He who tries to do too much accomplishes little. That's a phrase that has been used generation after generation and has proven to be very true. Donald recently experienced its meaning firsthand. He's an up-and-coming singer, but don't think he's new to this. He's been singing since his youth, performing in bars, cafes, all kinds of events, and countless concerts. He's also released several albums. But despite never taking much of a break in his career, he's never moved beyond the up-and-coming stage. In other words, he hasn't taken off and consistently maintains low audience and sales.
This is mainly because he's tried to cover a little bit of everything in his career. For example, he's changed musical genres with each song, aiming to see how people react to his music and which style resonates best. He's also written various types of lyrics with different messages, trying to reach as many people as possible. But trying to do too much has prevented people and his fans from connecting well with his music and his work. That's why he's not usually remembered for a specific song or genre. He doesn't have a nickname like the King of Rock or anything like that. And that's because he's changed genres so much.
Lately, this has greatly affected the sales of his latest albums. If an album had 10 songs, each one was a different genre, making them clash. So the albums were resounding failures, leaving him in a difficult situation both financially and emotionally. In the beginning, when he was younger and starting out, he had the strength to keep fighting for his dream of becoming a famous singer. But now that he's at this intermediate point where he feels like he's not making progress, his willpower has weakened somewhat. He really doesn't know how to continue.
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To make matters worse, an acquaintance told him that perhaps music wasn't for him. If he had already tried and seen that it wasn't working out, the best thing to do was abandon that dream and focus on doing something more profitable. When this person told him this, he was very upset because it was an insult to his work and all the effort he had put into taking his career to the highest possible level. But when he calmed down, he began to reflect on his words and tell himself that perhaps he was right and music wasn't for him.
After several days of thinking about it, he called his acquaintance and apologized. He told him that he was right and that he was going to quit to pursue other dreams; perhaps this dream of being a singer had been just that, a dream, or perhaps a nightmare. So he would try to find something else. He left music and in the following months began working as the manager of a small, up-and-coming band. It was a band of about six people who needed guidance.
In this new job, he had the opportunity to see what he had done before from a different perspective. Because he helped create and direct the band's songs, he could spot mistakes he hadn't seen in his own work. He watched them shift genres and see their sales decline. It was like a mirror reflecting what he'd recently gone through. That's why he intervened to prevent them from making the same mistakes. First, he guided them to focus on a single musical genre. But not on whether it would be a hit or not, but on whether they truly liked it and felt comfortable with it. In other words, making music you love without worrying about its popularity, just music you enjoy. When he gave this advice, he felt uneasy because he'd never truly applied it to his own music-making.
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Perhaps because he hadn't wanted to admit it before, or perhaps because he hadn't realized it. One way or another, he ended up acknowledging his mistake thanks to them. The small band accepted his advice and let themselves be guided by him and his experience. The result was very revealing for everyone; they created a concise piece of work without trying to appeal to a wide audience, but rather made something they themselves liked. The song was a bigger hit than all their previous work. That's when they realized that this was the formula to follow. And Donald was the one who learned the most.
Now he's considering returning to music. But this time he'll approach it from a different angle. He's learned his lesson thanks to observing his new band. But he won't continue playing alone; he wants to experience this new phase with his new friends. Now he'll make sure not to repeat the same mistakes. He'll make music that people like, but not with that as his sole objective—he also wants to make music that he likes. He'll find the genre he feels most comfortable with and start from there. If you do it right, you can be sure that success awaits you. That's why we should always avoid taking on more than we can handle.
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