THE ARTIST: THE POWER OF YOU! You are a big dreamer. In some ways you really work to live your dream. Nothing wrong with having dreams. Now thin on this…perhaps it is more about how you get to your dreams than just the dream? Now let’s face some reality. Most people who sing or make music do it “on the weekends” and have no major success or never will based on their dreams or others expectations. Now that is hard. But I am a realist! Yet, I also believe there are always options when you look for them. Now where did I hear…seek and you shall find or knock and the door will open? Fact about most of us: We work a 9 to 5 job that barely pays the bills. Your lights flicker on and off as you ponder if you paid your electric bill or not. Your refrigerator consists of water and iced tea and your pantry is stacked with your favorite meal, Ramen Noodles. The kids get the new clothes while we wait till we really need them. Sound familiar for the family man musician or singer? Ok you are the single aspiring artist…your love life is in shambles due to your second job. Your second job is where you frequent church singings or open mic night at stuffy bars and become the street artist on street corners performing for change. You play or sing at weddings, funerals, store openings or volunteer to open for another artist for nothing….sound familiar? To play an instrument or sing (solo or with a group) — that dream has been with you longer than you want to admit at times. Perhaps today, you are a struggling recording artist with a dream to make it big. Sometimes our dreams get confused with our expectations. Wow now there’s a revelation. Your daydream is interrupted by a telephone call. It’s your spouse or mother on the line. You’re dreading the dialogue that is about to ensue. “Are you still making music,” your spouse or mother asks. “Yes, I am still making music.” They respond, “Why don’t you JUST get a real job? There’s no money in making music. You should know that by now.” Ok, you quickly change the subject to something less controversial, like the church bowling league. Does this describe an interaction that you’ve had with people when you tell them you are a musician? How does it make your feel when your support system doesn’t support you? To me “the seek and you shall find” options start now, especially when you can’t rely on the ones that should be your closest allies. I’ve been there before. Standing in front of family members and close friends, feeling persecuted for following my heart. Standing there, looking at the jury while each one is ready to deliver the guilty verdict. What if I told you that you can live your dream without a support system? Below I will detail three things that will help you live your dream without having a support system: 1. Maximize your Vision: In order for you to thrive without a support system you need to have a vision. YOUR vision is loosely defined as the act or power of anticipation. What are you focused on? What do you like to do? What do your dreams look like? Realization a vision is not a mission statement. Answers these questions so you can truly understand the things you are passionate about. You can also visualize what it would look like to have successfully pursued your dream, which will help you gravitate towards finding your ultimate purpose. Visualization also helps activate your faith. It becomes mentally tangible. When family members and friends try to squash your dreams, think about your vision. Remember your vision is powerful and inspiring. Mark 11:22-24 is a promise you can claim and believe. 2. Have faith Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Your vision motivates you to activate your faith. Faith starts the process of doing simply because you know and believe in can be done. Faith is not solely tied to religion. Have you heard these phrases before? Have faith in yourself? Believe in yourself? Your faith is strong? In order to live your dreams you must have faith in what you’re doing. You must see the light at the end of the tunnel. Then you need to activate your faith. For the one person who does not have a faith based foundation, you must have confidence in you, your talents and in your vision. With confidence you apply action to move forward. Step by Step, day by day… 3. “Speak” your dream into existence You already worked on strengthening your vision and your faith/ confidence. The next thing you need to work on is speaking your dream into existence. Utilize positive self-talk every time your family members or friends try to minimize or cut down on your dreams. These people, no matter how much you love them, do not believe in your dream. It is up to YOU to believe in your dreams. Believe it in your heart and profess it with your actions. Understand the power of affirmations and use them throughout the day. But be realistic while you are in the pursuit of your dreams. They won’t come true overnight. Who said Rome wasn’t built in a day? Well they were right. Take-aways: * You have to have a vision. You must have faith. You must speak your dream into existence. * You will encounter people that will try to kill your dreams. Have the strength to remember your vision. * Every song that you write, every track that you record pushes you one step closer to your dream. * Every stage that you rock, every fan that you interact with pushes you one step closer to your dream. * Live your dream no matter what. * Find out what inspires you and put that passion into action. Good luck.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:35:23 +0000
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