Design a Plan for Your Career Development

Steve Raybine:

Blog # 58:

Design a Plan for Your Career Development

A common problem shared by many musicians is the lack of a short- or long-range plan for their career development. Perhaps inexperience or a basic naiveté' about navigating through the complexities of the music field is the reason certain individuals have no plan or strategy to advance their career.

Go on a fact-finding mission and consult several professionals in the area(s) of music you are interested in and compare notes. These individuals should provide you with viable and factual information for you to consider. Once you have gathered your information and have had a chance to weigh the options, design several career plans in your order of preference (A; B; C; etc.,) and begin researching and investigating the possibilities of implementing the various plans. Sometimes your first or second choices are not feasible for any number of reasons (money; credentials; location; experience; etc.,). Alternatively, because of circumstances, perhaps plan C is the best possible plan for you to consider at that specific moment in time. However, if you decide to proceed with plan C, it does not necessarily invalidate the possibility of implementing plans A or B at a different point in time.

In order to survive and progress within the music field, you will need to think logically and be a practical-minded individual that has viable options to pursue. In the music field, it is often shortsighted for anyone to put all of their 'eggs into one basket,' as it were. Remember, do your homework, consider your options and make reasonable and practical decisions. Being practical and reasonable does not mean that you will not be creative or successful. In fact, if anything, it probably means that you will have a better chance of achieving career longevity and may realize some, if not many of your dreams and aspirations. In addition, always apply the appropriate personal attributes (hard-working; organized; honest; trustworthy; friendly; industrious; etc.,) of successful-oriented people. Good luck!

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