“Why am I troubled in this narrow cramped routine, when life, all life, with all its joys lies open to me?”-Leo Tolstoy

Do you seem to be asking yourself this question regularly? Are you leading the life that you have envisioned for yourself?

Maybe you are. But there is a good chance that something just doesn’t seem quite right.

This weekend is a great time to re-evaluate what it is you want to get out of life, your music, and your guitar playing. There are no right or wrong answers. If you want to be the next Jimi Hendrix, then go for it. But maybe you would rather be the guy in the background, writing hit songs and laying down flawless studio tracks for others.

If you decide to really open your eyes, you will see that there really are endless opportunities. It doesn’t matter whether you are living in California or South Carolina, they are there. Just because in the past no one has taken advantage of a potential opportunity, doesn’t mean it is nonexistent. Get creative!

That new restaurant that opened up down the street? Wouldn’t they love to have you bring in your fans as new customers and be willing to pay you per order that they receive for you? Of course they would. It’s a win-win opportunity.

Want to get your music exposed but live in a town of only 75 people? Start a music blog and post your songs and compositions for the whole Internet to see, just like our friend at Psychedelic Zen Guitar.

To quote our friend Tobias Hurwitz from The Book of Six Strings,

“Freedom goes hand in hand with fearlessness, which in turn spurs on creativity and change. The free soul makes his statement without fearing that it will be too much like someone else’s This very spontaneity forms the unique fabric of the statement. The free soul tries the new approach, ends the bad relationship or gets the rewarding job. The Zen Guitarist is neither paralyzed by fear nor blinded by ignorance. His path is walked in freedom, and he accepts the gift when given and returns it to others along the way. “

Free yourself from the cramped routine, and live without fear to find your own excitement and happiness!