Music – Page 2 – Mark Villarosa

Fight for your Dreams✊

One day when I was a young boy…I was practising playing the guitar and having fun with it when my Grandfather came up and said to me…

“Don’t waste your time with that. Study hard, there’s no money being a musician, get good grades so you can get a good job”.

Although he meant well, I only realised later on in my life how much what he said affected me as a young boy and my confidence in expressing my true self.

So, later in life, to please my loved ones I went to University, graduated and went down the corporate route, specialising in sales & marketing and in fairness my financial situation and professional status kept on rising.

But the more focused and successful I was in my corporate career, the more my soul felt…”sick”.

Like there was a big emptiness & sadness in my heart…

I also felt strangely guilty – as if I had abandoned that little boy who loved to play music.

I spent many years feeling guilty, confused and sad about this – before I finally worked out that music and expression was always inside of me, just waiting to be let out and set free again.

I think a lot of people have this experience when they’re young, when someone, maybe a parent or teacher, advises them to take a practical route in studying hard and getting a ‘good job’.

But what most people find later on in life, is that just having a job that pays the bills isn’t what makes them truly happy,

It’s being able to express themselves freely and sharing whatever natural talents they have with others, that creates real self-fulfilment.

Wherever you are in your life’s journey, it’s never too late to do that.

Don’t give up on your dreams🙏 fight to defend them if you have to, they are who you really are.

Even negative feelings like pain, guilt and regret can help us find and discover the right path to reach them by showing us things we need to learn about ourselves…things no one can teach us, and only time and overcoming challenges can reveal best.

The best version of you and the life of your dreams might be the result of a combination of things you have yet to discover about yourself.

You may have to go through some dark and tough times to reach the other side…but believe me, it will be worth the journey when you arrive.

Mark Villarosa, Music Artist & Online Entrepreneur

What exactly are you Passionate about?…

I had a guy come up to me after a gig once, saying he’d been suffering from depression and was considering self-harm but after hearing me play, felt strong enough to carry on for one more day.

That made me realise what immense power passion has on people.

I love playing music. Other than the personal pleasure it gives me, I love how it uplifts people, almost instantly.

I’ve since used elements of my love for music in my business to help, uplift, encourage, guide people to become the best versions of themselves.

There’s power in your passion. What are you passionate about?

Really think about that, because within your passion are elements you can use to build a better you.

When you’re able to consciously combine your why with your passion, you’ll have a very powerful force in your hands.

And I’m not just talking about making money, but of also being a significant provider of value to others.

The formula:

Passion + Why + Value given to others = (insert life of your dreams)

Don’t let your passion go to waste.

The world needs people of passion to help make it a better place.

Mark

One of the most POWERFUL gifts you can give yourself…

Writing and playing my original music used to give me lots of fear and anxiety. It’s a very scary thing to put your heart and soul out there for everyone to see.

They say a picture says a thousand words, well, this is one of my favourite pics to say that with!

The fear was so strong that day, alone onstage, I felt physically ill and sick.

Finding the strength to face my fears time and time again, is how I developed courage and love. The courage to love and accept myself no matter what.

If you can learn to love the ‘process’ of evolving and developing yourself, no matter how long it takes, you’ll be at peace, because you’ll be doing what you were put on this earth to do.

I learned that happiness comes from a place of being true and honest with yourself.

To stand in the light of your truth is one of the greatest and most powerful gifts you can give to yourself and to others.

Don’t hesitate to walk the path that feels right for you, you’ll know what that is better than anyone, because it will feel good. It will feel right.

And if you’re still not sure what that is? it’s simple. Think of the exact opposite of what makes you feel bad and unhappy 😉

Take small steps with the most do-able things you can do now that will set you on the path towards living your truth and walking a path in alignment with your life’s passion. That’s the only way you’ll ever be whole. That’s the only way you’ll ever be truly happy.

Don’t wait. Start small if you have to. Just start. And keep going.

When the time comes, you won’t have to move mountains…they’ll make way for you.

If you know what your passion is? even better, go hard and go all the way with it. Never stop being true to yourself and doing what you love. The world is a better place because of you!

Mark