Is your music career on
the right track?
By Tom Hess
Take this 10-second music industry quiz:
True or false: You are up against tons of music industry competition looking to get all the same music industry opportunities you want.
True or false: One of your biggest challenges is overcoming the massive amount of music industry competition you face in order to make it.
So, how did you do?
Once you become a pro musician in the music business it means you've learned that...
...both statements are FALSE!
Truth is, you have very little music industry competition .
Record company executives desperately seek musicians to offer lucrative record contracts to… but they struggle to find people who are worthy of such a deal.
This is very GOOD news for you.
It means that becoming successful in the music business is not nearly as hard as you might believe right now and you don't need to worry about other musicians in the music industry (more on this below).
The concept of music industry competition doesn't even cross their mind.
They focus on becoming the right type of person that music industry VIP's are attracted to. This makes it very easy to get music career opportunities that other musicians only dream about.
Do you have the personality and mindset that record companies look for? Take this 2-minute music career assessment to learn how to become the person record companies want to work with and give awesome music business opportunities to.
Why Being Afraid Of Your “Music Industry Competition” Sabotages Your Chances To Become A Pro Musician
Fact: Most musicians talk themselves out of any chance of music industry success. They believe that their music industry competition is more significant than it is. They think: “why bother?” and “there is sooooo much competition out there, it’s useless for me to even try to become successful in the music business.” "I can't try to become a pro musician, it's too risky."
This is similar to the “mutually assured destruction” concept of nuclear arms race during the Cold War. During the Cold War, both the USSR and the USA had enough nuclear weapons to destroy each other. Yet neither country used their weapons, fearing devastating retaliation from the other side.
Musicians fear their music industry competition the same way the USA and USSR feared each other.
Don't make the same music business rookie mistake.
Think how successful musicians think to understand how to become a pro musician fast by avoiding common road blocks:
Competition In The Music Business? What Competition?
Overcoming your music industry competition is very, very easy to do. The first step is to let go of your fear. This becomes easy when you learn who your perceived "competitors" really are.
The vast majority of people pursuing success in the music industry have attitudes, habits and beliefs that make any major success for one's music career and doing what it takes to become a pro musician impossible.
These include:
These musicians focus their time and resources on avoiding failure instead of moving towards success. They either do nothing to advance in the music industry or try to build a backup plan that pulls them away from their true goals in the music business.
This kills your chances to become a pro musician and overcome music industry competition.
This music business article explains why traditional musical career backup plans fail (and what to do about it).
This fear stops many people with GREAT potential from finally doing what it takes to become a pro musician and reaching their biggest goals in the music industry.
This music business article helps you overcome fears that hold your music career back from success and help you overcome music industry competition.
Music companies easily see if your desire is fake or real. They pay attention to your actions much more than to your words and intentions. Hint: wanting success bad enough does not mean you must struggle for years before you become a pro musician. (More on this music business fact below).
Common example: many musicians agree that a proven music career mentor would help their careers grow much faster and easier. Yet very few musicians get music career training and never learn things like how to become a pro musician, overcome music industry competition and sustain success.
The rest say: “I can’t afford it” or “I'm too busy for music career training” or “I'm not ready for mentoring” or “I’ll probably do it later when I get my foot in the door in the music business a bit”.
These reasons are simply excuses to justify procrastination, fake commitment and fear. We all have time and money for things that matter most to us. Yet it’s much easier to make excuses than to do what it takes to become a pro musician and succeed in the music business…
99.5% of musicians have or do at least some of these things. These qualities disqualify them from receiving big opportunities to become a pro musician and flourish - overcoming all music industry competition in the way.
Become A Pro Musician By Learning The Key To Your Music Industry Success
Want to become a pro musician, make big moves in the music business and enter the top 0.5% of all musicians in the world?
Overcome the simple issues that kill your music industry success. This instantly lifts you to the top of your so-called music industry competition. Yes, it’s really that simple!
How to stop self-sabotage in your career and set yourself up for success to eliminate any possibility of music industry competition:
An investment is something you invest your money (or time) into to get long-term value in return. Investing time to learn about avoiding music industry competition, getting music career training, joining a music business mastermind group are examples of investments into your music career that help you become a pro musician faster.
You must seek to minimize expenses and maximize investments in the music industry.
Fact: there is no such thing as “no time” or “no money” to do something. There are only choices you make with your time and money. Be honest with yourself about your priorities and act accordingly to become a pro musician in this business.
Hint: this is the mindset that most of your music industry competition has. This is why they virtually always fail.
People who know what it takes to become a pro musician start by thinking and acting with a much higher sense of urgency. They say “I MUST invest more time into my music career”, “I MUST stop procrastinating on reaching my goals” and “I MUST do what my music industry competition does to succeed.” “I WILL stand out from the others worried about other music industry competition.” This mindset refuses to accept anything but success. It ignites the fire under your butt to do what you must do to make it in the music business.
These simple changes in your attitude make it easy to beat your music industry competition and become a pro musician.
Think you're on track with your music career goals?
Take this 2-minute music career assessment to learn exactly what you need to do to become a pro musician and set yourself apart from other music industry competition.
Make music industry competition a non-factor by learning how to make a living in the music business.