Entries Tagged as 'Mental & Creative Lessons'

Featured Artist of the Week: Dave Isaacs

July 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments

On one of my first gigs after arriving in Nashville, the drummer turned to me and said “it’s really nice to play with a guitarist who listens”.
I was a little surprised at this, being a new arrival in Music City and knowing the old joke about how if you come to Nashville to be a [...]

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Guitar Player Zen: Identifying Opportunity, Eliminating Fear

June 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

“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 [...]

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Be an “I” Instead of a “Me”

May 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Just got finished reading a blog post from Michael Michalko, one of the most highly acclaimed creativity experts in the world. As an officer in the U.S. Army, Michael organized a team of NATO intelligence specialists and international academics in Frankfurt, Germany, to research, collect, and categorize all known inventive-thinking methods. His team applied the [...]

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Promote Your Music by Commenting on Blogs

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

A great thing about commenting on blogs is that you can put a link to whatever website you would like to represent on your commenting name.
It can boost your credibility, bring in more music sales, and increase your revenue. A well-placed, well-written comment gets fellow readers interested in you, and they’ll follow you to your [...]

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Number 1 Reason People Fail in the Music Business (Or Life)

May 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Besides from sucking, (although there are many exceptions to this) the number 1 reason people fail to achieve what they want in life is simply one word:
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