We had the good fortune of connecting with Mike Silvestri and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Mike, do you have a budget? how do you think about personal finances?
People always wonder why it’s necessary to have a budget and really it’s for one reason – to save money to invest with. I just moved into my own one bedroom condo so I could convert my living room into a home recording studio/office. Of course it’s more expensive, but with budgeting I’m still able to save the same amount of money each week, and live in a much better place that costs double from when I had roommates. I highly recommend reading the richest man in Babylon. It’s one of the oldest finance books, and one of my personal favorites. I learned, you should be saving at least 10% of your monthly gross income each month. The most reliable way to do it is to put that much in every week. For example, say you make $10,000 a month. 10% of that is $1,000. Put away $250/ week. And remember 10% is bare minimum

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
While most music courses teach philosophies and theories, we teach practical instructions. We give a step-by-step A-to-Z blueprint. It’s like you’re sitting at your computer, and I’m giving you step-by-step directions over your shoulder on how to implement systems that will uncover and locate paying gigs in your area or any city in the US, and contact them on auto pilot each week.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I want to simply thank the @Soundheartmusic Gig-Getting Blueprint for allowing me to be a full time national touring musician for over 6 years in Chicagoland area, and now all of Southern California. As well as all of my students live’s, & music careers that have been impacted through my Blueprint. This is because it inspires me to continuously get better, and stride forward

Website: https://www.soundheartmusic.com/

Instagram: soundheartmusic

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