What fuels the career success of all great musicians? What should you possess to reach your music dreams and build a successful career in the music industry?
Making it in the music industry is seriously tough. Few musicians ever make it big. We all know you have to get the right ‘mindset’ and everything else will fall into place in your music career withstanding the rejection, lack of money, and personal hardship that comes with it.
Keep your chin up! Find success and fulfillment as a musician with these 5 Keys to Music Career Success.
#1
Turn Discouragement into Inspiration
Everyone deals with discouragements, disappointments, failures, and setbacks at some point in their life. However, these are all things that can help us if we maintain an empowering mindset. Give yourself room to breathe and find your way again to music. Find inspiration at your lowest point. Don’t walk away!
#2
Build Connections
As they always say, “Networking matters!” Why? Music industry thrives on it just like any other people-based industry. Throughout your music career, you’ll encounter many kinds of people. People who love your music and people who despise it. What’s important is you hone your ability to create and maintain mutually beneficial relationships. Everyone who is successful in the music industry is highly selective of who they invest time, money and energy into.
#3
Have Numerous Reasons For Achieving Your Music Goals
List down your goals. Beside each written goal, put the big reasons you have for pursuing them. For every music goal, you must have an answer to the question “Why do I want to achieve it?”. By doing this, you’ll develop the ability to maintain motivation and stay focused on the major reasons you have for reaching your goals.
#4
Have Intense, Unbreakable Focus
Remember that everything you do must be in congruence with your major goals. Have intense focus on your goals and do not spend ‘any’ extra time, money or energy on things that will not help you achieve them. Becoming successful requires being the very best at whatever you do – this only happens once you line up all your thoughts, beliefs and actions to focus toward the achievement of your goal.
#5
Be in Control
There will be days that you lose control but always remember to be aware of how you are doing and constantly redirect yourself when you are heading south. Don’t be hasty in your decisions. You want to be in control of your sound, as well as your music career. Others may try to take some of that control away from you for monetary profit. Book your own shows where you want to play and wherever is best for you. Write your own albums and produce them on your own accord. As your career grows, the right manager, promoters, and producers will come along.
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