By definition, a Career Plateau is a high point in one’s\u00a0career where the\u00a0probability of, or motivation to,\u00a0progress is\u00a0low.<\/p>\n
This is not limited to collared jobs and 9 to 5 workers. It can be experienced by anyone who has a big goal in whatever it is s\/he\u2019s doing. A by \u2018big goal\u2019 I do not mean merely getting the job done and getting a good salary at the end of each month to pay the bills. It\u2019s getting a higher position, higher salary, more projects, more gigs, more recognition, in a certain amount of time. It\u2019s constant progress.<\/p>\n
If we imagine a chart, the lines should always go in upward direction. If it\u2019s in a flat, horizontal line for a long time, then yes my friend\u2026You have hit a plateau in your career.<\/p>\n
When you\u2019ve hit that point, here are the things a musician should do right away:<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t panic and start grabbing whatever options you have just to avoid the plateau.<\/strong> Hitting the plateau is not always a bad thing. Maybe the plateau is a phase you should maintain for a while to establish something. Maybe this is part of the grand scheme of things and shifting gears will not be too helpful. The moment you feel bored and unmotivated because of this plateau, don\u2019t make impulsive decisions. Instead\u2026<\/p>\n Assess your Goals.<\/strong> Talk to your band and ask them if they feel the same way as you do. Tell them you feel like you\u2019re \u201cnot growing\u201d as a band that\u2019s why you want to know where you are right now in your goals. You simply have to know whether you need this steady phase right now or you are ready to move on to the next phase. If the plateau is not necessary, then you have to ask yourselves what is causing this plateau. This talk is also necessary so you would know how feel about your band.<\/p>\n Determine the Cause.<\/strong> Now, if it\u2019s not really part of the plan, then you should know what\u2019s causing this plateau. Lack of funds? One band member is too focused on his\/her other band? Lack of marketing skills? Time management? Write everything down. Note: Make sure that everyone\u2019s in a good mood while you\u2019re doing this. And don\u2019t be too serious and bossy. Just make it fun and light.<\/p>\n Change some things.<\/strong> Once you\u2019ve determined the causes of this plateau, look for possible solutions. I suggest you start with the easiest ones since you\u2019re already at the top of your game (or near it, based on the definition of plateau above). Keep doing whatever it is you\u2019re doing and start doing slight improvements (on your website, promotion, etc), then once you get the hang of it you can go for bigger tasks.<\/p>\n Prepare for change.<\/strong> Since you\u2019ve made some changes, be prepared for it. Are you available for more gigs, interviews, rehearsals? You also have to prepare for the kind of change that you don\u2019t want to happen.<\/p>\n My take on this is that when you\u2019ve reached a plateau, assess before you shake things up. And when you decide to shake things up, start small. Lastly, be prepared for the results- good or bad. \u00a0Good luck!<\/p>\n _______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n Unified Manufacturing<\/strong>\u00a0is an L.A. -based one-stop-shop that offers very affordable CD\/DVD\/USB replication, custom printing, promotional products, warehousing and fulfillment and many more. If you need an Instant Quote on a project and you want FREE SHIPPING, simply\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/a>. \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By definition, a Career Plateau is a high point in one’s\u00a0career where the\u00a0probability of, or motivation to,\u00a0progress is\u00a0low. This is not limited to collared jobs and 9 to 5 workers. It can be experienced by anyone who has a big goal in whatever it is s\/he\u2019s doing. A by \u2018big goal\u2019 I do not mean […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":24298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unified-manufacturing-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}