16: Sage Advice From A Performer: Just Say Yes!
My guest today has deep reservoirs of courage. He’ll say “yes” to new challenges and then scramble to figure out a way to deliver. Like when he said yes to opening for Paul McCartney's son. His band was hired for the gig, but there was one...
My guest today has deep reservoirs of courage. He’ll say “yes” to new challenges and then scramble to figure out a way to deliver. Like when he said yes to opening for Paul McCartney's son. His band was hired for the gig, but there was one problem…at the time, he didn’t actually have a band. It was just him! But that didn’t stop Patrick McWilliams. He’s a full-time contractor and tradesperson, and his side hustle is performing as a musician, stand-up comedian, and DJ.
Regardless of your industry’s side hustle,you’ll be inspired by Patrick’s
“just say yes” spirit and perseverance.
Check out the end of episode takeaways where I drill down on being “authentic” and saying “yes”... yes to new opportunities, to adventure, to your best life.
What You’ll Hear:
04:05 The early days
08:06 Creating his first (one man) band
09:48 Just saying “yes”
11:11 LA, Vancouver, an agent, then….covid!
11:45 Being ripped off by agents
14:30 Learn the lessons now when it’s cheaper
15:56 Stand-up comedy added as a new side hustle
18:50 How a double-date left his kitchen cupboards a lot less full
25:05 Construction biz grows but there’s time for side hustles
26:04 Juggling music, stand-up, and DJ
27:27 “I’m just going to say yes to things first…”
30:00 Forced to do creative writing…a blessing in disguise
31:23 Your best path to success? Keep the end goal in mind
33:44 Great lesson learned in a bar - no one can do it like you!
37:30 If you’re authentic in what you do, you’ll never consider it work
Takeaways
38:35 No one can deliver the product and/or service that you do
39:48 Be yourself, but be your very best self
40:30 If your intuition/gut is prompting you to say yes…then SAY YES!
40:39 Either you’ll have a “success” or a “learning experience”
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