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Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish!

Posted by TyCohen in June 30th 2009  

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“He is able who thinks he is able.” - Buddha
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I really have a great post for you this week, so what I want you to do is read it, reflect on it and then leave your comments.. We need to get no less then 20 comments on this story, it is That amazing and will inspire you to bring out the best in you, no matter who you are, singer, song writer, rapper, pianist, whomever!
 

So with that said, in this week’s post, I am going to share with you a very inspiring story that I came across a while ago, that was told by founder of Apple computers (Mac) Steve Jobs.
 

He starts out by saying…
 

I was lucky — I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just released our finest creation — the Macintosh — a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.
 

I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down - that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me — I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.
 

I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.
 

During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the worlds first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, I returned to Apple, and the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple’s current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together.
 

I’m pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.
 

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End of Story
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Wow, what an amazing story
 

Are you a big screw up in life yet?
 

Forgive me for saying that, but most of us have not screwed up bad enough yet and are not willing to take the risk that may involve screwing up. Are You Willing to Screw Up? Or Are You at Risk of Failing?
 

How can anyone not screwed up in life be at risk?
 

The answer is our comfort zones. Someone one day or through our own ignorance, shall come around and really screw up our very lives. Being comfortable can be one of the biggest risk ever, simply because comfort can sometime put us at risk of no longer having the desire to grow, to strech to think, act and be beyond where we are “Comfortable”.
 

We all try to pretend that our own problems of death and failures (or not failure) do not exist.

 

Imagine owning a business like Apple and being fired by your own board of directors? What could be worse, if not as bad as it happening at your prime age?
 

That level of rejection to most people would be devastating. And that’s human nature. We live in a modern society where ranking and financial success is prevalent and empathy and forgiveness is scarce.
 

But Steve survived and taught us a very important life lesson:
 

Identify what you love most and relentlessly pursue it. Be it producing, songwriting, dancing, acting.. What ever you TRULY love, pursue it and pursue it with a passion… Ignore the haters, the nay sayers, those who cannot she greatness for themselves (and without a doubt not see it for YOU!)…
 

Find what you love and do it!
 
How hard is that?
 

Along the way, you may have gains and losses. It’s really nice when there’s gain, but a real pain upon losses. Love the people you love, love the things you do, and everything else is secondary.
 

Now just to recap, here’s what made Steve’s speech so powerful to me:
 

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Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.
 

You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers.
 

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.
 

If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.
 

As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.
 

- Steve Jobs
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Ty Cohen
Your Music Business Coach!

 

P.S. Always remember, anything is possible to the person who will just try!

In fact in my course “The Secrets to Making Money in the Music Industry” I give you step by step ways to make money with your music, including one method alone that if used as I lay it out can generate over $100,000.00. I want to see you succeed, just as hundreds of others before you have used it to generate thousands of dollars from the sales of their music and/or talent. Get a copy of the course from http://www.MusicIndustrySuccess.com/main

P.P.S. Leave your comments, I want to hear what your thoughts are, have you found your passion?, also share any other ideas that you may have for thousands of other readers.

 

Much Success!
 

P.P.S.

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Music Biz Great Dead (You See this Yet?)

Posted by Linda in June 24th 2009  

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“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours…If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.” —
Henry David Thoreau
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One of the potentially greatest in the music industry has passed and the sad thing is, that it did not have to come to this.. This is really a terrible shame and a true waste of talent….

 
Before we get into that, I want to share a story with you, just really quickly.

 
The story that I am about to tell you is so weird that I still think about it to this day, sometimes several times a day… And reflect on how much it has changed not only my life, but the lives of 99.9% of the top players in the music industry today…. Including many of your favorite artist.

 
One day there was a huge, I mean huge *Secret* music industry meeting held, that attracted the attention of thousands of musicians, singers songwriters, label heads and others from around the world.

 
It was one of the most fascinating events that most of them have ever attended, one where they learned the real deal on establishing industry connections, song writing, signing record breaking contracts, the formula to a guaranteed platinum song (yep even in this day of downloads) and most important to most of the attendees, they learned how to make millions, upon millions of dollars… And that was all on the first day (It was a 3 day event).

 
Then the next day starts, and all of the attendees ae excited and looking forward to being taught more of the same great information that had learned the day before, but to their surpriss when they entered the room that the event was held the day before, they where greeted by a huge 100 foot x 100 foot sign that read…

 
“Yesterday, the person who has been hindering your growth in the music industry has passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared next door.”

 
In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that person who hindered not only thier growth, but the growth of everyone else who desires to make it in the music business. Who could it be they wondered?

 
The excitement in the makeshift funeral home was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.

 
Everyone thought - “Who is this person who was hindering my progress?”

 
One by one the intrigued group of artist, musicians and executives got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it, they suddenly became speechless.

 
They all got to stand near the coffin, and all ended up shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.

 
There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see themselves!

 
There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:

 
There is only one person who is capable of setting limits to your growth and IT IS YOU!
Your life does not change when the head of a major record label changes, when the A&Rs change, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your husband or wife changes, when your location changes, when your money changes, when your status changes.

 
No, your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs.

 
Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don’t be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses. Be a winner, build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference.

 
You will never know what life has in store for you, unless you try. You could end up being the next, best music industry great… Don’t let that person within you die.. I would hate to see that funeral take place, especially when you know deep down inside that you deserve greatness.. The world desreves greatness, greatness in the form of your music and your talent.

 
Make a vow right now, today to change, to challange yourself to be the best that you can be.. To limit the amount of time that you waste doing unproductive things or spending with time stealing individuals, to limit the amount of money that you waste on things that are not making you more money in return and then make a vow and say to yourself that “I Will Do Whatever It Takes to Make My Dreams Become My Reality”…. And the last step, the most important step is to actually do waht you just said in the the sentence above…

 
Start off be getting the right help, their are tons of resources that you can get access to right here online or start with some of those that we provide, including the following;

 
Learn to Write Hit Songs
Learn How to Get Your Songs Played on the Radio
(World Wide)
Discover the Truth to Getting More Gigs and Performance Request
Start Your Own Record Label and Really Be Independent
Protect Your Music with the Correct Legal Forms and Music Contracts
Get the Phone #’s and Mailing Address to Over 20,000 Music Industry Contacts

 
Visit every signle one of the websites above, you will never know what oppurtunities await you, unless you are willing to give them a chance to present themselves. Don’t miss out on what could be the oppurtunity of a lifetime for you.

 
As always, much success!

 
Leave your comments.. I always look forward to reading, smart, well thought out, positive comments from YOU :) and remember always do your best.. We can always do more then we think we can.

 
Ty Cohen
Your Music Biz Coach!

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Sell Your Music Online, But Market More Offline

Posted by TyCohen in June 22nd 2009  

The Sky is the Limit!
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“He is able who thinks he is able.” - Buddha
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An associate of mine (Jamille Luney) recently wrote a very informative article for you, that deals with the subject of marketing and selling your music to a wider audience. The article touches on a lot of great tips and tricks that you can use to increase the amount of sales and fans you get, so I am reposting bits of it here. After you read it, as usual.. Leave your thoughts / comment, I want to hear from you and enjoy reading your comments.

