Imagine that you’re standing at the wheel of your beautiful sailboat. You untie the lines, back out of the slip, motor up the channel and head out to sea. What direction do you head?
Plotting a course for your music career requires having a destination in mind, and then you have to steer for that heading. Without plotting your course, the forces of the current will carry you where it will and chances are that won’t get to where you want to go.
Preparation is key. Ask yourself these questions before leaving the dock on your quest for music success...
Do I have the skills necessary?
Do I know who is going to do what tasks and do I have the right equipment?
What obstacles am I likely to encounter along the way and am I prepared to deal with them?
Do I have an alternate plan in case of hazards along the way?
Am I equipped with the tenacity and patience, to persevere for longer than expected?
And lastly, am I focused on the destination so that no matter what happens, I will achieve the goal?
It might take hundreds of contacts before finding even one prospect that needs your services, and then it could be months before you even get a gig. Consider it a passage across an ocean and persevere.
When crossing a 3,000-mile ocean, just one degree off course can make you miss your landfall by hundreds of miles. Before you set sail on your musical journey, be sure to prepare so you'll be able to navigate toward your ultimate success!
Source: Larry Jacobson is a speaker, executive coach and author of the award-winning best seller, "The Boy Behind the Gate". (Adapted by Larry Kimpel)
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