Meet Paul Warner

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Paul Warner. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Paul, thank you so much for opening up with us about some important, but sometimes personal topics. One that really matters to us is overcoming Imposter Syndrome because we’ve seen how so many people are held back in life because of this and so we’d really appreciate hearing about how you overcame Imposter Syndrome.

Imposter syndrome is always there in the beginning of the unknown. By gaining momentum on something is when it begins to disappear. You have to be okay with feeling vulnerable and inadequate in the beginning, or you will never start (and thus never finish) anything. The more I’ve learned to be okay with facing my weaknesses, the more I’ve grown.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

I have been an independent music artist first and foremost since my humble beginnings as the local guitar hero growing up. Guitar led me to songwriting and singing, which led me to producing/mixing/engineering, which led me to cinematography and filmmaking, which led me to creating a TV series called “The Studio” (available on Tubi and Amazon Prime), which has led me back full circle to the guitar again.

I feel like I have now become the producer my younger self would have dreamed to encounter for help. I’m back to writing every day and recording all new songs. I’m especially loving being able to play the drums and cello now. Most recently I put custom benders on my lap steel. I’ve only just realized a majority of my favorite songs have steel on them!

I’ve also teched out quite a bit lately, building custom racks and furniture for the studio, and writing code to bring my old TASCAM control surface back to life. It makes the studio computer feel like using a tape machine!

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

I think finding a balance between the “right brain” and the “left brain” can be very important. The right brain is where you can imagine something that doesn’t yet exist. But the left brain is what you need to bring said idea into reality.

Learning to switch on your imagination and to exercise it is a skill I think (they say it can get more difficult with age.) I think learning when to switch OFF the imagination is also a skill. That’s when you force yourself to commit to ideas, make concrete decisions, take forward action, and realize that whatever you’re working on is never going to be perfect, and that’s not the point anyway.

The state in between those two I believe is called “Analysis Paralysis”. The trick is learning to switch back and forth without getting stuck.

Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?

Hands down it has to be “The Easy Way to Control Alcohol” by Alan Carr. I feel like a superhuman compared to when I was a drinker. Never ever waking up with a hangover or with a cloudy mind is a superpower.

The wisdom in that book boils down to this: alcohol is poison.

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