FMM075 - Don't Wait for Motivation...Create It

When it comes to getting down to writing music, I see a lot of people making the same mistakes. 

And one of the biggest of them all is waiting around for motivation to come to you.

“I’ll get started tomorrow”, “I’m not feeling it today”.

We’re all guilty of saying these sorts of things.

But motivation isn't something that magically appears and aligns perfectly with our calendar, it's something we need to generate, to build, to create on demand. 

And the ability to do this is vital to success.

Some people put off writing music out of fear of failure, others tend to avoid it by aimlessly watching tutorials, or messing around with loads of new gear.

One thing is for sure: if you wait for motivation, you're going to be waiting a very long time.

In this episode, I dive into the thinking behind motivation and explain how by being disciplined you can start to create it for yourself, and keep the momentum flowing so that it gets easier and more rewarding every time.

It’s not a case of waiting, it's not a case of hoping for the best, it's a case of being in control to do what you want to do, not what you feel like. 

So I’ve laid out some amazingly easy, tried-and-tested ways that you can short-circuit your mind to light the touchpaper on your motivation, and keep it lit until it goes ablaze.

Check out the podcast to discover how!

 

Key takeaways:

• Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Productive people tend to stay productive.
• You are the architect of your own motivation.
• Action is always within your reach.

Quotes:

“If you take action, if you're disciplined, and you get in the studio, and you continue to make that disciplined choice, then you're naturally going to build motivation. You are the architect of your own motivation.” 

“Discipline is what gets you started, motivation is what keeps you going.”