Why do you want to sing? Is it really about the music?
These are questions any serious musician and particularly any singer needs to answer clearly to themselves before they will have any real success. Have you ever really asked yourself why you want to sing? Is it really about the music, or are you just on some ego trip thinking your following the path to fame and fortune.
So many people, and this is true of many young people who see music as a career, just want to get into the entertainment business without realizing that talent and the potential can only carry you so far. You have to really understand that the music and singing is not only about you. It's sad listening to a person sing that I can just tell is only into their own feelings and what is going on in their own mind. So many of the memorable entertainers are able to reach down and be about themselves but in a way that communicates and shares with their audience. Without fail, the one's who get up on stage or go to the recording both for primarily selfish reasons always go down in flames.
Music isn't about money or making you 'dreams' come true. I have dreams, everyone's got dreams, but if this is all you think about then what is life to you? Music is a gift. You have to work with it everyday, and grow with it as you mature and learn new things. Really focus on the music, not the dreams about becoming famous.
Any form of entertainment is about a give and take experience. The principle of "give and you shall receive" is at the heart of what it really takes to become a successful singer and artist. Give to your audience. Consider others first, and you will reap the rewards and benefits that come. It may not be fame and you might not gain a fortune, but you will have the true joy and satisfaction that comes only when you put others first.