Continue To Sell Your Music Online!! I cannot emphasize this enough. However, market your music more offline. Why?

College Campuses & High Schools
Many of you don’t know where to start. You’re on a limited budget and you want to hit as many people as possible. College campuses are your best choice. You can target thousands of students at a time in one location. High Schools are your second choice, but you have the hurdle of the school board and principal to get around. Jill Scott started as an indie artist on a small unknown indie label. At the time the label owner did heavy marketing of Jill Scott on college campuses and college radio. The rest is history and Jill Scott eventually crossed into more mainstream markets and commercial radio. Her record label, Hidden Beach Records, is still classified as indie but picked up major distribution with other companies.

Be Unconventional
If you’re conventional and traditional, you won’t stand out. Try to think of things nobody has done. Over ten years ago one man went to local high schools and middle schools and handed out key chains of his rap group with the phone number of the radio station so they could call and request their music. Soon the song “Tootsee Roll” by 69 Boyz became a hit. Please note, if you’re going for the teeny bopper audience with a song like “Tootsee Roll”, success will probably be short lived (i.e. 69 Boyz). However, if you’re an indie artist who wants a long term future, go the college campus marketing route like Jill Scott. Jill Scott’s fans are loyal and deep like her. Artists tend to attract who and what they are. Compare Soulja Boy fans to Jill Scott fans, huge difference.

Bottom Line
Be fearless, aggressive and unconventional!!

This is a great article, the rest is up to you. There is no task to small for you to overcome if you just believe how much you deserve it. This article points out two perfect examples, Jill Scott and 69 Boys, no matter what genre of music you may be in… You can do the same thing that these artist have done, and even on a higher level…

In fact in my course “The Secrets to Making Money in the Music Industry” I give you step by step ways to make money with your music, including one method alone that if used as I lay it out can generate over $100,000.00. I want to see you succeed, just as hundreds of others before you have used it to generate thousands of dollars from the sales of their music and/or talent. Get a copy of the course from http://www.MusicIndustrySuccess.com/main


“Don’t tell me the sky is the limit, there are footprints on the moon, I can go as high as I *Think* I can go!”
- Ty Cohen
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Your Music Business Coach!
Ty Cohen

P.S. Leave your comments, I want to hear what your thoughts are in regards to marketing offline, also share any other ideas that you may have for thousands of other readers. Please make sure that your post are well written (in English) and spell checked.

Much Success!

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Everyday Must be a Progress

Posted by Tasha in June 18th 2009  

Recently, I’ve been bombarded with complaining artists crying and moaning over them feeling like they’re not getting anywhere. They feel like their hometowns aren’t showing them any love, and the DJs aren’t paying them any attention. One thing that many artists fail to realize is this: you can’t record a few songs, submit them to DJs and radio a few times and expect results. Establishing yourself as a serious artist is a full time job, and that doesn’t mean 8 hour days with weekends off. The music business is rough and definitely not for the weak. When pursuing a career in music, time is money. Each day that you are blessed to see must be taken full advantage of. Set high goals for yourself each week, noting what to accomplish each day, as this will help stimulate your organization and focus. When setting daily goals, incorporate every element in ensuring your position as a successful artist. Be mindful to not only promote your music, but to perfect your craft and tighten your business skills. Don’t just submit your music to DJs in your area, hit every market possible. When I was a manager, I was hitting over 2000 DJs a week, small and big time. Because of that my artist’s BDS spins were through the roof. Before approaching radio, professional managers, producers, and labels, be sure that your press kit is packaged appropriately. This is where many artists go wrong. They are so excited to get their music out that they forget to present themselves professionally first. These people won’t look twice at you if your press kit isn’t coming correct. Most importantly, never stop improving as an artist. Whether you rap, sing, write, etc. – do it everyday. Bottom line is everyday must be a step towards accomplishing your goals. The grind doesn’t stop in this business, again time is money. Don’t minimize your potential by setting weak or short term goals. Set the bar high and don’t ever doubt your capabilities. GO HARD!!

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The *Real* secret to dramatically increasing your chances in the music industry (You’ll love this one - Leave your comments, we need 20)

Posted by TyCohen in June 17th 2009  

I posted this to Twitter before posting it here and was almost immediatly told by several people that this post was single handly some of the best, if not the absolute best information that they have been given in a long time, by anyone…. So what I want you to do is read it, and then leave your comment.. I enjoy hearing what your thoughts are.

 

Question…. Why is your music career not where you deserve it to be?

 
Second question…. Who is to blame? Don’t answer that yet because the answer may surprise you…

 
You see several years ago, I almost Died…. Not once, but multiple times.. It’s a story that I don’t share with many people, but there comes a time in YOUR life (as in YOU) when you need to have things revealed to you, and now is the time.

 
There will be thousands of people that will eventually read the words that I am about to share with you, most will take them as just words and go about their day…. But only a handful, in fact a very small percentage of the people that read this, including YOU will allow them to change their lives… So lets keep it going…

 

Here I was in the intensive care unit of the hospital with tubes hanging out of every breathing area of my body that I could imagine (and some I didn’t even know I had!).. Near death, the pain medication that my doctor had me on made me loose a sense of reality, but I still knew that I deserved more.. Hell I was only in my twenties.. How could I die, So young? so easily? So quickly?

 

The answer was simple, I had inherited a little known blood disorder called “Sickle Cell Anemia”. The same disease that killed my older sister, one that I very much loved, when SHE was just in her twenties… As I type this, I can still remember her being in the hospital for what seemed to be months on end, suffering from the “effects” of having Sickle Cell…. Things like Kidney failure, immobilization and everything else that you can imagine but don’t want to.

 

I can also remember being just 13 years old and hearing the phone in our house ring what seemed to be the most memorable, echoing ring that I have ever heard since… As I stood on the stairs, my older brother Ricky answered it “Hello”…. Then in seconds his face became emotionless with tears pouring from both eyes…. At that point I knew two things…. #1 that my sister Gwen had died and that I would never see her smiling face again and #2 that since I was the only other sibling to have Sickle Cell Anemia… That I was next, it was just a matter of time… So I might as have my fun in life now, which turned out to be an early life of negative destruction, one that stripped the value from my life and made the lives of others even less valuable to me… One that made drugs, alcohol, money and sex high priorities.…

 

I guess you can say that since I already “knew” that I was going to die at a young age, that I might as well “Live on the Edge”… I could not have had a more foolish mindset… I’m not proud of some of the things that I did, but I use that period of my life as one of my main motivators for helping as many others as I possibly can, including YOU.

 

You see, for most of use, yes even you, we live life on the edge, by that we gamble with the idea of knowing that today, yes the very day that you are reading this… Could be our last day alive, it was for me that day in the hospital…

 

Yet even knowing how unpredictable life is, we still mistreat our loved ones, hate other people (and usually we have no idea why.. How “Smart” are we?) and NEVER live up to our full potential.. We play and toy around with dreams of being rich, dreams of being a well known singer or musician or rapper…

 

Yet are we ever really serious about achieving our goals?

