inspiration

Inspired Writing - Are You Shutting Down Your Own Writing Greatness?

Call in being "in the zone" or call it inspiration. What's important is knowing if you are controlling that energy or if it is controlling you. Some of us were gifted with the ability to “zone...

Dedication, Commitment, and Inspiration - Chapter 3

After a concert and guitar seminar for my friend Mark Tortenson at The Fret Shop in Huntsville, Alabama, I traveled to Birmingham to visit David Walbert, my long time guitar instructor and...

Full Circle - A Source of Inspiration

I recall putting an ad in my hometown newspaper offering my services as a guitar instructor with the intention of bringing in a few extra dollars to support my chocolate addiction, as well as a...

Motivation, But No Inspiration?

It’s sometimes said that artists are like vessels. They fill with ideas and then empty with periods of creativity. What do we do when we’re empty and waiting to be filled? These...