Survive and Thrive
Posted on Dec 17 2011
What are the keys to survival as a creative audio professional? Here’s a handy list:
- Live the life of a consummate artist
- Prepare yourself for the demands of business
- Write down your goals
- Research your market and your competition carefully and make a plan
- Practice your skills, both audio and business skills
- Be confident in your abilities
Education is a precondition to survival in America today. – Marian Wright Edelman
- Work your plan
- Have courage
- Organize your studio, equipment, and other resources
- Get help in areas where your skills lack and learn from these helpers
- Build a solid financial cushion both for your life and for the start of your business
- Learn to promote and sell your audio products and services
- Manage your business meticulously
- Persist
A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them. – Liberty Hyde Bailey
And most importantly, get started right away. NOW! Take a small step toward your goal today. Keep taking steps. It’s there, up ahead.
Your journey begins …
Originally posted 2010-12-24 04:44:11.