 

Do we ever “Really” believe that the live we currently live is just a mili-fraction of what we truly strive for and rightfully deserve…..

 

What do you “Think” is really holding you back??

 

Is it life, is it school? Your children? Spouse? Perceived lack of money? Lack of time? Lack of talent? No one will understand your music? I’m not in LA, NY, Tennessee, Atlanta, etc, etc, etc….

 

The real reason is simply…. Your self belief… Trust me, this is one that I battled with for years… My surroundings, health, lack of money, growing up in the “hood”, being an alcoholic who compulsively smoked weed, being skinny, ugly and everything else effected my “Self Belief” just as whatever it is that you “Perceive” to be the reason why you can’t succeed is holding you down.

 
Then I realized something, just as you will realize it as well, in time, the longer you stay with me, the more you read my emails, the more you tune into the Motivational Music Radio Show, the more you watch our YouTube channel… You will slowly start to see a growth pattern, one that pulls you closer to your very much deserved dreams, no matter what they may be. (I’ll reveal what that is in a moment, hold on)

 
You see whatever reason you give yourself for not being successful…… Is simply…. Well simply… BULLSHIT!!!!!

 
The world is bursting with possibility. There are unlimited opportunities just waiting for those who dare to pursue them: new businesses, new volunteer opportunities, new books to write, new masterpieces to paint, new friends to meet, and most importantly for you.. More people to expose your music to… More fans to share the sounds of your talent with. Whether you reach out and grab what you want depends on whether you believe that you can!

 
• “Believe in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come true” – Author unknown
 

• “You can have anything you want if you will give up the belief that you can’t have it.” - Robert Anthony
 

• “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities!” - Norman Vincent Peale
 

• “If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.” - Mary Kay Ash

 

• “One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whether the statement be true of false. It comes to be dominating thought in one’s mind.” - Robert Collier
 

Anything can be achieved if you have the firm intent to make it happen and confidence in your own ability to get it done. The future might seem daunting, but think of what you’ve been through to reach this point today! The hells that I have been through are nothing.. And now I am so much better prepared for anything that the future holds, good or bad… How strong are you? Let me answer that for you.. You are VERY strong.. You’ve made it this far, when others have not.. Yes YOU are very, very strong!
 

Think of all the obstacles that you have left behind you, even if they have left scars, in order to be the person reading these words now. You did it! What could stop you now? Nothing!
 

I believe in you, now you just have to believe in yourself. Lets grow together….
 

I’m off to the movies with my oldest daughter Mia….In the mean time, I need to get 20 comments on this post in order to keep them coming… I want to hear from YOU, not later, but right now… Believe in yourself enough to share just a few words with me in exchange for this post.
 

I want to know what your thoughts are… Do it now and you’ll be taking the first step toward being a more Focused, Disciplined, Treasure deserving person.
 

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You available to perform in concert? Musicians, Singers Rappers Wanted! (Leave your comments!)

Posted by TyCohen in June 15th 2009  

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“That some achieve great success, is proof to
all that others can achieve it as well.”

Abraham Lincoln
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This is an excellent, highly informative post, so leave your comments and let me know what you think of the info and techniques.

 

 
Let me start off by saying that “The Internet is on Fire” right now
for anyone that is an independent music / singer / rapper / songwriter
you have the world at your finger tips…. But before I go any further,
I want to say that if you are an English teacher or Eng Major, I have purposely
sprinkled a few errors in this post simply because I know how much you guys
like pointing them out… The point is, focus on the information, not the errors!
Sometime we mis the point because we are focusing on nonsense… Continue reading

 

 
So like I was saying, Yes, the ‘Net is on FIRE right now…
In fact, over the last couple of weeks I have been experimenting
with a cool way for some of my clients to put on concerts that
literally take them around the world, allowing them to perform
in front of people in London, Japan, France, the U.S. Canada and
even Russia….And In this letter I’ll be sharing a way that you can
basically do the same, but first let me share a thought with you.

 

 
“The Only Things that are Impossible are the Things that We
Allow Ourselves to Think of as Impossible” - Ty Cohen

 

 
I wanted to clear the air a bit and frame your mindset so that you
can see as well as know that there is literally nothing that you cannot do
as long as you believe that, learn how to ask the right questions, seek
the right knowledge and then take action on the information given
to you.

 

 
I have seen first hand how so many of those who “Want It” and when
I say “Want It” I mean those who truly want the success that they desire,
are able to have things happen to them that are life changing.

 

 
While at the same time, another person who says “I want it to”, will
hardly see any results.. Two people, same help, same information,
different results. Why? Because one person “Really Wanted” it,
and had a burning desire to be successful, while the other person
“Wanted It” but not bad enough to belive that it could work and
then set the wheels in motion to actually make it work.

 

 
I’m a huge fan of the Internet and using it to market, promote & sell
your music, which is why I’ve releases resources like those
that help you to use MySpace to get more online visibility, downloads
and fans… And I’ve seen hundreds, upon hundreds of people
have success, why? Simply because they took the information
that I gave them in the MySpace Magic Manuscript
( http://www.MySpaceMagicManuscript.com ) and they applied it.

 

 
Not only are they seeing an increase in song plays and visitors, but they
are also seelling more of their music, getting contacted to perform at more
shows and in some cases, being contacted by A&Rs, Publishers, Record
Labels and other people that most would dream to have contact them.

 

 
The difference? Some people take action, others just “talk”.

 

 
Some people will read this post and get motivated (which is my aim, to motivate you)
and decide to actually “Do” something, try something and be something different.
And others, will go back to doing the same things that they do and have been doing
for years… The very same things that are not providing them with any results.
The very same things that will cause them to be broke, pissed and
disappointed next year and the year after that and the year after that, etc, etc.

 

 
Shortly after releasing the MySpace Magic Manuscript and seeing how it
was able to beifit so many, I released a second, more detailed version of of
the MySpace Magic Manuscript V2 ( http://www.MySpaceMagicManuscriptV2.com )

 

 
As with the first version, the posititive testimonials started to come in, stories
from people telling me and my staff how much the guide has helped them to
move forward with reaching their dream goals.. Some telling us how much money
they’ve been able to make just by knowing what elements to have on their
MySpace pages (you’d be surpirsed by how many artist use MySpace 100% wrong, which is
why they are not seeing the results that they hope for)

 

 
So what does all of this have to do with you performing in concert?
Well I’ll get to that in just a few seconds, but before I do i want to give you just
one more example of why the combination of seeking out information and
then applying it can be so benificial to your music career.

 

 
After seeing how well our customers where doing with both the MySpace Magig Manuscripts,
I decided to do something better.. And to release something that woud help
musicians, artist, etc with understanding how to probarly use one of th world’s
newest and fastest growing social networking sites in the world.. Twitter.

