Hey, I’m Axel.





Hi, I’m Axel also!





Okay, but I’m the one that gets you

to work harder by making you

feel super guilty about yourself.





Ah yeah, true. Hi again. Whats up?





Well lately I’ve noticed that you’re allowing

other stuff into your life: spending time with

your girlfriend, hanging with friends, having

time for yourself, Game of Thrones podcasts…..





Yeah! I love all that stuff!





Yeah that’s the issue. You want to make it as a musician?

You want to be successful?

Then you can’t have time for all that.

You’re not allowed to care about anything else.

I can’t believe you’d even allow yourself to be distracted...





Wai--





The ONLY way to be successful is by giving up

EVERYTHING for it.





Everything?





Look, if you’re not grinding 24/7, you’re basically worthless.





But what if that definition of

success doesn’t work for me?





What do you mean?

There’s only one definition of success





Ah! But there’s not!

I’d rather get to make my own.





Oh no! You figured it out and now I’m defeated!

...That was sarcastic.

Now I’m rolling my eyes.





Really, what’s the point of being successful

if I have to sacrifice everything for it?





You get to be at the top!

It’s what everybody wants.





That’s not what I want.

I’m not interested in reaching the top

if I have to stop living to get there.





Why not? You can always live life afterwards.





Or I could live my life now, and also later.

I’m thinking a more balanced approach?





Yeah but then you won’t get there fast enough!





But I don’t need to get there fast if I’m enjoying the ride.





If you don’t get there quickly,

everyone is going to catch on.

They’ll figure out you’re just a phony.





I’d be more of a phony trying to be something I’m not!





Sounds like you just don’t wanna work hard...





I can be hard-working and nurture something other my career.

I can nurture myself, the people in my life.

By creating time for them, they’re able to create time for me.





And then what?





Then we’d get to reach the top together!