Make Music To Help Your Career

Csiszar Gergo
Sep 5, 2018 · 3 min read

Creativity is a skill that is needed more than ever before. When we are hiring, we look for people that are creative problem solvers, people who are creative in what they make and what they do. Being able to create art, music, or a story from nothing is a skill that can help enlighten your creativity.

If you want to be successful, you have to have a creative outlet so that you can express yourself, and what you are feeling. This doesn’t have to be something that you share with everyone but instead can be kept for yourself. Having a creative outlet helps you in becoming more creative in your career, by showing you that you don’t have to be afraid of failing, or trying something new. It allows you to let go of the stress that you have and shows you that anything can be created from nothing.

Music is a great creative outlet. As a musician, you can weave melodies together from just a few sounds. It takes time, energy, but most of all your passion. It gives you the opportunity to create new sounds that the world has never heard before. Being able to enlighten a few through your songs is a wondrous experience. You can connect with people all over the world.

In order to make music creatively, you are going to have to put yourself in the mindset that you are going to create something great. Psych yourself up the night before, and have the mantra of “I am going to do something great,” when you go to sleep. When you do this, you are going to wake up refreshed and ready to start making music.

When you do start creating music, make sure that you have a designated area to put anything that you create. By having this location, you won’t accidentally misplace something, and when you need a break, you will always have a place to go back to for when you want to start again. This will help in instances when you think of a lyric, or beat that you like, but don’t have time to flesh out. Quick write it down, and put it in your designated area so that you don’t forget it. When you are ready, you will be able to go back to it and finish it.

Start working on your music now, don’t wait. Don’t get distracted by social media, merely focus on your job, then on the music you want to create. If you don’t save time to work on your creative outlet, then you won’t be able to get better at it, and you won’t reach your full potential. More than that though, you will be able to say that you did it.

Use your gut feeling when you make music. Music is going to be a creative release from your everyday life. Use that time to release your emotions to create music that people will be able to relate with. Believe in the music that you feel is right. Your instincts won’t take you down the wrong path.

More than that you have to keep making music. As you create new songs, you are gaining experience. Your music skills will get better, and you will be able to trust your instinct more. You will be able to experiment and create new sounds. Many people say that they are going to start a new skill, but not many people follow through. Don’t let that happen to you, because you will realize that you gained the skills needed to be creative within your career. You will understand that creativity does better you.

Originally published on CsiszarGergo.net.

Csiszar Gergo

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Csiszar Gergo is a Budapest based entrepreneur and the Founder/Managing Director of three startups including Post for Rent. Learn more: http://csiszargergo.net/