5 Lessons In Music Business Success

by Cari Cole

 

 

People ask me all the time how I did it. What was my path to success? Did I put in my 10,000 hours or did I take short cuts? Do I work 24/7? What are my secrets? What do I attribute my success to? Have I achieved all of my dreams or is there more?

 

no 1 Confidence

I think the number one thing that is behind my success is confidence in what I do. I think first and foremost it’s knowing what you are good at and then going for it with all of your gusto. Hold nothing back, no matter how long the dry spells last because there are always ups and downs.

 

Work Ethicno 2

Number two is work ethic. I don’t work 24/7 anymore but I won’t lie, I used to. I built my business on my backbone – you’re going to need to. Now I work a hefty 4-5 day per week 10-12 hour schedule but I have 2 weeks off every month just to write, work on projects or go have fun in the sun. Whereas I used to have 4 weeks of clients. And, I make more money now than I ever did! I’ve taught this technique to a few of my students who have coaching businesses that has completely rocked their lives too!

 

no 3 Passion

Don’t fool yourself. If you don’t love it, you won’t slave away the hours you need to put in to make it happen. You have to put off what you’d rather do for what you should do and master that muscle and passion is what tips the scale in your favor. If I had to do it over and I knew how hard the climb was I don’t know if I would have worked so hard to get there 😉 Still – it was my passion that ultimately got me there – and I’m proud of that #everybusinessownersfavoritelastwords, but #soworththejourney

 

no 4Discipline

Number four is definitely discipline. You can’t climb that mountain without the skills to get there and you’ve got to train for that. Did I put in my 10,000 hours? You bet. I needed every second and you do too. That’s what it takes no matter who you are. Everyone notable does it. You can too. Start right now.

 

no 5Staying Power

Number five is the ability to stay the course – your staying power. Too many people throw in the towel when they don’t see results. You have to keep your eye on the prize and chip, chip, chip away at stone before you see anything. It takes strength, vision, and dedication to make anything worthwhile happen. Too many successful people want you to think it’s easier than it is. I don’t buy that for a second. I know what it took to get me here and I know what it has taken for all my successful students and friends. Make yourself a promise right now to never give up – ever. Onward and upward!

 

Want to bump up your numbers on your artist or coaching business this year? Want to make noticeable, crazy good tangible progress in 2015? My clients have doubled and tripled their income as well as signed licensing, production and record deals and have made won major awards and released breakthrough records. Don’t wait to tip those scales. Get me on your team and I’ll get ya there better and bolder… www.caricole.com.

 

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About Cari Cole

Cari Cole is the CEO / Founder of caricole.com and CCVM: Label Without Walls. She is a Holistic Vocal Coach, Artist Development Expert, A&R Director, and Songwriter based in New York City helping artists for the past 38 years. She is a mentor for Women in Music and The Association of Independent Music Publishers.

Her latest venture, CCVM a label services company, provides artists with a seamless path from creation to completion. After 30+ years of observing the overwhelm and challenges that artists face, Cari pulled together the best top creative professionals and designed a new approach to supporting our artists.

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