 

 
After first coming across Twitter, I remember thinking wow, if guys like P Diddy, Snoop
Dogg, Cold Play, Sonic Youth, Mobley, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake,
Jordin Knight, Jim Jones (dipset!), Lenny Kravitz, The Black Eyed Peas and hundreds
of others are using this free resource, why don’t independent artist use it as well?
I mean Twitter is the perfect way for you to almost instantly connect with
people and fans within your target genre right? So if you are a Jazz musician,
its pretty easy to find and be found by thousands, even tens of thousands of
other jazz lovers, some of whom may even buy your music if you know how
to go about doing it the right way (There are certain ways to do this, don’t
make the mistake of doing it wrong, it could ruin your reputation).

 

 
I mean think about it, if you have access to thousands or even tens of thousands
of people who have a love for the exact type of music that YOU play, would that not be
good or great? It would be great… Sothe next thing I did was all of the research on
how to make Twitter the ultimate marketing, promotion and sales machine for people
like you.. The artist, the singers, song writers, etc… And it’s all contained
in my latest resource “Twitter 101” over at http://www.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=63067&AdID=431470
and since it’s release people just like you have started to use Twitter to connect
with and network with others in the music industry, plus as we teach in the guide,
they have been able to gather more fans, sell more music and get invited to perform
at more events, which is cool.

 

 
Now here is where it gets really interesting… Remember up top, when I spoke
about being able to perform in concert? Well I just came across another pretty
how social networking site that lets you literally have a “LIVE” concert in your garage,
livingroom or anywhere else and then broadcast it live all over the world, allowing
people from all corners of the Earth to be able to see and hear you as you perform.

 

 
The reason why I am so excited about this is because of the possibilities that
something like this opens up for you..

 

 
Sometimes oppurtunities are right in front of us, and since we fail to recognize them,
they are forever missed… Don’t miss this.. It is huge.

 

 
Reality TV os huge right now, think about it.. Every star of today and yesterday has a
freakin’ reality TV show.. Why? Because “regualr” people like to see what is going
on in the lives of others… And have you noticed that most of the people who have
reality TV shows are some how in the music industry??? That is because
everyone wants to know what goes on in the life of a musician…
And it does not matter if that musician is a current star, has been or up and
coming star (meaning YOU!)

 

 
UStream is huge and since it is still fairly new, by getting in right now, you
will be able to make the most impact on your music career with it.

 

 
Plus, it is extremely simple to use, in fact on Thursday, I’ll be sending you
an email that will contain a link to a complete guide that will show you how
to use UStream the right way and how to use it to make money with you
music, so keep an eye out for that email on Thursday..

 

 
If you are not on our email list, simple visit any of the websites thatI spoke about
just a few minutes ago and sign up there..

 

 
Then after you do that, take a look at a few of the videos that I’m posting for you
here.. They show you examples of what a couple of other musicians are doing
on UStream, don’t focus to much on the “Type” of music they are playing, just focus
on “What” they are doing(reaching hundreeds and thousands of people worldwide)
and then realize that coming this Thursday, once I send you the link to
the guide that I’ll have for you, that you’ll be able to do so much more then these guys,
because you’ll be informed!

 

 
Until next time, Stay Focused!!!

 

 
If you missed any of the other resources that I talked about and don’t have them
in your library of music business success resources I highly suggest you visit the sites
below to get them now;
http://www.MySpaceMagicManuscript.com
http://www.MySpaceMagicManuscriptV2.com
MusicBizCenter.com/Twitter101

 

 
Check out the videos here

 

 


 

 
Here is another great one that you’ll want to check out

 

 


 

 
And yet, one more… Take a look and then keep an eye out for your email on Thursday,
so I can show you how to do things like this and More! Oh and by the way, these guys
are missing out on so much money, yet they are all missing one key element. I’ll share it with you when we meet again Thursday. See you then…

 

 

 

 

P.P.S. Leave your comments, I enjoy hearing what you think, so let me know what you think of this post as well as the possibility of using sites like Twitter, MySpace and UStream to your advantage. We need to get at least 12 comments

 

 

http://www.MySpaceMagicManuscript.com
http://www.MySpaceMagicManuscriptV2.com
MusicBizCenter.com/Twitter101

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The Worse Life Gets… The More Faith in YOURSELF You Should Have

Posted by TyCohen in June 9th 2009  


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William Hazlitt -
If you think you can win, you can. Faith is necessary to victory.strong>
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This is the year of increasingl lost faith, hope and self confidence for many, maybe even you.
If “YOU” is true, I really want you to give yourself 2 minutes to read this, you deserve it.

 
It doesn’t matter what got you to the point that you may be at. Maybe your music career is not taking off as quickly as you want it to. Maybe you are at a certain age and don’t make or have as much money as you oped to have by this time. Maybe you got fired/layed off. Maybe your company went out of business. Maybe you quit because you couldn’t take it any longer. Maybe you are just graduating from school and the prospects of living at home are far worse than cramming in with 12 roommates in a beater house or apartment you call “The Hotel”. Whatever the reason, the question is how do you turn this time into the start of something good ?

 
I’m here to give you your “Get Back on Track” To Do List… Ready? Here We Go, Hold On!…

 
1. Recognize that its ok to live like a student. (Yes you read that right, keep going)

 
It doesn’t matter where you live. It doesn’t matter how you live. It doesn’t matter what kind of car you drive. It doesn’t matter what kind of clothes you wear. It doesn’t matter. Your biggest enemies are your bills. The more you owe, the more you stress. The more you stress over bills, the more difficult it is to focus on your goals. More importantly, if you set your monthly income requirements too high, you eliminate a significant number of opportunities. The cheaper you can live, the greater your options and the more opportunities you can go after. Remember that.

 
2. Take Lots of Chances

 
If you are living cheap, and ready to find out where your future lies, now is the time to try anything. “Back On Track” time means fighting through your fears to take a job in a new industry. It means trying different things to find out what it is you love to do. There will be no such thing as too many jobs. In this type of economy getting a job can take time.. But don’t give up. So you are going to have to bust your ass a bit to create opportunities for yourself… So what, no one else is going to do it for you.

 
Creating opportunities means looking where others are not. Look outside where all your friends are looking. Make a list of jobs and businesses that are outside the norm. I know you want to follow your passions and get a job in the music industry.. Or even sports, movies, tv, shooting video for Girls Gone Wild, and other things your friends would love. Why fight the crowds ? Go where people are not. Just like you never thought you would never fall in love with someone else, you will find another industry or job that you will love as much as your first love. Move down your list to other things. Then get ready to work

 
In this kind of economy, it really is a numbers game. You are going to have to keep on applying for everything and anything that opens a door you want to walk through. You can never slow down. Its hard work finding a job. If you have bills you have to pay, and it means taking a night job in order to keep looking for the day job or to keep a job you want, do it. Be a waiter, a night janitor, wash clothes, sell vacuum cleaners door to door, do whatever you need to do, all the while reminding yourself that it opens the door for your future.

