How Passion Leads to Success

“Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.” - Denis Diderot

Paulo & Pedro Simoes

We all see those people. They are painters, or great with tools, or they can sit at the piano and just play with ease. They have an undeniable passion for what they do, and they’ve found a way to do it. It’s almost like they are aliens to this world with powers far beyond mortal men.

How did they do this? How did they find this talent and become a master of it?

Would You Rather Be Lucky or Good?

My wife has a super power.

It's something I've never seen in any person before, either real or imagined.

She can walk into any grassy area and find a four leafed clover. Now maybe you don't think this is too special. Maybe you can also go into a grassy area and find one.

Is Your Creative Spirit Under Attack?

Anyone who is creative and lives that way every day, can have those days when it feels like our way of life or thinking is under attack. Someone has said something about our art, music, or writing that makes us feel like we shouldn't even bother. It's those times you wonder why you should even keep trying...

But, these are the times you have been through before. And there is only one solution:

Ready to Start Something Big?

OK, so it's been brewing in your head and heart for a long time now right? That big creative idea you want to pursue. Maybe it's an album project, maybe it's a business idea, or maybe it's a complete new life direction. Maybe it's all three!

Now I have a 30-day rule that I try to follow (and succeed…um, sometimes). I try to live with big life-changing ideas for a while before I start the wheels moving on a new project, idea, or life direction. But let's say you've done that and given this idea proper consideration and prayer.

What's the first step?

Why You’re Afraid to Live a Creative Life

I meet songwriters, musicians, and artists all the time who say, “Wow, I wish I would have gone after this creative dream a long time ago. But I was too afraid.”

What were they afraid of? Did they think people would laugh at them if they played their song in public? Did they fear ridicule by friends and family because they were pursuing the creative dream they had hidden their entire life?

Creating for the FUN of It!!

Can you even imagine? We’re so used to using our talents for some kind of task, whether you’re a musician at your church, or you are a full-time artist, or you’re like me and do music for a living.

We get on this treadmill where creativity means work, or service, or worse, money.

But I am here to tell you, my creative friends, that in order not to lose your ever-lovin’ mind out there, you must be creative for the fun of it. You must find time to follow your creative muse that doesn’t include leading others, or teaching, or doing some job in order to get paid for using your talent.

And the really fun part is this can be an income source too, but not one that has really any pressure behind it. YES, I said you can do exactly the creative thing you want to do, with no rules, and no pressure, and still possibly make it an income source!

How you ask? Well, I’m going to tell you how in 3 easy steps. Get a cup of coffee and meet me in the next paragraph.