EP#29: When Are You Going To Get A Real Job?

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07/28/22 • 29 min

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET A REAL JOB?!
YOUR MUSIC IS JUST AN EXPENSIVE HOBBY!
STOP BEING SILLY! YOU WILL NEVER GET ANYWHERE WITH THIS MUSIC ‘THING’!

Ouch!

It hurts.

It’s painful and many times damaging when people express their lack of belief in what we are doing, especially if we ourselves are still on the journey of trying to figure out how to do it.

Dear songwriter, if you have ever experienced someone actively discouraging you from making your music then I want you to know that you are not alone.

Inside my private Radical Songwriting Academy community we have been having a discussion around this subject.

My parents don’t support me.

I put off pursuing my passion for music the majority of my adult life because my parents told me to get my head out the clouds and get a REAL job

I've fought my parents pretty much my whole life over very similar issues.

I think people can also fall into the 'Genius Model' view. They don't understand that the great musicians had to work at their craft throughout their lives too and it didn't just happen magically. It took time, effort, highs and lows and, most of all, persistence.

I veered away from the music creation path for a good 8 or so years. I did some stuff I enjoyed and learned a lot from but still.... NEVER EVER AGAIN. No matter what. I need it like oxygen.

I've been told all my life that I can't do stuff but now I've learnt not to listen to those accusing tongues. At the end of the day only you can live your life and your dreams.

These are some of the comments from students sharing their experiences of other people doubting their choice to pursue music.

And if you joined my Facebook Live this morning inside the Radical Songwriting Community you will have saw many other songwriters joining in the conversation.

Inside this week’s episode I offer a few ways to reframe when someone openyl questions, doubts or dismisses your dreams and goals of pursuing music. I hope this will help as a soothing balm and a way to open the doors towards true, heart-led inquiry around this situation.

Have YOU ever said those things to YOURSELF?

Jump into this week’s episode and let’s do some healing.

Rosie xxx

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WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET A REAL JOB?!
YOUR MUSIC IS JUST AN EXPENSIVE HOBBY!
STOP BEING SILLY! YOU WILL NEVER GET ANYWHERE WITH THIS MUSIC ‘THING’!

Ouch!

It hurts.

It’s painful and many times damaging when people express their lack of belief in what we are doing, especially if we ourselves are still on the journey of trying to figure out how to do it.

Dear songwriter, if you have ever experienced someone actively discouraging you from making your music then I want you to know that you are not alone.

Inside my private Radical Songwriting Academy community we have been having a discussion around this subject.

My parents don’t support me.

I put off pursuing my passion for music the majority of my adult life because my parents told me to get my head out the clouds and get a REAL job

I've fought my parents pretty much my whole life over very similar issues.

I veered away from the music creation path for a good 8 or so years. I did some stuff I enjoyed and learned a lot from but still.... NEVER EVER AGAIN. No matter what. I need it like oxygen.

I've been told all my life that I can't do stuff but now I've learnt not to listen to those accusing tongues. At the end of the day only you can live your life and your dreams.

These are some of the comments from students sharing their experiences of other people doubting their choice to pursue music.

And if you joined my Facebook Live this morning inside the Radical Songwriting Community you will have saw many other songwriters joining in the conversation.

Have YOU ever said those things to YOURSELF?

Jump into this week’s episode and let’s do some healing.

Rosie xxx

Radical Songwriting is Closing Down! ✨

From the 25th of November there will be no more live events, workshops, challenges, social media content or fresh courses from Radical Songwriting.

Head to radicalsongwriting.com/songshop and USE CODE LASTSONG50 AT CHECKOUT.

Previous Episode

EP#28: How To Know If Your Music Is Good Enough

EP#28: How To Know If Your Music Is Good Enough

In this week’s episode of the podcast we are asking a really difficult question but one that crops up over and over again with songwriters...

It’s a hard question to ask because for so many of us our self-worth is wrapped up in what we do.

In this episode we are asking How To Know If Your Music Is ‘Good Enough’?

🧡 Have you ever felt bad about your productivity levels or how many songs you write in a week, day or month?
🧡 Did you notice how that feeling can spiral out of control pretty fast?
🧡 Have you ever stopped writing a song, even though you might have wanted to, because you got too in your own head about it?

In the episode we chat about how everything we do stems from who we are, our own personal truth.

You know how it feels if you do something and it goes against your values, you might feel ashamed, guilty, uncomfortable. Someone might even call you out on your behaviour and then you wake up to how you feel about it.

Every time you sit down to write you are telling yourself, the universe and everyone else that you accept yourself. This is what I mean by you showing up for yourself.

You are putting your love first and following your heart...

Listen to this week’s episode and let’s all start to work on loving ourselves and our music more!

Much love, Rosie xoxo

Radical Songwriting is Closing Down! ✨

From the 25th of November there will be no more live events, workshops, challenges, social media content or fresh courses from Radical Songwriting.

Head to radicalsongwriting.com/songshop and USE CODE LASTSONG50 AT CHECKOUT.

Next Episode

EP#30: How to Overcome Lyrical Blocks, Spicing Up Boring Chords and Dealing with Insecurities: Your Questions Answered

Hello dear listener :)
This week we are answering your burning questions as asked inside the Radical Songwriting Facebook community.
- How to overcome lyrical blocks
- Writing more exciting chord sequences
- How to move forward when insecurity stops you from putting your music 'out there'
- Two POWERFUL mindset shifts!
These questions were asked inside the Radical Songwriting Community on Facebook... if you are not a part of the group then come on over and say hello!
Rosie x

Radical Songwriting is Closing Down! ✨

From the 25th of November there will be no more live events, workshops, challenges, social media content or fresh courses from Radical Songwriting.

Head to radicalsongwriting.com/songshop and USE CODE LASTSONG50 AT CHECKOUT.