| Singing is a creative & artistic pursuit. It requires | | | | HABIT to avoid all negativity from friends & family. |
| lots of "out of the box" thinking & it requires a | | | | How 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 can | | | | this but sometimes our family can actually be doing us |
| be quite frightening & scary for many singers is | | | | incredible amounts of harm even though deep inside |
| their way of living isn't always secure & their | | | | they 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 & artistic | | | | not inherently evil or out there to "get us". They think |
| careers but this rule is VERY stiff when it comes to | | | | they know & you now what? They may actually |
| music, especially singers! The stakes of incredible | | | | really 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 & great | | | | make them understand before completing cutting them |
| doors can open up in many other areas of a singing | | | | out 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 being | | | | that 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 does | | | | you "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 experienced | | | | My advice is this: Be civil & get them out of your |
| lots of critics & most of the feedback was just | | | | life without resorting towards being mean or uncivil. |
| negative destructive GARBAGE. And what's quite | | | | The truth is this: You don't really need positive people |
| amusing is the 99.99% of the feedback singers | | | | as much as you really need to get negative people out |
| receive is not even true or even reality.... But eventually | | | | of your life. After that, it's all about persistence... Any |
| it becomes reality once, the singers mindset is | | | | career 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 towards | | | | ineffective to think you can just add in positivity. The |
| their success. Why? Because environment affects the | | | | negativity 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 reality | | | | Follow 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 a | | | | hope this article has helped any singer. |