{"id":1176,"date":"2009-08-25T10:19:39","date_gmt":"2009-08-25T15:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dobermandan.com\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2011-02-13T20:19:39","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T01:19:39","slug":"my-first-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dobermandan.com\/blog\/my-first-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Passion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, 11:08 AM<\/p>\n<p>Dear Friend,<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t grow up wanting to be an entrepreneur or direct response copywriter.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, I never wanted to be ANY of the various things I&#8217;ve done for income.<\/p>\n<p>Since the age of 7, the only thing I&#8217;ve ever really wanted to be is a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Musician!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve even tried to make my living at it a few times. But I discovered I really enjoy sleeping indoors and eating with some semblance of regularity.<\/p>\n<p>But it all turned out OK.<\/p>\n<p>I LOVE what I do for a living and can do the music for fun without worrying about making money.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a little clip of a recent gig.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VE4-YIfndwo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s yours truly on the guitar. The guy on percussion is my friend, Glenn&#8230; the warrior I talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/dobermandan.com\/doberman-dans-teleseminar-replay\/\">here<\/a> on my first teleseminar.<\/p>\n<p>No business lesson today. I just wanted to share one of my passions with you.<\/p>\n<p>All the best,<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-65\" title=\"dobedansig_sm12\" src=\"https:\/\/dobermandan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/dobedansig_sm12.jpg\" alt=\"dobedansig_sm12\" width=\"150\" height=\"74\" \/><\/p>\n<p>P.S. I guess there IS a business lesson today. Make a lot of money with your direct response\/online business so you can do things you&#8217;re passionate about&#8230; without having to worry about money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, 11:08 AM Dear Friend, I didn&#8217;t grow up wanting to be an entrepreneur or direct response copywriter. In fact, I never wanted to be ANY of the various things I&#8217;ve done for income. Since the age of 7, the only thing I&#8217;ve ever really wanted to be is a&#8230; Musician! 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