Real-Life Decision Making
You are a professional singer who has been working steadily at your music
career for more than seven years. The hard work and dedication you have put
in over the years have begun to pay off. You have been recognized as an up-and-coming
artist in your city and the surrounding area. You have even been featured
in a few local newspapers and magazines.
Recently, you have begun to see a large increase in your fan base, not
only within your community but beyond as well. There is also a greater demand
to have you perform at large events.
Today, you are busy at your office getting back to promoters and booking
gigs. You are happy to see that gigs are being scheduled at least four months
in advance. So far, you have confirmed your performance at a major city fundraiser
on August 30, booked a concert at the cultural center on September 15, and
landed a gig at the university theater on October 6.
As you are checking your e-mail, you open up a message from the organizers
of one of the largest music festivals in the country. Their in-house promoter
is hoping to have you perform at the music festival, which takes place on
August 30. You would have to fly to the capital city for this performance.
Excited because you have never played at this major music festival, you check
your schedule. To your dismay, you see that you have already confirmed your
performance at the fundraiser for August 30 where you will be one of the major
acts.
“There have been many times where two great jobs come in that conflict
with each other,†says Sarah Morrison. Morrison is a singer who has about
20 years of industry experience.
Performing at the music festival would definitely help you increase your
fan base but you have already confirmed your performance for this major fundraiser.
However, it may not be too late to cancel that performance and do the music
festival instead. The promoters at the music fest would like your response
as soon as possible.
"If you don’t get back to clients right away, you lose the
work,†says Morrison.
What do you do?