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Embrace This “Weakness” To Unlock Your Musical Superpower
Do you struggle to put yourself and your music out there? A lot of musicians do because they fear being judged and criticised. This is often why they engage in perfectionism, to try to eliminate the risk of being criticised. Dr. Brené Brown describes perfectionism as a 20-ton shield that we carry around thinking it’s protecting us from judgement and criticism, but what it’s really doing is keeping us from being seen. And you can't build your audience if people can't see you.
Your Perfectionism Might Be The Biggest Obstacle To Success
A lot of us as musicians, artists, and creatives identify as perfectionists. We wear our perfectionism as a badge of honour because we think it means we're striving to attain excellence, and that excellence will garner us attention, praise, and ultimately, success. But being a perfectionist is not going to guarantee your success. In fact, your perfectionism might be the biggest obstacle to your success.
How To Move Past Your Biggest Fear
As we're working towards our goals, we have to get into new environments, go through new experiences, have new relationships, and learn new things. This means that we're often outside of our comfort zone because we're dealing with unfamiliarity and uncertainty. As a result, we feel a lot of fear. This fear becomes resistance that stops us from moving forward. We don't take action on our dreams and goals because of our fear.
Do You Ever Feel Like An Imposter?
Achieving our dreams and goals often means we have to put ourselves out there more and be in the public eye. For a lot of us, this is way outside of our comfort zone, especially if you're an introvert. We're afraid of getting judged or criticised by people. This usually manifests as imposter syndrome. We think “Who do you think you are to do this? You're not talented enough, attractive enough, smart enough, educated enough, successful enough, etc.”
The hidden danger of the DIY mindset
We think that our success with building our fanbase and making more money from our music all comes down to how much we do and what we're doing, and that's true to a large extent. But the thing we often overlook is that a major part of our success comes down to having an environment that supports us to be successful, and part of that environment is made up of the people in your life.