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 The Bravura Newsletter provides valuable information that you can use to reach your music career goals and to help you gain a balanced and enjoyable life whilst working within the fast-paced Music Industry.
Going public - does it make you panic or give you energy? Hi there, Are you an artist manager or composer or singer-songwriter or band member that has a secret music career dream - a dream that you have never dared share with anyone? Does the thought of sharing that dream with others fill you with a little bit of dread or fear - fear that they may ridicule you or just think you are plain crazy or just a hopeless day-dreamer? Does that secret dream come from a childhood desire - maybe to do something a little bit out of the ordinary? Has your current music career come someway close to that secret dream, but not quite? Have you seen opportunities that could have steered you into the sure direction of that secret dream - or are you already on that pathway? Having spoken to a number of musically creative people just recently it appears that for some of you that vocalising your secret music career dream to the people around you, can send you into a panic - making you feel under pressure to perform and complete or that you've just got to achieve your dream now that you've told people about it. But for some, vocalising your secret music career dreams to those around you, gives those dreams more energy and motivation for you to move them forward and keep focused. These opposite scenarios have been giving some of you (and me!) food for thought just recently and so I thought that it might be worth exploring in this month's newsletter. Is vocalising your dreams such a bad thing? The panic issue, as stated above, may come about because you have given the people around you specific expectations that you will achieve your dream and the pressure of this is too much for you at that time. Or the underlying problem could be that you, yourself, are having self doubts and do not believe in yourself enough to achieve your secret dream. Furthermore because you have kept this dream secret for so long, it has an emotional energy attached to you that if anyone stamps on, could make you feel vulnerable as a person and somewhat squashed. Perhaps then, going public with your secret music career dream is a matter of timing, and about your readiness to turn your dream into a real goal. What's the difference between a dream and a goal you may ask? I have heard it said that writing down your dreams makes them goals - giving you a more visual view of what your dreams are. Maybe the difference then is that dreams are in your head and goals are written in some form - for instance becoming milestones on a timeline or items on a 'to do' list. I expect you will have your own definitions of the differences between the two. Whatever the difference, there does become a time it seems - a 'catalyst moment' - when you will find yourself ready to make your secret music career dream come to fruition. That moment might be once you have reached a certain level of competency in your musicianship, or a golden opportunity presents itself to you. Whatever it is, maybe it's at this time that 'going public' is the right time and one where you will be energised by telling people about your plans and the energy of doing this keeps you focused and motivated. Sometimes going public can be a cause for concern because you may be afraid that those close to you may be less than encouraging and will no doubt ask questions such as "how are you going to do that?" For some of you, the answer to that question will be entirely down to an intense feeling of just knowing that you can achieve your secret music career dream and for others it will be down to telling them that you have it all planned out. And if it is neither of these, then perhaps that is when you go into panic mode? So what process can you go through to make 'going public' easier for you, when wanting to share your secret music career dream? Take a look at the following Tips to see if they can help you. Tip 1 - Finding some clarity. You have a secret music career dream - you know what it is in your head - you've replayed it often enough - so maybe it's time then to take a proper look at what it is. So take a piece of paper and write your dream down or draw it if you prefer this method. Be clear and specific about what you want to achieve. Try to be really creative with this - maybe use crayons or coloured pens anything that will make it come to life on the paper - that, in itself, can often help you give your dreams the energy you require to get started! If you are struggling with getting your dream onto paper then try this exercise: make yourself comfortable, take a few deep breaths and relax - you can close your eyes if this helps. Imagine that you are at the moment that you have just achieved your most secret music career dream - where are you? What are you doing? Who are you with? How are you feeling? What else is happening around you? If you are in front of an audience - what is their reaction to you? Having explored your dream in this way - you can then come out of your reverie and start to jot down the answers to the above questions to enable you to build up that picture of your secret music career dream. If you find this difficult to do by yourself - get a friend to ask you the above questions whilst you are in the flow of your imagination. You don't have to let them know what your secret dream is at this time! Tip 2 - Use all the excuses! You are now clear on what your music career dream is. And you can use the free report 5 Top Tips on my website to help you work out what you have achieved to date and to see where you are now - you can also look at a previous newsletter called 'What's your Mount Everest' to help too. So now I want you to ask yourself what might stop you from achieving your dream? To help with this, just think of all the excuses you can, that might thwart your attempts. Ask yourself all the questions that your friends and family would probably ask you if you were to tell them about your secret dream. Or pretend a friend was telling you about your dream - what might you ask them? Having come up with all the questions - take some time to come up with your answers - how are you going to overcome certain challenges - if indeed there are any? Write out your answers and use them to help inform your plan for moving your dream forward. Tip 3 - Tell your dream to just one person first. You are now not only clear on your secret music career dream, but you now have all the answers to everyone's questions should you choose to 'go public' with your dream. You may also have the beginnings of a plan that will certainly help to move you forward in your quest for success. This you can work on continually or as you need to make your secret dream come to fruition. So, how about you test run the 'going public' phase and tell just one trusted friend and see and hear their responses and listen to and answer their questions in line with what you have already discovered in Tip 2 and see how it goes. Your friend may come up with some extra questions that you hadn't thought about - but that is good because you can use that to prepare answers for when you decide you are ready to take the plunge and tell everyone of your secret music career dream and how you're going to achieve it. I hope this month's newsletter has been useful and of course should you have a secret music career dream or desire that you wish to pursue and you want to tell those around about it, but need help in doing so, please feel free to email me to set up a complimentary call to see how I can help you. So, does 'going public' send you into panic mode or does it energise you? With very best wishes,  Bravura Group helping you brave the music industry http://www.bravura-group.com t: 01246 231 249 / 0845 456 460 e: lindsey@bravura-group.com I work with signed and unsigned artists and personnel working in the Music Industry who want to become more productive, creative and ultimately more successful in their music careers, whilst enjoying a more enriched, fulfilling and balanced personal life. If you have received this copy of the Bravura newsletter from a friend or colleague and would like to receive future copies, please visit www.bravura-group.com to subscribe. Thank you. |
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