Guest Blog: By Bob Baker

Let’s talk about artist empowerment — one of my favorite topics lately …

Not long ago I presented one of my first Unleash the Artist Within workshops. While promoting the event, I discovered that different people have different interpretations of what it means to “unleash” themselves as an artist.

Many people assumed at first that the workshop was about developing your creativity, along the lines of Julia Cameron’s book, “The Artist’s Way.” Some of what I talk about does relate to giving yourself permission to create and feeling worthy to do so, but my definition of “unleash” is more far-reaching than that.

What do I mean by “Unleash the Artist Within”? Well, I believe that to be a successful musician, you must be willing to …