Feelings of being discouraged: Mario Thompson

There hasn’t been very many times where I have felt discouraged about being a musician. The few times I have felt this way were very intense for me. In life you come across a lot of people who don’t want to see you succeed and do well. These are the same people who will say or do anything to try and keep you unfocused. One specific time this happened was when a girl I knew told me that “music isn’t a real career”. She was trying to imply that I was wasting my time, and that I should focus on something more “realistically obtainable”. When I first heard this I was very discouraged because I started to think maybe she was right. The chances of making it in the music industry are very slim, and if you do make it, keeping your relevancy is very difficult. For a while I was very sad and confused about what I wanted to do with my life. I didn’t know if I should just keep at what I was doing or find a more typical career to pursue. Finally, one day everything became very clear to me. I started motivating myself and putting it into my mind that I was put on this earth to make music. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be involved in music. When someone is very passionate about something, and puts all their time and effort into it, there is no doubt that they are meant to do that specific thing with their life. Since then, no one has been able to get me off track because I am beyond focused and determined to make my dreams come true.