And here it is. Quite possibly the end of a dream. A quest that has taken your entire life, yet you are no closer to your goal. So what now? For you, there are only two choices. Neither one is easy, but only one will let you live with yourself.
Choice One: Hang It Up
Throwing in the towel ain't so bad, right?! You can work a day job until you retire, and retire with the mental comfort that everything will be just hunky-dory. You can always go to a jam night and play with a small portion of the locals. And every once in a while you can pick up your instrument and play a few bars before setting it back down, but not before that bitter bite of regret comes over you. But wait... WOULD you have regret? If your answer is "Yes", then there is only one way for you to choose, and to hang it up would prove to be disastrous to your life. The conflict between your true inner passion and your outer circumstance would only intensify, making the depression and lack of self even greater than that which you are facing and experiencing right now. There would be no way to take back the decision, for the time that you had taken away from your natural path would never be able to be replaced.
So that leaves only one choice. But if you don't grab back a hold of your dream, and do so with every fiber of your being, then you have chosen to Hang It Up, and you will have a front row seat as the chaos ensues. So instead of going down that long dead-end road, let's look at choice number Two!
Choice Two: Turn It Up
And I mean... ALL THE WAY UP! You can not afford to rob yourself or others of the happy and fulfilled life you should be living by not following the natural path that has been set before you. But there is only one way for this to work, and that is why you MUST PERSONALIZE YOUR PASSION. The passion that you once had that was so easily invoked within the deepest part of your existence. So how do you rekindle the fire? How is it that you can wake up in the morning excited to do something... just ANYTHING that relates to your musical passion?
Despite whether or not you are currently a full time musician or whether you are a part-timer, the following list of simple things will be essential to greatly help you Personalize Your Passion. These ten things will assist in moving you forward quickly and effectively with amazing ease. Soon, you will begin to understand that the time you have spent up till now has NOT been wasted, but is in fact what has led you to this point of complete determination. Do the following 10 things. Don't just read them. They may seem trivial, but behind these 10 actions are the proven building blocks of passionate success.
- Play your instrument every day, no exceptions. Just you, alone with your music.
- Buy tickets to a concert. Any concert. It won't even matter which one. Go to the show.
- Go see a local band once every two weeks. Make sure the band is no-one you know.
- Listen to music that you never have listened much to. Listen a lot! Every day.
- Write down your musical goals. Don't think about how to achieve them. Just write them.
- Look at your goals every day, no exceptions.
- Change your hair. No kidding. Just do it. Small change is fine.
- Do some pushups. No kidding. Just do it!
- Arrange your music gear differently. Place things in a different, maybe better order.
- Notice how your focus has already changed, even just by reading this list, and notice that your mind has already shifted from the negative to the positive!
When you are concentrated on positive action, it is not possible for you to move in reverse from your dreams. Once you choose to release your own complete passion in your life without restraint, there is no way to stop it. The off button no longer works.Want evidence? You read this entire blog entry. You did so because it is impossible for you to turn off the passion you have for the path that you were meant to take. Now get going on the list!
Dedicated to Karl. Told you that you'd make it!
Very inspiring, thank you!
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