January 1, 2022

About the Author: Stefan Joubert

Passionate manager of LSI. Discover your voice, regardless of age or talent. Contact now at enrol@londonsinginginstitute.co.uk to start your singing lessons in London or online!

It’s that time of the year again…When we look back at the past twelve months, reflecting on everything we have achieved. Some artists may have regrets or may feel like they haven’t reached their goals. Some may be celebrating their wins. No matter how you feel about your singing goals currently, each new year feels like a new opportunity to grow and develop our craft.

Take this time to acknowledge every achievement, no matter how small it may seem. Don’t dwell too much on the things you haven’t accomplished and be kind to yourself. And, if you feel ready to take on 2022, we have the best tips on how to set New Year’s resolution singing goals and actually stick to them!

Start With Why

Social media has undoubtedly warped the way we view success and has certainly made it easy to compare ourselves to the highlight reel of others. While previously, you may have seen famous and accomplished artists on TV and magazines, now they are in the same timeline as your friends and family. This puts everyone on the same platform, making the people you look up to seem far more attainable, and you are more likely to question why you haven’t achieved their success quite yet.

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Comparison is The Thief of Joy

Often, our New Year’s resolution singing goals stem from comparison, rather than what feels true to us. So, start with your why. Ask yourself, why are you chasing after what they have? Are their goals and accomplishments true to you and will it actually lead to feeling happy and satisfied with who you are as an artist?

For example, you may be looking up to someone who has a large following, even fame or millions of streams. Would this make you happy? Or is it actually that you’d feel happier making consistent income from music and having a smaller yet dedicated following that feels like a community and actually supports you.

For some, the pressure of making money from music may not be favourable. You may simply want to make music you enjoy, treating it as a hobby, without the constraints of commercial success. And that’s totally fine.

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Stick to Your Values

Alternatively, if your New Year’s resolution singing goals are to finally make music your full-time career, ask yourself what this would look like? There are so many ways to support yourself through singing from becoming a songwriter, music producer, session musician, live performer…The possibilities are endless!

The bottom line is, think of your values and how they relate to your singing goals. Find your why and set objectives that feel true to the life you want to live and don’t let comparison drive your decision making.

Create a Plan That Works for You

Once you know what you want to achieve, stick to New Year’s resolution goals that you can realistically work into your current schedule. If you’ve only been thinking about adult singing lessons, it’s probably unlikely that you will be practicing for two hours every day suddenly. Small habits every day add up to big achievements, so start with something simple and attainable. For example, take one lesson each week and allow yourself 20-30 min practice time each day. This can be as easy as swapping a bit of TV time or social media scroll to achieve your singing goals.

man singing with microphone

Work Backwards From Your Goals

Think about where you want to be in a year from now or, perhaps, five years from now? What habits, practice routines and skills do you need to get there? Visualise the end goal and work backwards from it but remember to stay realistic and factor in how quickly you’re able to grow. Don’t feel down if some accomplishments may take longer to achieve, as long as you are consistent and kind to yourself in the process, you will get there. And it will be worth it!

Set Some Priorities

Often, we are too focused on how to set our New Year’s singing goals and add things into our routines that we forget to also eliminate anything that isn’t a priority. It’s almost impossible to revamp all areas of your life at once, so choose one or a few things to focus on and prioritise them. For example, maybe you’ve decided to reduce the amount of money you spend on unnecessary items to buy yourself a vocal mic or help pay for your singing lessons. Or maybe you want to reduce some of your screen time and fit in more practice time instead. Don’t simply focus on what you need to add into your routine, but also what you may need to eliminate to make way for your priorities.

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Visualise It!

It can be incredibly powerful to keep all your targets at the forefront of your mind by either having them written down or represented on a visual board. This way, every time you look up from your desk, or walk past your hallway, wherever you want to put them – you will be reminded of your goals and why you’re working so hard. Keeping those new year’s resolutions in front of you and being subtly reminded of them will make sure you keep going. Even when that initial January motivation has worn off!

Be Flexible and Kind to Yourself

Let’s be real here, no matter how much thorough planning and prioritising you’ve done, no matter how realistic you’re trying to be, plans sometimes change. Life pulls us in many different directions, and you may not always finish the year the way you had planned it. And that’s okay. Learn to adapt your plans, so that you are still moving towards your goals, but be mindful of how your situation has changed. Stay kind to yourself, celebrate the small wins and keep going.

One great tip to keep up the morale throughout the year is to write down your tasks each day and tick them off as you go along. This will boost your sense of achievement and realise just how much you’re accomplishing, simply by writing down the task and visually crossing it off your list.

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