A Singer's Support & Aspiration - How Singers Are Influenced by Family & Friends

Singing is a creative & artistic pursuit. It requiresHABIT to avoid all negativity from friends & family.
lots of "out of the box" thinking & it requires aHow do you do this? I hate to get controversial but in
great deal of introspection thought out.MOST cases a singer will have to cut out people from
What does this mean? You will be seen as weird,their life because of their negativity. And I hate to say
strange & "out there" by others... And what canthis but sometimes our family can actually be doing us
be quite frightening & scary for many singers isincredible amounts of harm even though deep inside
their way of living isn't always secure & theirthey really may intend to do the best for us.
career can have a serious downfall anytime.The truth is many times negative people in our life are
This is true for pretty much all creative & artisticnot inherently evil or out there to "get us". They think
careers but this rule is VERY stiff when it comes tothey know & you now what? They may actually
music, especially singers! The stakes of incrediblereally KNOW But here's the problem they don't
amounts of fortune, fame, sponsorships, &UNDERSTAND. So what you could do is TRY to
success is great. Many opportunities & greatmake them understand before completing cutting them
doors can open up in many other areas of a singingout of your life. This will require open communication
career.... But at the SAME TIME... The stakes of& honesty.
incredible amounts of suffering, failure &Tell them your reasons & why this is very
desperation is just as great.important to you. If you get that "connection", then
What does this do when comes to family &great but I hate to say in most cases you won't. And
friends? Most singers are left with either beingthat point it's actually best to let them out of your life. It
flattered or in greater cases they are harshly criticized.sounds illogical & wrong since you may feel like
discouraged & ridiculed. This can and often doesyou "owe" them something. That's a false sense of
results in cruel jokes, name calling, negativity &loyalty.
back biting. I can tell you first-hand that I've experiencedMy advice is this: Be civil & get them out of your
lots of critics & most of the feedback was justlife without resorting towards being mean or uncivil.
negative destructive GARBAGE. And what's quiteThe truth is this: You don't really need positive people
amusing is the 99.99% of the feedback singersas much as you really need to get negative people out
receive is not even true or even reality.... But eventuallyof your life. After that, it's all about persistence... Any
it becomes reality once, the singers mindset iscareer will require persistence but you can't have any
programmed & eventually it IS programmed.persistence when you have negativity. And it's
The environment of a singer is VERY crucial towardsineffective to think you can just add in positivity. The
their success. Why? Because environment affects thenegativity NEEDS to first go, only then does the
mental states, perceptions & attitudes of a singer-positivity have it's full strength.
which eventually switches around their actual realityFollow this advice & I promise as a singer you will
& the results they get from life.find more positive results in your creative endeavor. I
What All Singers Should Do... Singers must make it ahope this article has helped any singer.