The 18-Year Overnight Success: How to be resilient with cellist Mari Coetzee | Ep. 60

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In this illuminating episode, Ine-Wilme Coetzee interviews her sister Mari Coetzee, a professional cellist and coach, about the parallels between musical careers and entrepreneurship. Mari shares her journey from beginning cello at age 4-5 to finding inspiration at age 10 through Yo-Yo Ma's recordings of Bach to her years at Juilliard navigating the high performance bubble. Ultimately these experiences has molded her to expect the unexpected navigating a cello career & entrepreneurship in the craziness of motherhood with a 4 and 2 year old. Throughout the episode you will hear how Dvorak’s story (and musical clips (performed by Mari) from his stunning cello concerto!) is interwoven, the lessons we can learn from him and his resilience and how his vision and trust in the process finally gave him the success he deserved.

Key moments in this episode:

• [01:25] Mari's early struggle with cello from ages 5-10 before her breakthrough
• [03:15] The story of composer Dvorak, who remained unknown until his late 30s despite creating prolifically
• [06:10] How to find motivation daily and view yourself as a channel for something bigger than perfection
• [09:25] When creative risks are worth taking in business and performance
• [11:42] Defining success through values rather than perfect results
• [14:30] Mari's three career phases and handling the "small fish in a big pond" syndrome
• [19:50] Staying resilient as a parent entrepreneur with unpredictable schedules
• [21:15] Why balance is a verb not a noun in entrepreneurship
• [23:38] Dvorak's persistence in creating 15 large-scale pieces before recognition

Connect with Mari:

• See Mari perform Dvorak's cello concerto with St. John's Orchestra on June 21st in Calgary: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/st-giles-orchestra-presents-dvorak-tickets-1381140792289?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=

Episode mentioned: Classical Breakdown podcast episode on Dvorak: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/the-life-and-music-of-antonin-dvořák-from/id1477660645?i=1000645952191

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Podcast intro music: J.S. Bach Cello Suites, Suite No. 3 in C major, Prelude 
Musician: Mari Coetzee 

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