 
Then when you do find a job, remind yourself again that you are winging it. Everyone always sees the bright side of the job they just took. You have to. The new job you just took that you thought would be amazing, will be amazing. Most probably it will be amazing for about 3 months. Then you will realize its not so amazing and you will need to find something else that is amazing. Thats ok. You don’t have to be right everytime. You just have to be right one time. Finding the right job is a lot like dating. Its hard until you start, then when you start, its great till its not. Then its frustrating as hell until you get it right. But when you do, it all comes together.

 
3. Figuring out if you are in the right job

 
Its really easy to know if you are in the right job. If it matters how much you get paid, you are not in a job you really really love. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t want to make more money. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t bust your butt to make as much money as possible. Thats not the issue. The issue is whether or not you truly love your job. If you love what you do so much that you are willing to continue to live like a student in order to be able to stay in the job, you have found your calling.

 
4. Figure out how to be the best

 
Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal. How can you be the best in the world at it. It doesn’t matter if you are a filing clerk, an athlete, an accountant or a bartender. All that matters is that you do whatever you can to be the best. Of course “the best” is all relative. The one person who you should never believe when it comes to evaluating your abilities is you. The very worst judge of your abilities is you. Self Evaluation is seldom successful. When you are the best at something, the demand for your services will grow. (remeber how much I talk about adding value) People want to hire the best and keep the best. They want to be associated with the best. In 2009, in this economy so many people switch jobs and industries and its so much easier to stay connected via social networks and other digital means, people who need you can and will find you. So rather than trying to convince people you are the best, let the quality of your work do your talking.

 
5. Start the day motivated and with a positive attitude.

 
You are going to screw up. We all do. I cant tell you how many times I did and still do. In fact, some of the most richest and successful people make the most mistakes… Simply because they make more attempts at different things. It happens too often. No matter what happens, every morning, the minute after you wipe away the crust from your eyes, remind yourself that you are going to enjoy every minute of the day. You are going to enjoy the 20 interviews you have. You are going to enjoy waiting in the heat for your roommate to pick you up afterwards. You are going to enjoy realizing how frayed your collar is becoming and how sick you are of your one tie. You are going to enjoy all the crap that you have to deal with as you chase your goals and dreams because you want to remember them all. Each and every experience will serve as motivation and provide great memories when you finally make it all happen.

 
Its your choice. What are you going to do?

 
If you make it a HABIT to do something towards bringing you closer to your goal, Every Day.. You’ll be light years ahead of 99.9% of everyone else, because very few others have the discipline and self motivation to do this…. Other then those people who are ALREADY where you want to BE.. And the way they got there is by being Focused!

 
Stay Focused, Stay True to Your Dreams and You’ll Make It!
Talk back to me and leave your comment for this post, do you think it is a good idea to contribute to your goals on a daily basis? Why? Or simply let me know what you thnk of this post…. Leave your comment now, Talk Back Baby!
 

 
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What Would You Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail?

Posted by TyCohen in May 12th 2009  

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“High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into
action immediately. Follow these principles and you can make your dreams come true.”

Robert H. Schuller
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For this week’s post I want to post a simple, yet life changing question to you, and that question is…….

What Would You Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail?
Here is what I want you to do.

Think about your dreams with the key focus being: What Would You Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail? Create your own Mission Statement and be as specific as you can. Identify the who, what, where, when and how, if possible. While it’s certainly easy to giggle and joke around because of your discomfort at having to identify the specifics, be serious about this. After all, this is your dream. You don’t need a fairy godmother to wave her magic wand. It’s all you.

You will determine whether you will succeed at grabbing the star, or if you just have plain bad luck. If you’d like, share your mission statement in the comments section or just write it down and put it somewhere where you can see it on a regular basis. << This part is really immportant because it reenforces your dream to your subconcesus mind.

The whole point of this exercise is to be able to visualize your dream so it is incredibly real to you. You can see it–even the very minute details of what is happening when you realize you have achieved your dream.

In Fact, I’ll Lead By My Own Example….Here Is My Can Do Mission Statement:
I AM working smartly to make Platinum Millennium Publishing the #1 and most visible supplier of music industry success resources (such as books, ebooks, audios, courses and other learning instruments) on the Internet by the end of 2009
The way this works is, when you think about what you want with a clear, positive can do attitude, and are specific to what you want, you are instilling this core belief into your daily actions. No matter what obstacles are thrown in your path, you will be able to focus on your can do mission statement and find a way to move forward and work toward your dreams.

Now here is what I want you to do… I want you to either leave a comment about this post, telling me what you think of this concept and/or I want you to leave a comment telling me exactly what YOU would do if you knew that you could NOT fail!!!!

I want to get at least 10 comments on this (To be honest with you everyone who is reading this and who calls him or herself being *Serious* about having a successful music career should be leaving a comment here… Winnners take action, losers only talk about what they will do!

Rules:

Think about your dreams with the focus of What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
Write down a specific can do mission statement in the comment section.
Due to holidays and tax day, the deadline to post a comment is Wednesday, April 18th.
Let’s keep comments positive and encouraging so people feel safe posting their dreams here.

Ty Cohen
Your Music Biz Coach!

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5 Ways to Increase Your Music Biz Success Rate

Posted by TyCohen in May 5th 2009  

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“You are limited only by your fears.” - Fran Watson, from Risk
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Over the many years of speaking and dealing with people from all walks of like in this industry, I’ve found that there are just a few things… Excuse me… Just a Few SIMPLE, easily conquered things that separate the EXTREMELY successful from those that are not successful.

In fact, the #1 trait that most successful people have learned to overcome is FEAR

Although we don’t give it much thought at times, fear is much more common in your life then you probably realize. In fact, every single one of us, including me have certain fears rushing through our head on a daily basis.

It could be the fear of performing live, being rejected in the music industry, speaking publicly, losing your job, getting older, death, or anything else that you can think of! Fear surrounds us on a daily basis. Even when you procrastinate, it’s often because you have some hidden fear that you won’t be able to get the job done, or be good enough or be accepted.

I’be heard many people define fear as False Expectations Appearing Real, which is FALSE… I means thats a nice Acronym. but it is not an appropriate definition… To me, an appropriate definition of fear is “Envisioning future failure”, because if you think about it, most of our fears, if not ALL of them are based in the future.


The longer you let fear control your life and it’s outcome, the less success you’ll see. To reverse this, you must know why you are afraid. You also must know the fundamental truths behind your fears.

When it comes to fear, there are five basic truths, so knowing and understanding each one will allow you to defeat any fears that you may have. That’s not to say that you will never be afraid again (because you will, its just the way our mind functions). It’s simply saying that whenever fear strikes, you will be able to face your fear dead in the eye and not let it take over. You will take firm control of your life so that nothing in this world will stop you and you will see more of the things that you desire come into your life.

So, Lets Rock…. Here are the five truths of fear…

#1: As long as you continue reaching for new goals and stretching your capabilities, you will always have new fears that will replace your old ones..

The first one nay be a little tough for some people to understand, so try reading it a few times to really get it. First, you need to understand that there is no cure for fear. No matter how good you get at conquering fear, you are still going to have fears come up from time to time, again, because of the protective nature of our mind that is how it works for us.

