Staying Inspired - Staying Positive

With the amount of performing and rehearsing I have been doing with my projects it is very difficult to stay inspired and "in" the moment. I think the best thing to do is when you know you are just going through the motions, take time to step back or just stop what you are doing all together. At rehearsal tonight the WATCHLIST felt this collectively and we called it a short night. We know the songs, they are tight.... we will kill it at our show on Saturday so there was no need to "power through" the rest of rehearsal. I think sometimes that what makes a  band a band is going through ups and downs and coming out stronger. What is cool about the WATCHLIST is that we can talk about these things and there is no weird vibes in the air... makes a huge difference.

I have been thinking a lot about my career as a musician and the legacy I have left behind and I have more importantly decided what my future will be in this industry. Full steam ahead! Not to toot my own horn, but I have accomplished so much in  the recent years and sometimes i forget to sit back and live in the moment of accomplishment. Everyone should celebrate success in all levels! I finished reading the book "Music Success In Nine Weeks" and it talks about writing down the little success you have day to day as a way of forming your positive attitude. This idea is not exclusive to this book, but for some reason this book made it resonate with me. Write down what you accomplish daily even if it is something as small as "went to the grocery store" and you will begin to construct your life of positive attraction.

I think a lot of time Artists beat themselves up.... Time to Feed!