Sean McPherson is a man of many talents. A significant slice of his career is bass performance [in studio], but he is also one of the minds behind High Respects, the success of Doom Tree, and a thriving trivia night production.
On September 23rd, I had the privilege of attending class with Sean in Creating a Life in Music. He spoke to the class about strengths, weaknesses, comfort zones, passions and insecurities related to the music industry. Sean believes himself to be a fearless stage performer with a hybrid-casual business sense, and to lack musical shorthand experience and musical literacy (Neither has stopped him so far).
In my own Sean-Induced self-assessment, I came to realize my own strengths and weaknesses. I love to write. It's probably the most comfortable thing for me to do. I can pour my soul into page after page of a notebook; I can zone out ["flow"] for hours and type my fingers to the bone. It's second nature [or perhaps first] to me. My downfall, on the other hand, is social anxiety. Panic throttles my calm as the focus shifts to me. I find find myself riddled with self-conscious grief, my only option to choke it all down and summon a coherent phrase whilst suppressing the ever-present suspicion that all eyes see right through me; that all my fear, embarrassment, and unease is revealed tangibly for each individual to mull over, judge, and berate me for!
…I digress…
Sean believes I should make my strengths and weaknesses work for me. I need to "monetize"; I should get paid more for things that I can do better. It sets an example for the people I work with. That's fine, I think I can work on that. I need to bring these things into my comfort zone, and make them a part of my normal life [routine].
