As a musician and producer second guessing myself too much can be a very bad habit. There is a tendency to wonder If anything you do is very good, or if anyone would like it. This is the wrong attitude to have doing anything in life, but is particularly destructive for anyone creative.

We tend to think of our projects as children. We want people to like them, we want people to like us for creating them. The problem is you are setting yourself up for heartbreak and pain. Of course some of that is unavoidable. After all, you can crawl backwards for people and some will still ask why you didn't do it over glass. As in, some people are never satisfied and some people are just jerks. There is nothing you can do about that. Realizing and accepting that fact is hard, but necessary.

The key to the whole thing is not trying to please everyone. Please yourself first. If it sounds (looks, feels, works, etc) good to (for) you, then other people will like it. After you have the right attitude, it's a matter of finding those people. We all like to think we are islands in the ocean, the simple truth is there are millions of people just like you. Find them, and you have your audience.

As a musician I want people to listen to my music. As a business man I want them to like it enough to buy it. There is a direct conflict here. Particularly to someone anti-corporation like myself. On one hand I would like to just give away my music for everyone to listen to. On the other hand I work hard to create my music and want to be able to make a living from it. The solution for me was simple. I have music I sell, and I also make and give away songs and albums.

So you need to remember you really can do anything you want if you're willing to put the work in, and take the lumps with the praise. All problems have solutions, there is no problem so gigantic it can't be overcome with planning and perseverance. The reason people fail is because they give up.

I approach life with a never say die attitude, I hope I have helped you find a little of that for yourself.

My name is Ryan and My love in life is music. Listening to it, making it and exploring it.

Music really is my drive in life.

I created www.acidhedz.com to help people learn to make their own music, and to showcase my own. I would like to share my love of music and the joy that comes with creating your own, with everyone. http://AcidHedz.com