Music is a Great Motivator
Music is a great motivator. Unless I’m having trouble concentrating, I’m always playing music as I read internet marketing material and work on projects. Maybe that’s why I’ve been working for months with only one $25.78 cheque to show for it… hmm…
But seriously, I love listening to music while I work and it’s almost always something that gets me pumped. Lately I’ve been listening to a lot more rap and hip hop, although I’m definitely not a stranger to it. Specifically, I listen to rap songs with themes of “grinding” and “hustling,” about “getting that money.” As an aspiring (read: struggling) internet marketer, that sort of “grinding” mentality really resonates with me. Suuure, they’re usually talking about popping caps, dealing drugs, and smoking trees but it’s the idea, the underlying theme that resonates with me. Add some lyrics of grandeur to tickle my imagination and stroke my ego and you have something that I’ll repeat on my foobar2000 playlist. Fabolous’ new album From Nothin’ to Somethin’ is the best recent example of the type of rap and hip hop I’m enjoying right now.
For those with less urbanesque tastes, you’ve got classics like Eye of the Tiger (an old favourite) and Live to Win by Paul Stanley. The latter gets me really pumped and I feel like all my farfetched goals and desires are attainable. Even non-lyrical music like techno or trance or whatever similar music can have similar effects. It might not be inspiring or motivating, but if it gets my heart rate up, I’m sure to continue working on my projects with increased vigor. Maybe I should compile a list one of these days.
Time to get that money. Dolla dolla bill y’all.
