FMM076 - What happens when you get left behind?

09/14/20 • 25 min

In any creative field, one thing that everybody deals with at some point or another is seeing other people succeed while you stay where you are.

Maybe you started making music at the same time as somebody else, or maybe they started after you, and they’re suddenly achieving the things that you’ve not been able to.

Seeing others accelerate further than you can easily lead to feelings of envy, jealousy, and resentment - but these are the exact kind of feelings that continue to hold you back, and can make the divide between you and them even greater.

Essentially, how you deal with other people’s success is a choice.

You can choose to be spiteful, you can choose to make comparisons (the bad kind), or you can choose to use other people’s achievements as an opportunity for growth and to accelerate your development towards YOUR version of success.

In this episode, I discuss how you can move from a place of resentment to a place of inspiration, and show you how by being curious and celebrating others’ achievements, you can quickly find your way up the ladder with them.

But no matter how successful you become, there’s always going to be someone who seems to be doing better.

And if you don’t escape this trap you'll end up carrying it with you forever, unless you learn to change your perspective.

And the time to do that is right now.

Listen to the podcast to see how!

In any creative field, one thing that everybody deals with at some point or another is seeing other people succeed while you stay where you are.

Maybe you started making music at the same time as somebody else, or maybe they started after you, and they’re suddenly achieving the things that you’ve not been able to.

Essentially, how you deal with other people’s success is a choice.

But no matter how successful you become, there’s always going to be someone who seems to be doing better.

And if you don’t escape this trap you'll end up carrying it with you forever, unless you learn to change your perspective.

And the time to do that is right now.

Listen to the podcast to see how!

Previous Episode

FMM075 - Don't Wait for Motivation...Create It

When it comes to getting down to writing music, I see a lot of people making the same mistakes.

And one of the biggest of them all is waiting around for motivation to come to you.

“I’ll get started tomorrow”, “I’m not feeling it today”.

We’re all guilty of saying these sorts of things.

But motivation isn't something that magically appears and aligns perfectly with our calendar, it's something we need to generate, to build, to create on demand.

And the ability to do this is vital to success.

Some people put off writing music out of fear of failure, others tend to avoid it by aimlessly watching tutorials, or messing around with loads of new gear.

One thing is for sure: if you wait for motivation, you're going to be waiting a very long time.

In this episode, I dive into the thinking behind motivation and explain how by being disciplined you can start to create it for yourself, and keep the momentum flowing so that it gets easier and more rewarding every time.

It’s not a case of waiting, it's not a case of hoping for the best, it's a case of being in control to do what you want to do, not what you feel like.

So I’ve laid out some amazingly easy, tried-and-tested ways that you can short-circuit your mind to light the touchpaper on your motivation, and keep it lit until it goes ablaze.

Check out the podcast to discover how!

Key takeaways:

Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Productive people tend to stay productive.
You are the architect of your own motivation.
Action is always within your reach.

Quotes:

“If you take action, if you're disciplined, and you get in the studio, and you continue to make that disciplined choice, then you're naturally going to build motivation. You are the architect of your own motivation.”

“Discipline is what gets you started, motivation is what keeps you going.”

Next Episode

FMM077 - Stealing like an artist or like a thief?

Whenever we try to create something original, to bring something new to the table, we put ourselves out there with all of our blood, sweat and tears laid bare.

It’s challenging, it can be uncomfortable, but it’s also one of the most rewarding things that we as human beings can ever experience.

And part of the creative process is about absorbing and learning from those who came before us, and those around us, as artists throughout history have always done.

But when does being influenced by one another cross the line into straight up stealing?

In this episode, I share something that I’ve experienced very recently that’s got me thinking about the difference between being inspired and being a thief, and how dangerous blurring these lines can be for everybody involved.

Copying might be quicker, copying might be easier, but copying is faking it.

And it only starves you and the world of the magic that comes from being truly creative.

Do you want to experience the amazing accomplishment and validation that comes with creating something truly authentic, or do you want to pretend?

Check out this week’s podcast to find out how to use other artists’ work the right way, and start making YOUR mark on the world.