Coaching for Musicans- How to acheive more

Hi, I'm just guessing but if you're reading this, it means you're really serious about a career in the music business, right? So you also probably know that having talent alone doesn't guarantee you the dream of success either. Research has shown that if you have a written goal and take action towards that goal your chances of success rise by 95%......I know, its crazy isn't it? There will be cynics out there who may say 'Yes but having a wish list, is like writing to Father Christmas'. Well the answer is No, its not. Why? Because I have witnessed it, where people have made huge leaps towards their dreams, just by having written goals and taking the relevant actions needed to achieve them..no B/S
To begin with, I would like to ask you some very important questions and for you to answer them honestly. Listen to your internal voice, you know, the one that whispers to you, especially when you have an important decision to make or sitting quietly.The important thing here is to grab yourself a notepad and write your answers down.....ok here we go;

Question;
What do you really want to achieve in your music career? Try and be really specific.

Question;
How will it look and feel to achieve this?

What you've written will be the basis of your goal to the success in your music career you dream of.

Next, let's look at where you are now on this journey to what you want. Pretend your writing a letter to me to let me know everything you've accomplished so far towards your success. Don't worry if you think you haven't done much because these questions may help prompt some ideas.

Do you play an instrument? When did you start loving music?

Have you had any formal training?

Have you written any songs?

Have you performed music anywhere? If so, where?

What problems have you overcome in your music career?

Have you recorded your music?

How do you know you're good at what you do?
So begin the letter,

Dear Arran,

I................

Need more paper,fantastic..go get some!!

Next time you feel like giving up, I want you to read what you've just written and bloody smile!! You're doing great!!

So, you've been busy by the looks of it. Has it all been deliberate, or was it just by chance?

I want you to think now, of someone in the music business you admire or would wish to be? What do you think underlies their success? What parts of their personality do you have?
What kind of personality traits do you need to have to become more like the successful person you're thinking of?
More motivated? More self confidence? More dedication to your art? More self belief?
Only you know the answers and remember listen to that internal voice .
How much do you want this goal of music success?

Measure it on a scale of 1 - 10 how much do you want it?

Are you scoring higher than 5? If so, then your half way there! What would drive you to make it even higher? What's stopping you?

One key element to success is the role of responsibility.
If you are blaming others or situations for your lack of success, then as a friend I urge you to STOP RIGHT NOW!

From this point on it's up to you to make it happen.

I'm sure you've heard of stories of how successful people have made it and it wasn't always an easy ride for them. Very often they would face challenges and fail, but they didn't give up they just got up and tried again. Richard Branson is a great example, and look at how successful he's become!!
Ok, well let's get on with setting you a strategy for your music success.

What I want you to do now is to think of what resources you already have available to you and how they can help your music career.
Here are some questions that may help you to understand what I'm getting at.

What internal resources do you personally have that will help you succeed in music?(motivation, talent, great voice etc)

What external resources do you have at your disposal?( manager, equipment, supportive family etc)

What resources do you need to acquire or source?( Gigs, fan base, demo, record deal)

Who could help you source these?

Now fill in these...

Questions;

Internal Resources...

External Resources...

I need to source...

Who can help me?...

How are you doing? Is all this work getting too much for you? Are you determined enough to finish this worksheet?

Of course you are ..go on

Next up is to set you some action steps towards your goal of music success.

Answer yourself this,

Want do you need to do next in order to get yourself closer to achieving your goal?

When can you have this done by? Tomorrow? Next Tuesday? Be specific

Write a list of the next logical steps you need to achieve and give them a due date.

My advice is to set yourself action steps each week to achieve..stick it on your fridge and tick them off when you have done them. Go for it and keep the momentum going

This stuff really works!!

There is a lot more to having a coach than setting goals but this method of visualising your future is very powerful. I recommend you write out your goal again and this time write it in the present tense and give it a date of when you want it to happen by.

This process is used in many NLP industries and uses the concept that your brain is unaware of what 'real life' is and what is yet to happen. Your sub-conscious is a very powerful instrument and if you learn to play it, it can produce amazing results in getting you what you want.

So begin with..

It is now 27th April 2009 and I have achieved my goal of signing a record contract with Warner. Etc
Be as detailed as you can be and only say positive things.

A very important part of this process is to read your goal regularly, once a day if possible and smile.

Another very important part is to set your action steps.

The final important part is to TAKE ACTION, TAKE ACTION, and have FUN!!

If you are serious about making your dreams come true then take responsibility for your career and start NOW.

My on-line music business coaching is available to any level of musician and has the following benefits:

Weekly/Fortnightly 45mins on-line coaching session (with an option for monthly 30mins telephone top-up)
Bespoke sessions for you the musician which revolve around your aims.
Gives you clarity on where you are now in your career and what you want to achieve in music
Help remove self limiting beliefs which may have been holding you back
Increases your confidence to performing live and public engagements
Motivate you to rapidly move your music career along the road to success
Help you form a strategy to achieve your goals
Setting and agreeing action steps with you and encouraging you to act.
Supporting you in your victories and being there for you in your setbacks.
Someone to bounce ideas off and challenge you sometimes to act
Someone who only sees the potential in you, and simply wants you to be the best you can be.

What's the cost of this unique programme?

In a bid to make this service available to as many ambitious clients as we can, we have kept the cost to a minimum and made it as flexible as possible;

Each 45 min on-line session(via Skype or MSN) - £25

Each 30 min telephone Top - Up session - £25

Purchase my saver packages...

Platinum Monthly Coaching package( 4 x on-line sessions + 1 telephone top-up) -ONLY
  £110 (SAVING £15)

Gold Monthly Coaching package (4 x on-line
sessions) - ONLY £90
(SAVING £10)

Bronze Monthly Coaching package (2 x on-sessions + 1 telephone top-up) - ONLY £70 (SAVING £5)

All sessions must be paid in advance by our secure on-line payment service provided by Paypal.
Cancellations must be notified by e-mail with no later than 24 hours notice.

 
Some clients prefer to have face/face or telephone coaching alone and this is available at the following cost:
Face/face sessions are conducted at my home in Hove East Sussex and are for 1 hour 30 mins - £85 (Packages available)
Telephone sessions can be conducted on a weekly/fortnightly appointments basis and are for 1 hour.- £50 ( Packages available)

Special Notes on Coaching:
 
There is no minimum Coaching programme contract although to achieve the finest results, we recommend a course of 12 sessions.
We can not guarantee you to be the next music superstar but Coaching will stretch you to achieve more than you would normally in your musical career/life.
We do have specific music business resources available but will only offer advice if asked. Advice is purely that, and should not be treated as recommendations or a guarantee of success. Coaching requires the client (YOU) to take the relevant action and complete the action steps jointly agreed.

Contact me at arranindustries@sky.com and thanks for reading.....