What are your 2024 New Year’s goals? What will Your 2024 look like?
If you’re like many of your fellow musicians, songwriters, singers, producers and creatives, you’ve been dreaming of leaving your full-time job and leaping into making a full-time living doing what you love.
If you put your goals and dreams on pause because of life, that’s understandable. Life happens to all of us. Whether it’s been an incredibly tough year or an amazingly great year, you have to stay focused on your dreams in 2024.
2024 is the year for you to reset, buckle down and start putting feet to your dreams.
Believing that it’s possible for “YOU” is the first step.
So, after you believe in yourself, how do you get your songs placed in TV shows or make enough to pay your bills playing virtual house shows? You need the right mindset, mentors, information and tools.
Our world has changed radically. Life as we used to know it has changed forever.
As Music Creators and performers, we’re having to adapt on the fly in this new “post-quarantine” world. Being resourceful is key.
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What are your dreams? What are your specific goals? If you haven’t done so, it’s time to put pen to paper or digitally.
Get Organized
We’re about to leave 2023 behind and run into 2024 with new goals, plans and creative ideas. Those who fail to plan, plan to fail.
It’s always good to take time to reflect on the last 12 months. Think about your accomplishments and your mistakes. Jot them down. Then take some time to write down 3 to 5 goals for 2024.
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Goals
If you’ve never written down your goals or even know where to start, here are a few ideas to get started.
- Learn how to play a new instrument
- Become a better singer
- Learn to self-produce my own vocal tracks
- Learn how to use a DAW (Pro Tools, Logic etc)
- Become a better songwriter
Once you have 3 to 5 goals established, then write out the steps to help you accomplish each goal.
Get Rid of This
What comes up for most people, almost immediately, is that ugly four letter word, “FEAR.”
Fear does not have to control your life in this New Year!
| FEAR DOES NOT CONTROL ME! |
You need tools to break down that fear and move forward anyway.
As a creative, you have to have a few tools to inspire you to move forward.
Get help with your Mindset, Vision and your Strategy to move forward in 2024.
Mentorship
Your favorite mentor is more than likely a click away. Check out Youtube, Facebook, podcasts, websites, books and so on.
Here are just few mentors that I follow online via Youtube, podcasts, Facebook Groups, websites:
- Cathy Heller – Don’t Keep Your Day Job
- Les Brown – You’ve Got To Be Hungry
- Lisa Nichols – Motivating The Masses
- Kris Bradley – Produce Like a Boss
- Chris SD – Sync Songwriter
- John Maxwell -Minute With Maxwell
- Dr. Tony Evans – The Urban Alternative
- Suzanne Paulinksi – The MusicPreneur Mindset Podcast
- Ari Cohen – The New Music Business
- Ruth Soukup – Do It Scared
Enjoy this motivational, inspirational video by Lisa Nichols entitled, “What Are You Willing To Do To Achieve Your Dreams?”
Just remember, you can start your life over anytime. It’s never to late to pursue your dreams and goals.
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Have a Happy & Prosperous New Year!
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