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What Touring With a Band Has Taught Me About Work
A traditional job just doesn’t compare
In February, I took a professional leap; I left my freelance writing job to become the tour manager for a band.
It was crazy. I had no experience in music or management. I was unqualified and had to burst out of my bubble to take on the opportunity.
I’m now a month in, and this is easily the best job I’ve had. But, more than that, it’s completely changing how I look at work.
For so many people, work sucks. It’s a means to an end — a way to feed the kids and pay down the mortgage. It’s time spent suffering to earn some time to enjoy life.
It’s how you end up hating life. But life is awesome. There are so many incredible things to do. The trick is, you have to expand your horizons and try new things. Writing has always been my comfort zone, and it probably always will be. Writing about the stock market was easy work, and it was decent money, but it wasn’t fulfilling. I worked from home, stared at a computer all day, and rarely met anyone new.
All that has changed with my new job.
