You've had a passion for music your entire life.

As long as you can remember you've always been dancing to the beat, and belting out words to songs you didn't know.

That passion stayed with you throughout your life. The fire never died.

Music is in everything you do, and you can't picture life without it.

Now it's time to start planning your future. You need to "be an adult" and pick a career.

After a lot of thought and conversations with friends and family, you've finally figured it out.

Your career will be in music, obviously.

Except, you'll be on the other side of the microphone.

You don't want to be the one singing in front of thousands of fans. You want to be the mastermind behind the microphone.

The one that makes sure it sounds good in the studio.

You've got your sites set on becoming a studio engineer or record producer.

Admittedly, it's a pretty tough industry to crack. However, if you make it, it is an enriching career.

Below are ten tips that will help you achieve your dream.

“We can be truly successful only at things we are willing to fail at.” -Mark Manson

Perfection isn't possible.

Blindly pursuing perfection often leads to complete failure.

Trying to be perfect is okay, but accepting anything but perfection is crippling.

Perfection in music is especially dangerous.

From the first day of our first music class, we want to play each note perfectly.

This is entirely understandable, because who wouldn't want to be perfect?

However, is perfection in music possible?

Isn't music just an outlet for artistic creativity?

Isn't art subjective? So how can it ever be perfect?

Music does have mathematical elements, and there is a way to play every note perfect.

Playing every note perfect doesn't always lead to a better performance or a better song.

The best way to ensure you put forth your best effort is to drop your perfectionist tendencies.

Stop over thinking and over analyzing, and just play.

Embracing your perfection will allow you to create more music, grow as an artist, and stay inspired.

Maybe you're trying to stop being a perfectionist, or maybe you're not aware you are a perfectionist.

Here are five signs to look out for to be sure you aren't striving for perfection.