Where Are We Going?

Good question! Ok, yes, technically I just asked it, but I do get asked that or a version of it a lot. What do I want to do at the end of this epic journey? And being as you're following me I think it's fair to say we, you're in this too now :)

We'll I don't want to be a rock star so rest easy, the picture of a 45 year old mum pop star wanna be terrifies me too.

Anyway, staying on track...! I want two things from this journey.

1) I want to leave a mark.

I want to write music and leave it for the world, I don't expect it to be great, I don't expect to be big (or even small!), I don't need success. I'm not modest, just a realist and if I can write music that will touch even a few people after I've had my time then that's a very special and lucky thing. I would like to write songs that others will perform too but as yet I've not really dug deeper into that, I thought I'd see where the journey leads first.

Not just any music

Here's the catch, I've already said I love theory and I want to use that and combine it with my passion for all genres of music to experiment. My plan is to bring music in one genre to the attention of people in love with another genre and to tell stories that intrigue, to make people stop and listen and frown and think and smile. I want to tease, I want to thrill. So while my aspirations for success may be small I'm still reaching for those stars BIG TIME.

2) I want to pay it back and pay it forward

One of my biggest goals is to inspire those who inspire me. I want to unlock that crazy creative brain of mine and I want to make my teachers think in new ways too, I want to push back and to inspire them like they have me. I don't know if I will but I hope so - that would be the most amazing thing wouldn't it? And I want to pay it forward, I want to inspire others with music the way I have been. Through this blog I want to encourage others to go for it, and hopefully show them how. I hope by the end there will be reason for them/you to be inspired. I want to help everyone on this journey and I already have a few ideas for how I might do that.

This all probably reads a little sickly but when I earn a laugh or a smile from someone it lights me up inside so maybe all this is very selfish or maybe not. I was in business for 10 years, I was told many many many times how rich I would get with all my hard work and my amazing ideas and all it earned me and my family was heartache, the only joy I got was from the ideas that I shared about learning, family and adventure so now I'll stick to what I love and leave the entrepreneurial world to others.