Not The Same Coin
Thursday, 1 October 2026. Um, it has taken a long time for me to really appreciate the sharp distinction between the artist and the entrepreneur.
Um, the different characteristics, um, that basically kind of like create a contrast between the 2 And more importantly, how, you know, especially difficult it is to effectively trade places whenever you're an independent artist.
Whenever you are having to effectively oversee or cover a broad spectrum of the work that is necessary in order to achieve your goals. Again, the same thing.
I'm just basically kind of like thinking out loud here. But, um, one of the things that I really, really want to mention, right? Is that, you know, at 1st when I started, you know, my journey of, you know, becoming a rap artist, I genuinely believe that, you know, being an artist and being an entrepreneur are 2 of the same things.
2 sides of the same coin, but they're really 2 different separate coins, if I'm being honest. I'm sure that there are some things, some ways of thinking, that can, like, you know, interpolate, if that makes sense, if they can kind of, like, you know, swap each other and then they might still be in the same place.
But I think it's very important to stress that they are, you know, there is a myriad of sharp distinctions. When it comes to, like, you know, the difference between the artist and the entrepreneur. Both are needed to effectively succeed in the realm of like, you know, the music industry, the creative industry.
But honestly, like, one thing that I've noticed, one thing that I've noticed is that whenever I need to think with an entrepreneurial hat on, I can't just go with the vibe. I can't just go with like what feels right? What looks good, what sounds great.
You know, what basically tickles my ego. I just need to go with what works. And sometimes what works isn't exactly what I want or what fits the right vibe or what feels good or sounds good or what is colourful or what is pretty.
Um, I need to go essentially with what works. And, um, you know, when I'm having to wear butter for those hats, I think um, it can really, it can really have an impact on, uh, you know, my well-being, especially because I'm unable to, it's almost like contradicting yourself. Like each and every single day, but yeah, there'll be more on this later.
I'll probably turn it into a full future post and yeah, but I just wanted to mention that as a daily reflection.
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