Generally I’m not a big fan of articles with the above phrasing, but some of this might be helpful, especially points 6 and 7.
American cellist David Finckel embarks on a series of seminars – entitled Being a Musician – at Stony Brook University, New York on 3 February. Here, he identifies the important habits of those musicians who have built and maintained successful careers
1. Know thyself
2. Be an artist
3. Keep learning
4. Work on your performance
5. Make friends
6. Visualise possible lives
7. Ask not what the industry can do for you…
8. Lead by example
9. Give back
10. Stay the course