Chapter 2: Guidelines

Posted by admin on February 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »

In my first post I spoke about the premise of my blog and my vision: to become a world renowned musician and motivational speaker set out to prove that anything can be accomplished with a clear and powerful vision, an unwavering belief in oneself and a shit load of hard work.  This blog will function as a transparent, happening in “real time” platform for me to share all the steps I’m taking to proving this theory correct and fulfilling on my vision.

Here are the general guidelines and what you can expect from me in terms of this blog:

-I will write a post every Tuesday and Friday of each week.    My posts will not be no more than around 500 words (my last one was 511 words, this one 481 words.)

-I will update and share with my readers any steps I’m taking towards fulfilling on my vision, including physical steps like sending my press kits out to venues and licensing companies, as well as metaphysical steps like “manifesting” and the power of using my mind to visualize my goals.

-Practicing my craft hours and hours everyday is a given and I will not be blogging much about my practice or rehearsal schedule, unless of course somebody requests it.  Mostly, as I said before,  I will be blogging about the physical marketing and business steps I am taking, as well as the metaphysical steps I am taking towards bringing my vision to life.

-Lastly I will be blogging about my performances.  What I felt during them, and how I feel I could make them better/steps I’m taking to make them better.

-Sometimes I will post more than twice a week, or write more than 500 words.  These will be exceptions and will only be used to communicate something out of the ordinary or of great importance to move the story along.

I had a comment on my first post that said it would be helpful to give myself a “deadline” for when this goal would be reached, both to aid in the development of the story as well as light a fire under my ass.  My intention is 2 years, but my deadline is 5 years.  I will be writing about it from the standpoint of my intention…2 years.

2 years would mean that not only would I have to work my ass off, but also that I would have to use my “6th sense” so to speak.  In order for me to become world renowned in just 2 years, a quantum leap would have to occur which could only happen if I exercised not only hard work, but also the spiritual domain of synchronicity, imagination, faith and the power of belief.  2 years is only possible by having unwavering faith in the certainty that my vision will come to fruition, even though I don’t know the “how” of it all.

2 years is my goal and intention.

Stay tuned.

Chapter 1: How I’m Going to Make It: Anything Can Be Accomplished In Life With 3 Things

Posted by admin on February 19th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

This is the first chapter of a story that both you (the readers) and I (the author) will have the pleasure of seeing and helping unfold in real time. Here is the basis of the story:

I believe that ANYTHING can be accomplished in life with three things:

1) A vision: my definition of vision is a clear, burning, and unbridled desire manifested in the form of a dream, or a want to become or create something in life. This could be becoming a doctor, a father, the president of the United States, a teacher…whatever.

2) An unwavering belief in oneself. This is self-explanatory

3) A shit load of hard work. Again, self-explanatory

This story begins with me, Zach Maxwell, who has had the vision of being a world-renowned singer, songwriter, performing artist, guitar player and motivational speaker since I was a young lad.

Why is this my vision? Because I believe that I have something to offer people, and that I have something to say. I believe that my soul is here to express my unique flavor of joy, passion, connection to God, the Universe, whatever you want to call it for the sake of helping others experience something greater for themselves as well. Call this arrogance, call it self-confidence, call it what you like. I call it my vision and it’s unwavering.

For the past ten years I have spent thousands of hours, at times, regularly practicing my instruments alone over 8 hours a day; refining, focusing, living and breathing my craft 24/7  to get to a point where I feel I am remarkable enough to offer something of value to people. I will continue to consistently practice my ass off and get better as this story unfolds.

For the past year also, I have been reading a lot on how the music business has changed, and how independent artists have a chance to “make it” in ways that they never could before with a lot of hard work and the technological resources available to us that weren’t available even 5 years ago. I am going to prove it.

Not only am I going to prove it, I’m going to use this blog to transparently share the steps I’m taking, as I’m taking them for all the world to see. This will be my “story.”

Just so we’re clear on what my vision is: My definition of “making it” is becoming world renown. Not being on the cover of People Magazine, not being a tabloid “celebrity,” but being a “world renown” artist…known for making a difference for people with my music and message. Right now I have about 10 fans. A few people, if any are reading this first post. At the end of this story I will prove to millions of people that with a burning desire and vision, a firm and unwavering belief in yourself, and the willingness and integrity to work your fucking ass off for your dreams, ANYTHING is possible. How long it will take? A year, 2 years, 10 years…who knows?

Stay tuned as the story unfolds.

And if you would like to help make this story happen, feel free to comment, share and spread this post to anybody and everybody that you feel would be interested.