Step Into Your Next Income Level: Shedding the Shadow Self

Step Into Your Next Income Level: Shedding the Shadow Self

In our music ed industry, many teachers dream of a profitable, fulfilling lifestyle. But it’s the shadow self—the one stuck in the old model—that holds them back. The shadow self thinks running a music school means constant burnout and endless chasing of students.

The shadow you believes you need to:

❌ Teach 40+ hours/week to get by.

❌ Offer free trials just to fill your schedule.

❌ Accept every student, even if they drain your energy.

❌ Put your own music career on the back burner.

These old beliefs keep you from becoming your true, core self—the one who runs a music school that fits the life you want, not the other way around.

The Core You—the Lifestyle Music Teacher

The core you shifts from that outdated way of thinking to something that brings fulfillment and freedom:

✅ You embody the Lifestyle Music Teacher, earning more while teaching less, thriving both financially and creatively.

✅ Instead of free trials, your content and brand speak clearly to your value—students come to you already sold on working with you.

✅ You create a model that supports your passion, letting you teach and still make time for your own music.

The core you knows success isn’t found in overworking and burnout. It’s about letting go of that shell identity, which trades energy for scraps, and embracing the real you—the one that stands for:

Freedom. Passion. Profit.

You deserve a music school that supports the life you love—not a job that keeps you on the edge of burnout. After all, isn’t that why we started teaching music in the first place?