If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you’ll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, then play, play, play and play! And eventually you’ll get to where you want to be.”
-Eddie Van Halen
1. Learn As Many Different Chords As Possible

It doesn’t matter how much you like the X song if you’re always playing the same chords every time you play that X song, you might end up feeling bored and less motivated to play it. A simple fix would be substituting the chords and voicing implemented.
If you’re a songwriter