I was planning to have the third installment of Music Marketing Matters here today, but this seems as salient as any point I was going to make. Artists need to strive for what’s in the heart, rather than focus on what the head knows from the past.

Stephen Covey understood this and followed his own heart to become an extremely successful, influential author, guiding generations of individuals towards their dreams with his ‘Habits‘. He passed away today, sadly, but not without living up to his own advice to “leave this world better than it was when you got here.”

For all the smarts, tips, and advice one can offer an artist to get noticed, none of it will come to much if that passionate creative streak isn’t allowed to take the lead. That has to be something at the core of every highly successful artist.

Rest In Peace.