It’s important that you understand this no matter how disappointing it may be, fear is something that you will experience, the key is to know how to properly deal with it. It is also crucial for you realize that although you are going to have fears for the rest of your life, the way that you handle those fears can change, which is the purpose of this article.

For the first truth, remember that as you set new goals, fear will find it’s way in some how. It’s at that point that you remember the next four truths of fear. By doing so, your fear will diminish.

#2: The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out and do it.

In the first truth, you learned that fear is going to happen in your life constantly. What truth #2 is saying is that when that fear arrives, the only way to get rid of it is to go out and do it.

Think about someone who is afraid of performing in front of large crowds. How could someone possibly get rid of this fear?

Well, it’s quite simple actually. They have to get in front of larger and larger audiences! There’s no other way around it. If they are ever going to rid themselves of their fear, there is going to have to be a point where they suck it up and do it. It’s common sense. The problem is that when it comes to fear, we often fail to forget what is logical.

In order to conquer your fear, you must remind yourself that the only way that this fear is ever going to go away is if you go out and do it. Which leads to truth #3…

Truth #3: The only way to feel better about yourself is to go out and do it.

When we have a fear, we tend to procrastinate facing it until later. Yet, when we procrastinate and realize we still haven’t done it, it only makes us feel worse.

When we put off our fear, our confidence suffers. Our self-esteem goes down. Then we start to feel depressed and it starts to take a toll on our health, well being and mindset.

The third truth is very similar to the second. The only way to pick yourself up and to feel better again is to face your fear and hit it head on. By doing so, you can move on with your life. Also, the more you learn to face your fears when they arise, the more confidence you start to have in yourself. As you do this, it is extremely important you give yourself a small reward… This helps to train your mind that conquering fear leads to reward, which it does :)

Over time, you start to feel invincible. You start to have the confidence that there is nothing that you can’t handle. This confidence is important to have if you are ever going to make it far in life and more specifically if you are ever going to make it in the music industry.

#4: It’s not just you that experiences fear whenever you are in unfamiliar territory, EVERYONE else does as well. (even the superstars that we spoke about previously, the only difference between them and you is they have learned how to deal with their fears much better. )
Some people go through life feeling as if everyone is out to get them. If they have a problem, they think that they are the only person on the planet that has to deal with it…

Trust me. No matter what happens to you, someone out there has had to deal with the same thing that you have before in one way or another.

#5: Pushing through fear is less frightening then lying there helpless and not doing anything about it.

I once heard of a woman that was afraid of balloons. It was very real! She had this constant fear that whenever she was around them they would unexpectedly pop and a loud noise would go off. Now, this woman could have very well had this fear for the rest of her life. She simply would avoid going to birthday parties, amusement parks, or anywhere else where she thought there would be balloons around. Or…

She could face her fear once and for all. Conquer it. And then live the rest of her life without having this fear for balloons.

Which one do you think would cause more fear? Dealing with it one time and getting over it. Or, living with it day in and day out for the rest of her life? We don’t think about our fears this way very often. Instead, we keep putting it off and putting it off. But if we would just deal with our fear as it arrives, we would save ourselves a ton of grief!

Never forget this the next time that you have a fear. Face it head on as soon as it arrives. This is the only way it will ever go away. So how do we strike up the courage to face our fears?…

The only way to diminish your fear is to develop more trust in your ability to handle ANY and EVERY thing that comes your way.

If you can do that, there won’t be a fear in the world that you can’t handle!

Now ask yourself, what are some of the fears that have keep you from being further along in life then you are? And secondly, how defeat them and more forward?

Here is to your Success!


Leave your comments I am very interested in some of the fears that have controlled your life and /or that has limited the amount of success that you have had with your music career (Up until NOW that is!) … Lets shoot for a goal of 20 Well Thought Out Comments

Ty Cohen
Your Music Biz Coach!


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3 *Real* Ways to Make More Money with Your Music (lets get 20 comments on this)

Posted by TyCohen in April 28th 2009  

WARNING - You may find some typos, grammatical mistakes, etc in this, why? Because I rushed to get this out to you because I feel that at this stage of your career you NEED to hear this… If you find a mistake, pay no attention to it, instead FOCUS on the lesson that is being shared with you… no continue reading… GO!

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It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the
time that others waste. Henry Ford
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Develope a Money Mindset

“My music is GOOD, I work very hard, but I just don’t seem to be rewarded for it….. Where is the money?”

“How come others that I know are no where near as smart as me, seem to always make more money then me?”

“I guess I’m just not meant to have money”

Does any of this sound familiar? To a lot of people, including YOU it probably will. Even if you are someone who considers yourself to be highly educated, ambitious and hardworking.


But have you ever asked yourself…. Why?


The answer is simple….


And It is basically the limiting beliefs that you hold about money and about yourself that are stopping you from attracting more money into your life. Now I’m not talking about just a couple of even a few thousand dollars here, I’m talking about REAL money… Money that you can buy homes, cars and vacation nicely with.

And, the killer is, your limiting beliefs are unconscious. They run in the background, largely unnoticed.
Carl Jung, one of the fathers of modern psychology said: ”Until we make our unconscious thinking patterns conscious we will keep calling it destiny.”

Now if you really give that statement some thought, really deep thought you’ll see how strongly our current and future situations are linked to our beliefs.

In other words as I like to say “Our INNER World, Creates our OUTER Worlds”….. or to simplify it even more, your thoughts turn into your reality, so lets continue…


I want to share with you what I think are the most common belief patterns that keep most people in the music industry from having the success and eventually money then they often seek to have. Lets start with the behaviours that get created. As you read these, chances are you’ll identify with some of these statements as I go over them (That is if money is an issue for YOU).


Here we go;


1. Money is bad, people who have money are greedy and rip others off or artist who really make usually have to sell their soul to get to the top.

A lot of people were brought up with the very limiting belief that money is *Evil* or that people who have money and success must have done something terible to get it. People who have this belief often shy away from taking up opportunities that could make them more money, and will often self sabotage themselves without even knowing it. This belief often goes hand in hand with the idea that one has to work hard or do terrible things to get money. These people often don’t make as much as they would like to and when they do, it burns a hole in their pocket until every last dime has been spent. For example, look at some of the individuals who have won MILLIONS of dollars playing the lottery, only to find themselves broke and bankrupt years later.. Look up the name “Curtis Sharp” and you’ll see an example of what I am talking about.

The truth is money can’t be bad or evil, only people can. It’s what people decide to do to get money or do with money that can be bad. Money itself JUST IS. Therefore it is just as possible to be a good person as it is to be a bad person and have money. You can decide, and rather than judge people by their money it’s more useful to judge them by their behaviour.

Breakthrough Assignment: If this is you, you may want to think of the way your parents and other significant people in your environment viewed and still view money and how that influenced you and then condition yourself to think the opposite.


2. Money is not important


I have to be a bit blunt here, but this is the DUMBEST thing that I have EVER heard…. I have four extremely smart, caring, lovely children, as well as a beutiful wife and trust me, accidents happen, but when it is time for one of my children to get braces, go to the doctor or even to college… I prefer to have money and as much of it as I can ethically / legally get then to be poor… Point Blank!

