Be Encouraged: Elevate Your Creativity and Life
As a music producer, you hold great power—the ability to create art that resonates, heals, and inspires.
However, it's easy to find yourself stuck in a negative cycle, creating from a place of pain, feeling powerless, and trapped.
I know this firsthand.
When I began making Moody Mental Music over 20 years ago, I was pouring my pain into my music.
It was an outlet for the depression and the emotional weight I carried from past experiences.
The music was powerful, but it was also overwhelmingly sad.
It took me years to realize just how much my music reflected my pain.
But here's what I learned: life is not pain.
While we all encounter pain on this journey, that's not the entirety of life.
You may have heard the saying, "Life is pain," but I'm here to tell you that life is filled with so much more than just suffering.
There's joy, growth, learning, and praise too.
Create from a Position of Praise, Not Pain
Imagine what would happen if you shifted your focus.
You don't have to create from your pain—you can create from a position of praise.
Praise is about expressing admiration, approval, or gratitude, and you can use that mindset to fuel your art.
When you create from a place of praise, you tap into a deeper well of positivity and inspiration.
That doesn't mean your music will suddenly become “happy” or lose its depth—it means you're recognizing the beauty and power in your life journey.
Elevate Your Creativity
You don't have to remain stuck where you are.
You have a choice.
You can take small steps every day—physically, emotionally, and spiritually—that elevate your creativity and your life.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
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Focus on Growth: Start each day by celebrating what you're learning, no matter how small. Focus on the steps forward rather than the challenges behind.
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Create with Purpose: When you're feeling down, instead of dwelling in the pain, look for the lessons or moments of gratitude to weave into your music. This intentional shift will produce music that lifts you and others.
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Surround Yourself with Positivity: Whether through inspiring music, motivational books, or encouraging people, immerse yourself in environments that foster growth and hope.
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Practice Gratitude: Gratitude unlocks creative flow. Start by writing down a few things you're thankful for each day and watch how this changes your perspective.
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Celebrate Your Wins: Big or small, every step forward deserves recognition. Celebrate your progress on this journey.
Let's dive deeper into these sections for a richer understanding of how they can elevate your creativity and life:
Focus on Growth
Starting each day with the mindset of celebrating your progress—no matter how small—keeps you moving forward.
Growth isn't always a giant leap; it's often a series of small steps that, over time, add up to significant change.
Whether you learned a new chord progression, improved your mixing skills, or simply showed up to create, each step matters.
The key is to shift your focus from the challenges behind you to the progress ahead.
When you acknowledge your growth, you create momentum and cultivate a positive mindset that propels you toward more accomplishments.
Put it in practice:
- Begin your day by journaling one thing you learned yesterday.
- Set an intention for what you want to learn today, however small.
- Reflect weekly on how those small bits of knowledge have come together to build your craft.
Create with Purpose
We all have difficult days, but those don't have to define your art.
When you're feeling down, it's easy to dwell on the pain or frustration.
However, by looking for lessons or moments of gratitude, you can transform that negative energy into something meaningful.
This doesn't mean you ignore the pain—it means you extract the wisdom from it and channel that into your work.
As a result, the music you create doesn't just reflect your own growth, but also serves to lift and inspire others.
Put it in practice:
- When something tough happens, pause and ask: "What did I learn from this? How can I grow from this?"
- Write a song that tells the story of overcoming or finding strength.
- Challenge yourself to express both the pain and the gratitude in a single piece, bringing balance to your art.
In this Reason beat making session video, TaurusBeats is making Overcomer, a Smooth Trap Beat with Piano Freestyle (improvisation).
Surround Yourself with Positivity
Your environment plays a massive role in how you create and how you feel.
By surrounding yourself with positive influences—whether it's music, books, people, or spaces—you foster an atmosphere that nurtures creativity and growth.
Negativity can be draining, but a space filled with inspiring elements can spark ideas and keep you motivated.
Choose to immerse yourself in environments that encourage hope, joy, and resilience.
Put it in practice:
- Curate a playlist of uplifting, motivational tracks to play before or during your creative sessions.
- Read books or listen to podcasts that promote growth, creativity, and positivity.
- Spend time with people who inspire you, challenge you to grow, and support your journey.
Practice Gratitude
Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools for unlocking your creative flow.
When you practice gratitude, you shift your focus away from what you lack and start appreciating what you already have.
This change in perspective can clear mental blocks and open up a wellspring of inspiration.
By acknowledging even the small things you're thankful for—like the ability to create music, the time you have, or the support around you—you create space for more creativity to flow.
Put it in practice:
- Every morning or evening, write down 3 things you're grateful for, no matter how small.
- Use those moments of gratitude to inspire new music—turn those feelings into melodies.
- Reflect on how practicing gratitude makes your creative sessions feel more free and enjoyable.
Celebrate Your Wins
In the pursuit of big goals, it's easy to overlook the small victories along the way.
But each step forward deserves recognition.
Celebrating your wins—whether it's finishing a track, learning a new skill, or simply showing up to create—keeps your energy high and your motivation strong.
By celebrating both big and small achievements, you acknowledge your progress, which encourages you to keep going.
Put it in practice:
- At the end of each week, write down 1-2 things you accomplished, no matter how small.
- Reward yourself for reaching creative milestones, whether that's taking a break, sharing your work, or treating yourself to something nice.
- Surround yourself with people who will cheer you on—community matters when celebrating wins!
By applying these principles, you elevate not only your creativity but also your overall mindset.
Focusing on growth, creating with purpose, surrounding yourself with positivity, practicing gratitude, and celebrating wins are powerful steps toward living a more inspired, creative, and fulfilled life.
Keep these practices at the core of your journey, and you'll find yourself rising higher, both in music and in life.
You're capable of creating incredible things, and your journey doesn't have to be defined by the hard parts.
Create from a place of praise, not pain, and you'll find new levels of inspiration and joy along the way.
Let's elevate together—your creativity and your life.
Feel free to check out my other work on TaurusBeats.com and join me for my Soul Speak Sessions on Facebook Live, where I create music on-the-fly, straight from the heart.
Stay encouraged and keep rising!
Grace and Peace!
- Taurus
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