From This Day Forward...

From this day forward, nothing more will I do but the things necessary to achieve success...

Yea, that's a common thought, I feel, among those who are truly striving to make their passion their career. But, the punches come from different parts of your life, every angle, and you've got to choose to either fight or run. 

I've chosen to fight.

Things have been rough for me lately. It's been a struggle with a couple of the different parts of my life. I won't go into much detail on the actual struggle, out of consideration for those parties involved, but I can tell you how it's made me feel and how I found my way out.

Certain elements within the past year slowly began to deteriorate my confidence and passion for this career. I felt like the very heartbeat of my passion had been stopped and I was choking on my doubt. I didn't know what the cause of these feelings within me was, I just knew how I felt at that moment. Things seemed so slow, nothing was moving forward, and life as I knew it was a treacherous cyclone of "if's" and "maybe's" and false hopes. I tend to be a very optimistic, passionate individual, and I found myself a pessimistic jerk to everyone around me. Wow, talk about a 180-degree turn from the norm! I was not myself.

Up until this month, I didn't know what I was going to do, but I knew that I NEEDED to move forward with things. I've been learning that this is a "now or never" industry, and if you aren't willing to make the sacrifices and necessary moves, you'll never achieve the greatness you desire. Seems pretty plain and simple, and I was making those sacrifices. I just didn't know that I was making too many. I lost myself. I lost myself completely. To better sum it up, with reference to the film, "You, Me and Dupree," I had lost my "Eric-ness." 

Well, it was in this beautiful month of July that I found the root of the undermining darkness weighing down on me. Upon discovery and acceptance, literally a cumbrous shroud just dissipated into the air. I've recovered my, "Eric-ness," and have done nothing but push forward with the new direction I'm taking. A "new direction" really means, in this context, a "new plan." And I feel much more confident in my talents, crafts, skills, and passion. The sun is shining again! And I've now learned so many great things from the experiences that I've undergone in this journey. 

It's time to get my music to the world, and it's time to achieve my success.

So with my arsenal of original songs, and my axe, (guitar), as my weapon, I will now show the industry something for which they are not prepared. Eric Paul has come to stay, ladies and gentlemen.

Before I finish, I want to thank all of you who are reading this, as well as the other friends, family, and fans who have undoubtedly supported my career. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to do this. I'm so excited, and I assure you, there are actually some bigger things being worked out at the moment that I'm unable to announce, but once they solidify, I'm going to let you know. But all this hard work and support on your end has made it possible for my hard work to pay off in grand fashion. Thank you so much for everything, and God Bless. 

I will repay you with a lifetime of my heart and soul: my music.