Loren Weisman

The Cream Does NOT Always Rise To The Top! There is a serious misconception, misconnection and mistake in this idea of thinking.

If your dream is all about winning an _#oscar_, a __rammy_, an _#emmy_, or another award, give up and quit now!Why dream for accolades, awards, recognition or celebrity status?Dream to learn, achieve, grow, sustain and succeed.You will be a happier person in life over trying to define your success or your dream by what others think of you.

If some musicians put half as much effort in to the business side as they do their outer look and appearances, they could be twice as far.

The more you engage and connect, the more engagement and connections you will have.

Learn the rules and learn the game, before you start breaking the rules and changing the game. Your education, experience and understanding of what was and what is, will give you the best foundation to change what will be.

Your mistakes aren__ learning experiences_if you aren__ learning from them.

I'm less concerned with how hard you can work and how much time and effort you can dedicate to a project when everything is going right.Plenty of people can do that.I'm more concerned with how hard you can work and how much time and effort you can dedicate to a project when everything is going wrong.That's a rarity and shows true honor, true character and will lead you that much closer to success.

The most devastating thing artists can do to their career is get in their own way, and way too many people do. It__ not the labels, the industry, the fans, the cities, the economy, the social media, the marketing, the promoting, the __ight time,_ the music, or whatever other excuse you can come up with that determines whether you succeed or you fail. It is you__o one else.

The average artist has a naïve, unrealistic, and disconnected view of what the music industry is, how it works, what is involved in __aking it_, and what actually is happening behind the scenes. Too many artists take at face value what they see on some TV documentary or read in a fan magazine. Whether you are working with others in a band, looking to connect with a manager, an agent, a label, or an investor, or you just want to work in the industry, it is more crucial than ever to know what you are working for and toward.

Carrying someone else__ weight is only going to weigh down on you and add stress, frustration, and pain. Choose who you work with and play with wisely.

Learning, empowering, studying, practicing, and not repeating the same mistakes will help you move forward, move up, and move on to where you want to be.

If you don__ know your tendencies and can__ analyze when you are most effective, then how can you get the most done in the least amount of time with the best results?

Marketing and promoting doesn__ come down to_the likes, the pins, the plus ones, the followers, the fans, the friends, the views, or the plays online. Marketing and promoting comes down to the conversions.

Keep the momentum while you are moving to guarantee additional motion and momentum.

Issues or fears of confrontation tend to showcase unhealthy and unprofessional communication. If you are trusting someone to tell you all the good, bad and ugly, but they only give you the good out of their fears and confrontational issues_ the bad and the ugly can grow worse and worse quickly.

Calling for change and being part of making change are two very different things. Stop calling for change and be a part of making the change you want to see.

You can want, wish, and dream all day, but those that prepare, work, learn, practice, and problem-solve are the ones that find success in sports, business, music, or whatever.Back up what you want with doing the work it takes to get it.

It__ not about the amount of time you put in, it is the way you spend the time on the work you need to get done. Saying that you worked ten hours on something that went nowhere is not really anything to brag about.