No matter what level you're at as an engineer, producer or musician, the biggest factor that will affect your progress is your mindset.
It's all too easy to blame your computer, hardware, software, microphone, instrument or even the performance, but before it ever gets to this point, you must do whatever you need to mentally prepare to work. To look at this from another perspective, it is very much the same as preparing for lifting heavy weights at the gym - you know what the end goal is, you either do it or you don't, you commit 100% to it or you walk away from it, no excuses. Sure, lifting a weight is typically one move from start to finish but the mindset is the same because you have to be completely focussed and not put up any excuse as to why it can't be done.
Mixing is a process that you should mentally prepare for, set out clear goals, consider the tools you will use and keep the vision of the final product at the forefront of your mind and push towards it relentlessly. Of course, you can start out perfectly like this and you may hit a wall and as I've mentioned in another post, know when to walk away, take a break and come back to work fresh.
Start your next session with a mindset of achieving your best mix, working within positive limitations and bringing the vision to life. Following on from this, always have a goal of improving on your last project by looking at what went well and what didn't work, but never worry about making mistakes because this is exactly how you will learn and positively progress.
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