We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Jake Tyler. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Jake below.
Alright, so we’re so thrilled to have Jake with us today – welcome and maybe we can jump right into it with a question about one of your qualities that we most admire. How did you develop your work ethic? Where do you think you get it from?
As a child I grew up with a single mother moving from home to home every few years and staying with my grandparents, on their farm in South Carolina for periods of time. I think watching my mother overcome so many obstacles on her own has a lot to do with my ability to keep showing up everyday no matter what.
My grandfather was a patient but hard working man that saw the value in quality work and patience and loved teaching. In my adult life my wife and three kids are definitely the fuel for my ethic.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
We’ll I’ve spent my whole life in the Carolina’s. I started working and traveling in the trades when I was seventeen and continued on the route until I was twenty four. I had started playing guitar and writing around that time and quickly got in to co-writing with folks Nashville just by going to town for a few days at a time and meeting new folks. After Investing a lot of my time in building good relationships with other creators I’ve decided to start releasing my own projects.
My debut single “Nicotine Yellow” really captures the kind of setting I think a lot of lower class rural folks in the south my have experienced and tells a story of how we attach things to certain parts of our lives.
Following this release I have several bigger projects to come over the next 2 years.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
First I think that quality RESEARCH in whatever you are working at is something you should never stop doing you need to be constantly open to new information and perspectives. PATIENCE is a virtue don’t let the lack of results from your hard work cause discouragement. Use the the work itself to keep you motivated and take some pride in it.
And most of all make TIME for the other things that matter. If your not resting to some extent you will burnout everytime.
What would you advise – going all in on your strengths or investing on areas where you aren’t as strong to be more well-rounded?
I think that focusing on what you are best at is important if you want to stand out and capitalize on your potential. On another note we should always feel challenged it’s the only way to move forward.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.bonfire.com/store/west-eastern/?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=store_page_share&utm_campaign=west-eastern&utm_content=default
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