3 tips on how to have confidence as a musician

When you start your music career, you may lack a few things that will be essential during all the process and confidence is definitely one of them. In the beginning of your path you may suffer from lack of self-confidence but we are to tell you how to avoid it.
Whether it is in song writing, recording or even performing live, you need to have confidence in yourself and in your skills in order to be successful. But how to do it, exactly?

    - Be kind to yourself
Most of the times, we can be our own enemies and haters. It’s easy to treat your loved ones and other people you know with kindness or wanting kindness from them, but most people are far less kind when it comes to themselves.
When it comes to our own person, most of us are not likely to be excited, forgiving, or appreciative as easily as we do with other. So, that being said, one of the key points to have self-confidence is to be kind and comprehensive with yourself because you are good and you will get even better with time.

    ​- Pratice as much as you can
Related to that first point, one thing you can do in order to improve your skills and consequently your self-confidence is practice, practice, practice. This one’s pretty obvious but it actually works. See it in this point of view: if you practice something you feel self-conscious about, you will improve. If you improve, you will become less self-conscious about it. This is especially true in regards to music. You’ve probably noticed that you feel more comfortable performing a song you’ve practiced a million times or that writing a song is a less difficult if you’ve done it before. Practice makes perfect. It may take some time and be along process, but you’ll get there eventually! 
   
- Surround yourself with supportive people
This is one of those tips that you may not even think about it but that it’s extremely helpful. At least in one point in your life you have been surrounded with people – whether it was one or more – who have put you down and believe less in yourself and in your skills. We have all been through it and that is why is so important to surround yourself with supportive people. In order for you to grow as an artist, your family and friends need to believe in you. Having a community of people who lift you up and vocalize the best parts of you is really amazing and necessary. It makes you want to make music and share it with your them, knowing that you will be comfortable and they won’t drag you down.
Remember that you don’t have to be amazing and the most perfect musician
ever: we all have flaws but if you have confidence in yourself, that will show in your music and projects! We have crazy expectations of ourselves and when they aren’t met we get upset. Let’s start to celebrate our little victories, be proud of our accomplishments and surround ourselves with people that support and believe in us. All that mixed together is the perfect recipe to have self- confidence and succeed as a musician!