Feeling very discouraged and intimidated

Username_Blank — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:21:44 GMT

For once this isnt about my mental issues, but more of something that is causing me to feel discouraged and intimidated.

So I want to get out into the Country Music scene by releasing a single and a music video to go with, but when i look at the costs for doing one i feel like yelling the word Greedy even though the costs are civil, then i think about all the work put in, from the idea, to the song being made, to getting it distributed digitally and physicly, etc and i feel very discouraged, and when I see other relatively new artists on the Country scene they get a pretty decent fanbase and i feel intimidated because i feel like i wont be able to make it as sucessfully in Country Music, and i end up questioning whether if i should just not go chasing my passion or chase it for all the wear and tear it's worth. I will note i cant play any instruments, so the sad reality is i have to spend money to make music.

I swear it doesnt take much to make me feel discouraged or intimidated, and i just don't feel all that confident in my own limited abilities(fyi i am a good Country singer), like whether is ankiety or stress i'm honestly not too sure, or if its just the gravity of the reality of it all thats getting me.

Feeling very discouraged and intimidated

james1 — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 01:21:59 GMT

Hello there,

I'm sorry to hear you're feeling discouraged and intimidated about getting into music.

I'm 25 and I also know what you mean because I want to be a writer, but it's a looooong journey to even get to a point where you're breaking even. So I haven't started, but I am still working full time.

But in general, I think when we have a big goal like release a single and music video, it can be very daunting to start. Have you tried breaking things down a bit and working on them piece by piece and treating each step as a separate thing to celebrate?

For example, I've written heaps of short stories and many of these I can probably turn into longer form stories one day, or just edit and make them better. But for now, I'm happy having these because they're just the first step in a longer journey, and I also enjoyed writing them at the same time.

James

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