What you'll hear:

• The importance of being proactive and speaking up for what you want in your career - no matter what your age.
• The value of going for a career in your youth - and not believing or listening to that “you’re too young”
• The value of *mentorship* and having a mentor you trust in the professional field you aim for guiding you in your next career move
• The mindset about success that Mike thinks everyone should drop like a hot potato
• There’s being in the right place - and PUTTING yourself in the right place - Mike goes into this distinction
• The value of a mentor who *isn’t* another musician
• Why it’s never too early to give back to people even if you’re just starting out
• New music - the expectation you need to drop if you’re ever going to give new music a chance (I had to hear this one for myself!)

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Mentioned on the show:

The New York Youth Symphony:

https://www.nyys.org/ 

The Northern Neck Symphony Orchestra:

https://www.northernneckorchestra.org/

Michael's website:

www.mikerepper.com

Michael's mentor, Conductor Marin Alsop:

https://www.marinalsop.com/