Certainty is overrated. Living your best life – and writing your best songs – means seeing the world in shades of gray.

It can be tempting to feel jealous and insecure around other people’s success. But that won’t do you any favors.

If you were wondering how you can write better lyrics I’ll give you the honest answer: practice more. Here’s how and why, plus a handful of specific ways to write better lyrics in your next song.

Being full of yourself has gotten a bad rep and a bad rap. Maybe your parents told you not to show off. But to be a creative person, at any age, means showing off as much and as often as you can.

It’s not enough just to create great work. You have to get it out there. When this means impressing the right people with your demos, you owe it to yourself to create only the best.