think that's why we chose art in the first place,

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because you have a passion and you want to connect to something deeper or so.

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In this captivating podcast episode, I had a pleasure of chatting with Michelle Lin.

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She is not just a classical pianist, but also a real powerhouse entrepreneur.

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She is one of the brains behind the fearless Artist Mastermind,

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which helps musicians not only chase their passion, but also build a solid career.

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I teach entrepreneurship at an university here, and I tell them almost every class,

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we are not starving artists, we are thriving artists,

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and you're going to learn to look for opportunities.

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You're going to be fearless, that's our brand name, of course,

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but it means you put yourself out there without worrying about what people might think

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or how they're going to judge you, and you look for the opportunities and you pursue them.

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We're going to help unlock the fear that you have and how you have been your own ceiling

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and how you have told yourself you're not good enough

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and how you haven't tried to even reach out to that person

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because you're scared that they're going to reject you.

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And we're going to coach you through that mindset, as you just said.

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And then once you get there and you start to believe that what you have is so valuable,

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you need to go out into the world and share it.

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So dear TPP fans,

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tuning this Tuesday, October 31st at 8 p.m. Eastern

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for an inspiring and empowering conversation with classical pianist,

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entrepreneur, and co-founder of the fearless artist Mastermind,

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Nichelle Lin, on the PianoPod's YouTube channel or wherever you listen to your podcast.

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