As I mentioned in my last post, I am going to launch head-first into building my own record label - the thing about doing stuff that makes you feel scared is that you can be very easily dissuaded from taking action.

On a (almost) daily basis for the last year or so, I feel like I have been making decisions as to my business strategy, only to hear someone be disparaging about it the next day. At which point, I then feel like I am making the wrong choice and wasting my time.

Cue the fear and self-doubt.

In this video I talk about what actions you would take if you were not scared to do them...

The same is happening just days after posting about my record label. I keep hearing/watching YouTubers selling their idea of the "right" course of action:

  • Sell courses
  • Don't sell courses, sell a membership
  • Start a newsletter business
  • Start a podcast
  • Do high-ticket consulting
  • Do the things that bring in 80% of your income
  • Do free content for the ad revenue
  • Do sponsored content for the sponsorship
  • The list goes on...

Today I fell into an Instagram doom scroll and felt completely inadequate and like I am not doing anything worthwhile because I don't have well-edited videos with loads of subscribers and views.

My brain and self-belief immediately go out the window, and I start to think that I am on a fool's errand.

The sound of my self doubt...

Time to Take Stock, Rich

It is at this point that I need to remind myself what I want ⤵️

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I want to gain true fans of my music output who will binge all of my music and buy all the content I put out relating to it. Allowing me to make the music I love making and it be appreciated.

Just writing that has made me feel better.

This is why it is always a good thing to remind yourself of what it is that you want so that you stay in your lane.

What I did today despite this wobble

I wrote a little piano waltz for my classical project, Nembis.

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When you feel lost by NEMBIS
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I also started a new track for my dark-epic-folk-rock project, PRYN. This track is all about feeling rubbish as a result of social media!

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A Twisted Take on Reality WIP by PRYN
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