CHAPTER 5

Developing a Strategy Is Important Only If You Are in a Position to Fulfill It

While a fixation on results is certainly unhealthy, short-term goals can be useful developmental tools if they are balanced within a nurturing long-term philosophy.

— Josh Waitzkin

Career strategizing is an absolute necessity in the process of establishing a stable career in the industry and a powerful tool that can precisely narrate and guide the progress of the professional growth of an individual, but only if it is rationally and reasonably developed, in accordance with the artist’s specific characteristics and goals. Strategizing, planning, and organizing ...

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