342 What I Learned in 2025

The Unstarving Musician's Podcast by Roberto R Hernandez

Jan 2, 202627:53Music

Welcome to 2026. In the last episode, I shared what I'm grateful for and the personal questions I'm sitting with. Today, I'm sharing the strategic side: what I learned in 2025 that changed how I work. Six concrete lesson...

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