Touring is a Job. Not a Personality.

TOURING IS A JOB. NOT A PERSONALITY.

I love this industry. I’ve built my life in it. But for a long time, I thought I had to become the job in order to succeed.

Say yes to everything.

Never complain.

Always be available.

Ignore your body.

Ignore your needs.

Be the chill one. The strong one. The one who can “hang.”

That was the culture.

And it was everywhere, from the tour bus to the group chats to the unspoken expectations around what it meant to be “good at your job.”

The truth is: touring can consume you if you let it.It blurs every line between days and nights, work and life, adrenaline and exhaustion.And if you’re not careful, it becomes your whole identity.

But I’ve learned this the hard way:Touring is what you do.It’s not who you are.You can be insanely good at your job and still:

– Say “no” sometimes

– Take a day off

– Have a personal life

– Go to therapy

– Leave a toxic gig

– Protect your energy

– Want more for your future

That doesn’t make you weak. It makes you wise.

Giggs was built to support that shift. Not just to help people get more gigs, but to help them build lives that actually work. Lives with rhythm. With boundaries. With purpose beyond the next call sheet. Because burnout isn’t a badge of honor. And peace doesn’t mean you’ve lost your edge.

I’d love to hear from this community: What’s one boundary you’ve set (or wish you could set) that made your touring life more sustainable?