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Passion is a sincere dedication to something specific.

Talent is a persistently practiced dedication to something specific.

There is a difference between the two.

For instance….I am a passionate musician. I love playing the guitar, keyboard and singing. I get excited when I’m playing music and could easily go for 6 to 8 hours without even thinking about it on any given day.

I am not, however, a talented musician because I fail to practice enough to become a talented musician. To be a talented musician I would need to practice my passion daily. Persistent practice would qualify me for talent.

Unfortunately passion doesn’t get you paid and talent usually does.

In shortest terms…..It’s wonderful to be passionate about something but it’s lucrative to be talented at something.

Just wanted to take a brief moment today to let my musician friends know that you are absolutely missing the boat if you aren’t taking the time to blog about your band and it’s music.

If you haven’t already done so you should purchase your own domain and make sure you use the band’s name as the domain name. Set up a blog preferably through the likes of Wordpress.org which is a free blogging platform and probably the best I’ve seen and start blogging about your band and the music you play and write.

Believe me when I tell you that your fans want to know what the band did last night! They want to know how many beers you had, where you played, and if Johnny got drunk again or not.

You need to be able to get close to the fan base. Open up a comment section on the blog and try to spark conversation. It would be best if just one of the band members could personally write new posts everyday or at least every other day.

Try to keep the blog posting as consistent as possible. Tell your fans everything you guys are doing. This will spark conversation in the comment area and be sure to always answer the comments.

Before you know it you will have an entirely new fan base building. Probably one that you didn’t even know existed.

Your readers will spread the word about the blog for you and it will only generate more interest and a bigger base.

If you haven’t already done so, start blogging your band today.

Best Wishes!

This will probably show my age but I remember back in the day when somebody said “put on your thinking cap” they really meant “use your mind or your brain”. Think and be creative was the general consensus.

Thinking about what you’re doing before you do it can be tough for some of us because we can’t remember where we last hung our thinking cap. In other words, it’s difficult sometimes to get the creative juices flowing.

I struggle with this problem more than I care to talk about. The thing you have to do when you’ve lost your thinking cap is find something to relax your mind enough to remember where it’s at.

For me it’s cooking. I like to cook. I mean the physical act of standing over the stove and making a meal for me or my family is something that I enjoy. It relaxes my mind and allows me to think. There have been numerous times when I have been cooking a meal and have thought of ideas for song versus, articles, ideas for the website and much more. I know it’s weird but it works for me. It helps the creative side of my mind to show itself.

When I cook I am able to remember where my thinking cap is and use it. There are other things that work for me also but none as well.

The human mind is a wonderful tool not to be underestimated. The problem for most of us is that it only works extremely well some of the time. It’s difficult to harness the power.

Try to find your thinking cap. Put it on and remember where you hang it when you’re finished so you can easily go back and wear it again the next time you need it.

Best Wishes!