The #1 Reason Musicians Stay Broke 🤯


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March 26, 2025

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Hey there, Profitable Musician!

I've got some "real talk" for you today.

I want to start by giving you a huge compliment, but then show you how that very thing I praise you for may be keeping you stuck and broke.

Stick with me...I promise it'll be worth it.

The compliment:

I know how talented, capable and resourceful you are. In fact, you're so multi-faceted that you could (and probably are) balancing a bunch of cool and potentially profitable music projects.

The hard truth:

Because you're so creative and resourceful, you are likely sabotaging your success by chasing five ideas at once.

I call this being a "scattered creative."

Maybe you've got a merch line in the works, you're recording a new album, pitching for sync, setting up a Patreon, and dreaming up a tour.

The result? Nothing moves.

How do I know? Because I catch myself falling into the same trap more often than I'd like to admit.

And because I'm familiar with the struggle, I know you probably don't want to give up any of your projects.

You don't have to. 🙌

But you do need to make a few adjustments to your strategy and your timeline. Here's how...

In this issue

🥽The #1 Reason Musicians Stay Stuck And Broke


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đź“°Need-To-Know Music Industry News & Tips


🎧Uncovering The Dangers Of Multiple Income Streams


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Imagine you’re standing on one side of a river. The other side is where consistent income lives—stability, opportunity, and leverage. To get there, you need to build a bridge.

But instead of building one solid bridge from start to finish, you're laying a few planks on five different bridges. None of them reach the other side. You stay stuck where you are.

This is what happens when you spread your efforts across too many income streams before any of them are fully built.

Build One Bridge First

Let’s say you decide to create a signature concert experience—something themed and unique that showcases your music and personality. You plan it once, rehearse it, film it, then use that asset to:

  • Book paid gigs at community centers or theaters
  • Sell tickets to a virtual version
  • Pitch to event organizers or conferences
  • Repurpose it into promo clips for your website or EPK

That concert becomes a repeatable, marketable income stream.

But here’s the catch—it doesn’t exist until you finish building it.​
That means focus. Saying no to other projects (for now).

Once that bridge is complete and starts bringing in revenue, then you can start your second one—maybe an album that supports the concert, a merch line that aligns with the theme, or even a book that tells your story.

The point is: you need to reach the other side with one bridge before trying to build five more.

And then you can add other bridges, especially ones that naturally branch off from the first one to reach new shores.

Focus Isn’t Sexy—But It Pays

The truth is, most plans fail not because they were bad ideas, but because the creator never stuck with them long enough to see results.

Because I see this happen all the time with musicians I work with, I created my Get More Done In Less Time mini course to overcome these exact tendencies.

Don’t sabotage your success by half-building income streams. Pick one. Get it to completion. Make money from it. Then—and only then—expand.

Always in your corner,
​<3 Bree

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ON THE PODCAST

In this solo episode of the Podcast, I discuss the complexities and potential pitfalls of having too many income streams, especially for musicians.

I share my personal experiences with balancing different roles and how to find the "sweet spot" so you best use your talents and time wisely without spreading yourself so thin that you lose momentum.

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