Motivation
Everyone has seen these guys who make a living going around and getting
people fired about God, Tupperware or selling houses or insurance. It
is true that you must be passionate about what it is that you are
doing, or want to be doing for a living to make “it”. It is unfortunate
that most people pick something that 50% of the population also is
passionate about doing for a living.
Ask any adolescent (and some adults) what this “thing”would be for them
and it will be movie star, singing star, sports icon or something else
that omny one percent of one percent of one percent ever make any money
doing. I am not going to argue that being passionate about playing
music is essential. What these guys tell you is that all the people who
made it big were passionate about their endeavour and I think this is
true. What they don’t tell you is that while 100% of the successful
people were passionate about what they do, being passionate about music
will not make you a great musician, or anything else. But one thing for
sure is that if you are not passionate about playing and have a
possitlive outlook about it, you are doomed to fail. Sorry FACT! So
don’t be afraid to do as I did, and aclaim to the world (and yourself)
that you are going be famous for your talent someday. Even if you are
wrong as I was, don’t fear being wrong because right now you need to
believe it to trick yourself into having the motivation it will take to
follow through on this.
I can’t teach someone to be famous or successful but I can tell
you that I never even wondered once whether or not I would be a great
player. The rich and famous part has nothing to do with talent or
ability. It surely doesn’t hurt to have it but I can show you more
people who are not rich and famous with gobs of talent and ability than
rich and famous ones. There is only room for so many. Fortunately for
music, you don’t have to be the best as in sports. All the talk and
personality in the world won’t make you a golf god but it sure has made
a lot of entertainers rich.
Speaking (typing) of God, I was once on a hit of orange sunshine
(L.S.D.) in the sixties and I felt God was asking “what do you want in
life young man?” I said without hesitation “I want to be a great guitar
player and I don’t care if I make it rich or famous or if anybody else
even notices or knows the difference” and that is exactly what He gave
me. Thanks be to God!!
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