How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome as a Musician

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Many of us work for years to become someone we can be proud of. Whether it’s through our external achievements or our internal goals, we work our hardest to reach a level that society considers “success,” especially in the music world. But what happens when we finally get there? When you’ve achieved your big goals and things finally fall into place… Some of us are greeted by something called imposter syndrome. The feeling of not being good enough, regardless of your successes, and that japan email list you don’t belong where you are. While it’s not true, it feels like a huge weight that you occasionally push down again and again. The truth is, you’ve worked hard to get here. You belong. No less than anyone else. You deserve all of this and more, and this post is here to help you remember that in times of doubt.

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How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome as a Musician
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While imposter syndrome isn't an official diagnosis or psychological condition, it affects people around the world to varying degrees. From top artists to DJs at your local bar, many of us have experienced these intrusive thoughts at some point. And just like intrusive thoughts, learning how to snap out of them and get back to the real world takes practice.

To learn how to do this, it helps to understand where those thoughts come from. A lot of it comes from the pressure to be the best at everything you do, a pressure that’s very normalized in the music industry. Maybe the song you’re working on isn’t turning out exactly how you imagined. Maybe you’re comparing your own journey as an artist to that of others. As you probably already know, creatives tend to be harder on ourselves than anyone else, and we can view small failures as indicative of our overall worth.

Actually, that's not true. And deep down, you know it too.