Don’t become obsessed with goals until you clarify what you value. Reaching goals takes work. You have to be willing to view the work as meaningful, and that requires you be clear on your values.

In music, media, and audience development, you must have tools and processes. But to really make an impact, you need to attract, incorporate, and grow the networks that create the value you care about.

Many artists doubt their worth. This generates fear, and may also encourage compensations that protect the ego while also slowing down progress. Mindset changes can make all the difference. But they require self-awareness and practice. That’s OK. Self-awareness and practice are the stock-in-trade of artists.