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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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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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“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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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!

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!!

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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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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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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