Take it easy, young fella. Starting is the hardest part.

November 16, 2007

Welcome, new visitor! My name is Ari, the man behind Aries9. Here I share my thoughts on music and life, so you can get to know me and my music. Thanks for visiting!

I constantly get ahead of myself. I have a very active imagination, so I can imagine 1000 when I see 0.1. That’s a good thing. But I do get ahead of myself.

So it’s been almost a month since my album came out. And I had a terrific start on spinning the online promotion campaign. Thanks to MySpace, people are listening. People actually care.

And for the first time in my life, I have a game plan that I can count on myself following through — because it’s not dependent on anyone else. I don’t need to find clients. I don’t need to be approved or accepted.

My plan focuses on things I like to do: writing and recording music, and doing stuff online. I don’t need to go to industry parties and networking meetings (don’t get me wrong — they’re good things for people who can work such occasions. I can’t). I don’t need to audition for a band.

That’s why, I feel very optimistic and confident about my long-term success. Things on internet has a short life span. Entities that have staying power, will sooner or later emerge and get noticed — just by staying. I don’t need to make any miracles happen today or tomorrow. I just need to be who I am and do what I do, and just keep at it.

I always get antsy, though. Because I can see 1000 from 0.1, I can’t help but look at the difference, instead of what I actually have. Yes, the difference is staggering. I have to remind myself that going from 0 to 0.1 was the hardest part, and I already got that. Going from 0.1 to 1 will be hard, too. But going from 200 to 300 won’t be as hard, nor going from 500 to 1000. Where I am now is hard, but the hardest part is already behind me. I finished my album that I’ve been meaning to do for years. I know putting together the next one will not be as hard — it’ll still be difficult and challenging, but I don’t think it’ll take me another 10 years.

My problem is not the lack of vision. I just need to celebrate what I have. The hardest part is actually over.

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