It’s a cliche, but one that rings true…do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. Unfortunately, most of us need to work.
We all have passions, we all have dreams. But most of the dreams we yearn seem out of reach. They’re not. Never before have we lived in a time with so many possibilities. The impossible walls that once barricaded dreams to a select and lucky few, have now been lowered for the masses.
Utilize Social Media Tools To Do What You Love
I remember as a kid, sitting around a boom box with my friends and using the built in microphone to create our own radio shows. It was a blast, but the only audience was us, and sometimes our parents whom we forced to sit and listen. Times have changed.
No longer does a simple broadcast, regardless of how good or bad, remain shackled to the audience of patronizing friends and family. The potential is now limitless. The power of social media and digital tools have literally broken down the impossible walls of entry.
If You Wait For Your Dreams to Come to Fruition, Your Wait Will be Eternal
Like anything, these tools do not create talent, they do not promise success. But they do guarantee unlimited potential. No longer do the conglomerate media companies monopolize what we read, hear, and see. In some cases, these new pioneers now have larger audience.
Think about this…Fail Blog’s You Tube Channel averages a few hundred thousand views the day it’s published on You Tube. That’s almost double most of CNN’s prime time shows.
Social media tools have created the blocks, and now its up to you to build your own castle.
- Dream of being a radio talk show host…use Blog Talk Radio to create your own show
- Want to create your own television shows, start a YouTube channel.
- Have a band with no record deal. No problem. Put you music online and build your own following using Band Camp.
- Want to write a book…use Scribd and publish it youself
- Have amazing craft or design talent…put your products on Etsy.
- And the list goes on and on for every category you can think of.
Tools, often free, today allow you to bypass the old guards of the past. If your passion is true and your drive is steadfast…do it yourself and acheive your dreams. While your success may be big or small, the fact that you’re doing something you love and consistently engaged in your passion is reason enough to get started.
This is DAY 14 of my “28 Day Blogging Challenge“
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Scott S. Bishop is editor for Real Time Marketer and a marketing strategist with a specialty in social media. He is an avid blogger and active across the net. He is @thescottbishop on Twitter
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