We were lucky to catch up with Brittany Rogers recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Brittany , thanks for joining us today. What do you think matters most in terms of achieving success?

I’ll start off by saying, my career and passion are fortunately the same; I am an audio engineer, producer and composer. Essentially, I sit around making noises all day to hopefully evoke feelings and experiences in people who choose to listen!

Understanding our own definitions of success and what that word means to all of us individually is an important first step to finding it. Success to me means a few things. 1) Feeling good about who I am and how I show up to the world around me. 2) Continuously growing in things I’m passionate about. 3) Feeling heard, seen, and valued by people I love and respect. I’ll tackle each of these one by one.

1) Feeling good about who I am and how I show up to the world around me.

My worst days are those where I allow myself to dwell on all my (perceived or real) short comings, rather than being grateful for all that I have.

I’ve learned over the years that for many people, liking ourselves is no easy task. It takes a lot of intention and effort to decide we are worth loving, and some days are definitely harder than others!

When my self esteem starts to plummet, or I become too self focused, I know that means I haven’t been taking proper care of myself. In these moments, I choose to start being more aware of what I am consuming on all levels. Am I eating in a way that supports my energy? Am I spending my time around people/activities that make me feel lighter? Am I moving my body and getting enough fresh air? Once I have gone through my checklists, I start to monitor my language towards myself. This one is hard, because it’s difficult to really catch all the subconscious narratives we have going throughout the day. If I notice I am being self critical I practice saying “stop” out loud, and try reframing the story I’m telling myself into something more constructive and accurate. An example is: “I am so tired today, I’m barely getting anything done, I feel like a failure” and turning it into something like “wow, I feel pretty tired today. I must really need rest and should listen to my body so I can show up tomorrow with even more energy to take care of what’s important to me.”

When I take care of myself, show compassion and forgiveness, and do things that bring me energy and joy, I am automatically more fun to be around. I now have a chance at showing up with an attitude that can have a positive impact on people and atmospheres around me.

2) Continuously growing in things I’m passionate about.

Relying on will power to get things done has never worked for me. I can’t rely on feeling 100% to start projects or practice things that take a lot of emotional and mental energy. I need systems be efficient so that I have work I can be proud of later. For me, scheduling chunks of work to do at coffee shops with friends (if my friends know I have to be focused), having self imposed deadlines, or making fun challenges for myself have really helped me get things done when I feel less naturally energized to start. Once I finish what I started, there is no greater reward than seeing the hard work paid off, with the result better than I could have imagined it.

3) Feeling heard, seen, and valued by people I love and respect.

Being heard means I can say what is vulnerable to me and know it’s safe with the people I love. Being seen and valued means, I can trust that the effort and energy I put into something will be reasonably appreciated and reciprocated. In order to receive that kind of love and respect, I need to be willing to extend it to others, and as a full circle concept back to my #1 point, I need to give it to myself first, too.

Success comes in all shapes and sizes, but for me in this life, loving who I am, who I am with, and what I am doing is enough.

Brittany , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am a composer for the Amazon Crown Channel, Universal Audio and Arturia. I have sang on stage with my musical idols and won competitions I never thought I’d be considered for.

I got into the music industry by not treating rejection as law. I went through many years of truly sucking at my craft before time and effort really started to pay off. Similarly, I’ve seen so many talented people get rejected from one gig or another, and it almost never had to do with their abilities. The danger of listening to the critics is everyone has an opinion, and we really need to consider the source before buying into their opinion of our vision.

If you were to watch a painter create a master piece, you might be confused during the first half of their creation! All the average person may see is blobs of layering color, indistinguishable shapes and something similar to what a 5 year old could make. If we keep watching, the picture starts to take form. The colors layer into a shade you can’t get by simply painting a single coat. After they’re done, the painting is unbelievable! Of course, the artist always saw this vision, we only saw the process. If someone rejects your process, they may just not have insight on your vision. Only we can know how where we are going. Don’t lose hope or get too lost on the way there.

Do you have any insights you can share related to maintaining high team morale?

I have, for a better portion of my life, been in management positions, so I really connected with this question. My first inclination was to say “stay engaged.” Never give up on the little spark inside you that made you want to start your business or dream since day one. Challenge your passion, go deeper, learn something new, get more curious! Similarly, get deeper with your team. Ask to understand. Really be curious about how they’re doing and what lights them up. If you know how to engage with people and make them feel understood and valued, your business will run itself to some degree. People come back for people, not products. Be a person others want to be around and fight for, and your business will reflect that.

How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?

Being kind and fair. Profit is a long term endeavor. You can make instant profit by being cut throat or taking advantage of a situation, but if you are kind and fair to those around you, you have retention. You have customers for life. Be fair, have boundaries, know what you’re worth and if your product is quality, people won’t give up on you!

Contact Info:

• Website: Www.Brittanyrogersmusic.Com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/brittanyrogersmusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-rogers-9a4918201
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCQuI1Bu67r0UKtWQA9E4-lg

Image Credits
Kyle Olthoff