b"Derek Sivers, originally a professional musician and circus clown,\\xa0created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education.\\nHe is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with over 5 million views of his talks.\\nSince 2011 he has published 34 books, including \\u201cAnything You Want\\u201d which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categories.\\nEpisode 275: Why Are You Doing by Derek Sivers Plus a State of the Union for the Optimal Living Daily Podcast (Personal Development).\\nThe original post can be found here:\\xa0https://sivers.org/why\\nPlease Rate & Review the Show!\\nVisit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com\\nand Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"