Little Successes Become Big Ones

A lot of songwriters go through a whole year without writing a single new song. If you wrote just one, you are ahead of them. If you didn't, but joined a writers' group, look at all the exercises you did, and cute limericks you wrote, you'll probably find you have enough stuff to make up several songs, if you bother to put any of the bits together. Once you do, you will easily have not only written your one song for the next year, but also made up for the year before, so no need to beat yourself up for anything, because you did do the work you should have done, just in a roundabout manner. If it takes you ten years to come up with your next album-who cares? You still did your one song a year, and many people never do a single album, so you are still doing just fine. If you win three prizes in one year, and none for several years after that, but another this year, think of it as averaging still one a year, so still not bad whatsoever, since many people never win anything. As long as you do something, at least make an attempt, it is a victory, too, because many composers talk themselves out of taking even that small risk. The more you do enter contests, enter pitches, try out for bands, attempt to find co-writers, the more you will get an idea of what a good strategy is, at least locally, and see what works and what doesn't to better your future chances for doing well. It all helps you get better as a songwriter.

CELEBRATE!

Make sure that whenever things do go well that you do give yourself a meaningful pat on the back. Never belittle your accomplishments, especially thinking it is just dumb luck-you may be the right person at the right moment, but it is your bothering to try and all that it took to get to that point that got you noticed. You may have been the person properly dressed to look the part, but you decided to dress that way, and probably had a good reason for doing so, and you projected the right vibe when it was needed, so it was still largely a result of your choices, not random fate. Make sure your reward is something healthy, within your budget, but meaningful to

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