People you’ll find that say this often believe that asking for money in return for a service is selfish. These are people who give lots of stuff away for free. They are extremely busy and constantly short of cashflow. Often they are cronically undercharging for what they create and provide. I see this with most of the artist and musicians that I deal with on a regular basis. They have great skill, amazing talent, but not enough confidence to charge what they *Deserve* to receive for their CD, MP3 or show performances…. So they develope the “Money is Not Important” or “I’m a Starving Artist” mindset… Which to me is the most destructive thing that you can do to yourself…

If this is you, be aware that whenever you are not taking money (or not enough) for what you provide, you are sending a message to yourself about what YOU are worth. If you don’t expect a return for what you offer, then you are not valuing what you provide and create (aside from the fact that you will not be in business for too much longer or will simply NEVER make it to Start statues). Often people with this mindset are doing amazing things that add enormous value and instead of being valued they attract people who take advantage of them, even rip them off or use them as the doormat. Look at groups like TLC for example, who by their own admission had no idea what they where worth and ending getting ripped off for Millions of Dollars…… By the way, when doing anytype of business in the music industry, make sure you use the proper contracts.. If you can;t afford a lawyer, start off with the ones that I make available over at http://www.MusicContracts101.com

I have NO problem telling you to buy my music contracts because #1- I know the value that they can provide you, #2- I know how much money they can save you and/or keep you from losing and #3- I have extremely high confidence in myself as well as the product… Learn from what I say, erg type, but also from what I DO!

Breakthrough Assignment: Look at what events and beliefs have impacted your self confidence and self worth as it relates to money and think of how you can change those beliefs. Write down 10 reasons why you deserve to have more money and read the list out loud to yourself twice a day, night and morning for 30 days until you develope a higher self worth.


3. I am not good enough to ask for more

This is maybe the most common selfdestructive reason that most people in the music business have. Instead of not expecting a return for their efforts, people with this pattern actually don’t think they deserve to get more money and success in their lives even if they really need it. They feel that if they asked for more, they would be judged with more scrutiny, the people they serve may get more demanding and may not appreciate what they do as much. They believe they score extra points for providing something so valuable such as an entire CD full of songs that they’ve busted their butt putting together for so little money.

Unfortunately that’s not how it works. On the contrary: Most people don’t truly appreciate the value of something if it is underpriced or they become skeptical of it, wondering “If its THAT good, why is the price so low?”. For most people it’s Expense = Value. Just look at some of the high priced clothing that gets made in the same factories ans sweat shops as the gear that you’ll find at walmart. Its made in the same factory, by the same workers, but one pair of pants gets priced at $18- and the other gets a designer label placed on it and gets priced at $180.00… But their are a ton of people who feel that by buying the $180.00 pair that they are buying more “Value” and would NEVER buy the $18- pair, even if they do realize that both are the same thing!

Many people are afraid of being rejected if they ask for ‘too much’. These are the good girls and good boys and the people pleasers amongst us.

Apart from not putting money into your pocket this “I’m not good enough mindset’ leads to resentment and ultimately to burnout. People with this mindset generally work way too hard for the rewards they are reaping.

Breakthrough Assignment: You may want to observe your own buying patterns. How do you make a judgment on others’ prices. And become observant of the negative self talk that goes on when you reduce your price or have a mental beate over what you “think” people would be willing to pay for your music.

Ask yourself, what are your beliefs around what it means to be rejected? (sometimes it’s as drastic as “I won’t be loved” and “I will die”). Notice whether they are realistic.

All limiting beliefs above can be cleared quickly and can be highly effectively and if you want to know more about how to clear some of your old beliefs and replace them with new, empowering ones simply leave a positve comment here on what you thought of this article and also pick up a copy of a classic audio CD that I created with the former President of MCA Records Ernie Singleton, where we talk about what has helped some of Ernies former artist like Maria Carey, Whitney Houston, P Diddy and others go on to sell Millions of CDs and Make Millions Upon Millions of dollars, while other artist struggled to get their careers off the ground. To Get a copy of the CD mailed to you almost for Free (you do have to pay shipping, which is about $5 geesh! Don’t be so cheap when it comes to your music career)

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Here is to your Empowerment,


By the way, leave your comments, I put a LOT of thought, planning and work into this post… Why? Simply because I care about YOU, so I expect a thought provoking coent out of you. Leave your comment now and then visit the site below to get your copy of the CD “The 7 Golden Secrets to Success in the Music Industry” Go Here http://musicindustrycoachingclub.com/main


Ty Cohen
Your Music Biz Coach!


P.S. Let me know which of these limiting beliefs resonates with you. I want to know how this post has helped you… Lets get 20 Well Thought Out Comments

P.P.S. The Almost Free CD is here: http://musicindustrycoachingclub.com/main

(and YES it is extremely valuable and NO I am NOT afraid of telling you about it because I know MY worth.. Do you?)

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Are You *Really* Doing Something Everyday to Ensure Your Future in the Music Industry? (Leave your comments)

Posted by TyCohen in April 21st 2009  

Do Something EVERYDAY to Move You Closer to Your Goal
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Start off every day with a smile and get it over with.
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Staying motivated and on top of things everyday, can be tough at times… Especially if you are in the music biz. In addition to that, we have all sorts of temtations that lurk all around us…you have to battle the urge to stay away from the TV, play with the kids, hang out with your peers and so on.

 
Luckily, for you there is a simple, quick and very effective fix. There are three highly effective tactics that I use on a daily basis in order to keep myself motivated. Doing these 3 things everyday, helps me to stay “On Point” even though I own several business, consult with a ton of clients in the music industry and have very little free time.

 
First of all, the most important thing of all is that you must remember to…..Do Something EVERY Day!.

 
Now that may sound like a “Given”, but it’s so easy to work for 4-6 hours on a project, like a song or a piece of production work one day, then forget about it for a few days, which in this business is a SIN! If you let something go for more than 24 hours, you will have difficulty getting that momentum up to full speed again, trust me. Personally, I work every day and most times, I even work on the weekends — including Sunday — even if it’s only for 30 to 40 minutes.

 
Chances are, if you force yourself to build up your business or career, even for five minutes, you might have fun and end up working for 30 to 60 hours, simply because the things that we love doing almost Never seem like work. There are certain things that I work on that don’t feel like work, simply because I love doing them, but working on these things first may not always be the wisest thing to do.

 
I personally make it my goal to first work on the things that are going to:
A- Either bring me closer to my goal the quickest
or
B- Make me the most money in the shortest period of time.

 
My second tip is that…. You also need to HATE your present situation. Let me explain. You should not be miserable and hate your life, but you need to have a reason or two, or three to motivate you to change your current reality. Do you want to be on the cover of BillBoard magazine in 5 years? Do you want to sell 50,000 CDs this year (remember think BIG!) instead of just 800?

 
My motivation is to be able to live finacially free, living off of a stream of passive income sources… What is yours?

