The Passion Principles: 101 Ways to Express Your Creativity and Share It With the World

by Bob Baker

Welcome to a little book filled with powerful ideas for creative people like you!
If you're a musician, writer, visual artist, actor, designer, chef, performer, or any other type of creative entrepreneur, you'll find a feast of bite-sized principles throughout these pages.

By design, this book does not go in depth with career strategies or business tactics. Its purpose is to provide you with a comprehensive collection of the best nuggets of wisdom for artists of all kinds.

These are the philosophies and activities that the most successful creative people embrace. You'd do well to consider them and incorporate them into your own life.

Section 1, which includes principles 1-48, covers best practices related to the creative process and the internal issues that most artists confront on a regular basis.

Section 2, which includes principles 49-101, offers a wide range of ways to share, promote, and sell your creative output, as well as grow a fan base.

Pick up this resource whenever you need inspiration or a fresh idea.

Read it straight through or open it randomly to any page. You're bound to find something that will spark a new concept or inspire an action you can take.

You'll get the most out of this book if you read it like you're on a treasure hunt.

There are many rich rewards to be found within these pages. You just have to consume these passion principles with an open mind and an eagerness to put them to good use.

If you like ...
"Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert
"The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron
"Steal Like an Artist" or "Show Your Work" by Austin Kleon
"The War of Art" or "Turning Pro" by Steven Pressfield
... you'll LOVE "The Passion Principles"!

Much success on your creative journey!

154 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 29, 2017

About the author

I help musicians, authors and creative entrepreneurs use their talents and know-how to make a living and make a difference in the world!

Here's the official bio:

Bob Baker is a full-time author who has developed a successful niche writing and speaking about music marketing and self-promotion for songwriters, musicians, and bands. He served six terms as president of the St. Louis Publishers Association and is an advocate for the self-publishing movement.

He is the author of the highly acclaimed "Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook" (which appeared in the movie "The School of Rock," starring Jack Black). He also created the "Music Marketing 101" course, which ran for five years at Berklee Online, the continuing education division of Berklee College of Music in Boston.

CD Baby called him "The Godfather of Independent Music Marketing." According to the Salt Lake Tribune, "Bob Baker is one of the most widely recognized authorities on music marketing. A prolific writer, Baker is regarded as one of the industry's leaders in helping musicians leverage online web and marketing strategies to boost their careers."

He has appeared in the media on NPR's "Morning Edition" and in such publications as Electronic Musician, Music Connection, The Guardian, Canadian Musician, VIBE magazine, E! Online, and even The Onion!

Bob's other titles include "55 Ways to Promote & Sell Your Book on the Internet," "Guerrilla Music Marketing Online," "Unleash the Artist Within," and more.

Check out Bob's free ezine, blog, podcast, video clips and articles at http://www.TheBuzzFactor.com, http://www.FullTimeAuthor.com and http://www.DIYcareerManifesto.com.

Bob is also a seasoned guitarist/singer/songwriter. He is Music Director of the Gateway to Agape Choir in St. Louis and part of the duo Soul Massage with Pooki Lee. For details on Bob's music, visit http://www.SoulMassageMusic.com/ and http://www.GatewayToAgape.com/