 
A really good and weird method is to set slightly unrealistic goals that to most would seem unreachable. If you always sell 300 CDs or downloads a month, tell yourself you want to sell 1500 this month. You’ll work harder and might just hit 1200 or 1000… which you will view as a failure, so you’ll try harder next month. Plus 1000 CDs at even a modest price of $6- each is still a wopping $6,000.00 right? (This is a VERY realistic goal, I personally know of several indie artist who sell 1000 CDs / Downloads a month or more… If the can do it, so can YOU!) You got into this business because you wanted more of something… more money, more fame, whatever.

 
Finally, you need to keep your material (and your mindset) in an “Already Sold” state! This is a practice that I teach to a lot of my clients, some of whom have done extremely well, just based of off this one step. If you create your material such as songs, productions, beats, etc with the assumption that it HAS to go out tomorrow, because someone in the industry really wants it, you’ll always have material handy and ready to go if such an occasion comes into play. Instead of having your material in a million pieces, have the bare minimum ready to go NOW, and add to it as needed.

 
Those are my three best motivational tools: #1 Do something every day, #2 Hate your present situation, and #3 keep your material in an “Already Sold!” state.

 
If you make it a HABIT to do something towards bringing you closer to your goal, Every Day.. You’ll be light years ahead of 99.9% of everyone else, because very few others have the self motivation to do this…. Other then those people who are ALREADY where you want to BE.. And the way they got there is by being Focused!

 
Stay Focused, Stay True to Your Dreams and You’ll Make It!
Talk back to me and leave your comment for this post, do you think it is a good idea to contribute to your goals on a daily basis? Why? Or simply let me know what you thnk of this concept…. Leave your comment now, Talk Back Baby!
 

 
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What is the purpose of your website?

Posted by Mike in April 16th 2009  

Here’s a short quiz to help you figure out the purpose of your website:

 

 
Q1. When someone visits my website, I want them to
(a) buy something
(b) read my articles/lyrics/stories and listen to my song(s)
(c) sign up for my mailing list
(d) come to our next gig
(e) meet other fans
(f) all of the above
(g) do even more stuff

 

 
Q2. I want people to come back to my website
(a) every day
(b) once a week
(c) once a month
(d) none of the above

 

 
Q3. My website is primarily for
(a) my fans
(b) music industry people
(c) my friends
(d) people who like a particular type of music
(e) everyone

 

 
Q4. The impression I want to give visitors to my website is
(a) we are experts in our field
(b) we know what we are doing
(c) we are committed to our project
(d) we are ready to move up to the “next level”

 

 
Q5. Other bands that have cool websites are
(a)_____________________
(b)_____________________
(c)_____________________
(d)_____________________

 

 
Q6. Other bands that have bad websites are
(a)_____________________
(b)_____________________
(c)_____________________
(d)_____________________

 

 
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The #1 Thing You Must Do to Succeed in This Business Is… (I Want Your Comments O.K.?)

Posted by TyCohen in April 15th 2009  

Gratitude

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“Decide what you want. Believe you can have it. Believe you deserve it and believe it’s possible for you. And then close your eyes every day for several minutes, and visualize having what you already want, feeling the feelings of already having it. Come out of that and focus on what you’re grateful for already, and really enjoy it. Then go into your day and release it to the universe and trust that the Universe will figure out how to manifest it.” - Jack Canfield
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What I am about to cover in this post, is something the EVERYONE in the music industry should be aware of and educated on, but that very feww (If anyone but me) will ever teach!… It is a 9 letter word called G.R.A.T.I.T.U.D.E. …. No matter how many music seminars, workshops and conferences you attend, very few if any will talk about gratitude, but if you look at most of the world’s most succesful entertainers, they all have one thing in common.. And that is they understand the power of “Being Grateful”.

As individuals who are striving to make it in this business of music, life either measures up to our expectations or it doesn’t its that simple, but whatever the outcome is we need to be Grateful. You may ask yourself “How can I be grateful for ( fill in your complaint here)”

There are always plenty of reasons to be grateful, such as:

Number, be thankful that your alive!

Be thankful that you have the opportunity to learn
Be thankful that you can see
Be thankful you can breath without a machine helping you
Be thankful you are reading this
Be thankful for your family
Be thankful for the talent that you have, that enables you to bring joy to others. (Music shoothes the sould :)
Etc..

We all get feelings of unworthyness at times, its just the way our brain works… It could be when a song that we are working on comes out less then perfect, or when we get fustrated with not being able to accomplish our dreams as fast as we’d like to or when we see someone else at a point of success, that WE want to be at.

But what can you do about those feelings?

When you feel angry or upset about something, or even less then worthy, instead of continuing that present feeling, try and focus your thoughts on things that you are thankful for. Watch your emotions change almost instantly, as you realize, It could always be worse.

Gratitude is a process in which you create more of what you want into your life. The more you are thankful for, the happier you will be and happyness, leads to increased chances of success. Try it.

Everyone goes through hard times, loss of a job, poor health, even poorer finances, etc, etc…BUT very few of us realize what we are thankful for! Take some time now to right down all the things you are thankful for, even use your future goals. Right your future goals as if you have already accomplished them. (This is big and actually tricks your brain into helping you to accomplish these goals even faster.. I’ll elaborate on this more on the weekly radio show Motivational Music Radio that I host with Jawar soon)

Ex: I am happy and thankful that I have accomplished (Fill in the blank)
Write all of your goals like this and read them daily and be sure to do it for no less then 21- 30 straight days in a row, so that it becomes a habit.

If you are grateful for what you already have you will attract more things to be grateful for., that is simply the law, we attract into our lives more of what we put focus on, Good or Bad!

Each morning I wake up saying Thanks. I think about all the reasons I have to be thankful for, future and present. Do this each morning when you wake up. You will go through the day much more carefree and happy as well as literally create the day you want.

As one of my mentors, Wallace Wattles used to say…
“The daily practice of gratitude is one of the conduits by which your wealth will come to you”
Wallace Wattles

Now, before I close this post out, I want to leave you with 3 action steps that you can use on a regular basis to help you stay focused on being grateful, even when life may be at it’s worst (Which is when being grateful is most important!)

Action Steps
#1. Write your goals down as if you have already achieved them. Stating your goals in the future is important as I mentioned before. Start your goals by stating “I am happy and grateful that I am now…”.

#2. Complain less, be thankful more! When you find yourself upset or angry, think about the things that make you happy and grateful. Some of the things that I focus on are my children, wife and family, as well as YOU my loyal readers, customers and subscribers who appreciate the time that I put into doing things like this, in order to help you to become more successful.

#3.Wake up each morning and say Thanks! Think about all the things you have to be grateful for, future and present.

The fastest way to turn your life around is by being grateful. As soon as you feel grateful for the things you already have you will attract more of the things that you don’t have, yet very much wish for.

To your success!

Ty Cohen
Your Music Biz Coach!

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I need to get 10 comments to continue with post like this, plus I like to receive feedback from our smart readers. So lets get 10 comments going, how do you feel about the importance of being grateful and more importantly, tell me who and/or what are you grateful for???

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