Quotes!

"The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be his boss." -Diane Ravitch "You learn more quickly under the guidance of experienced teachers. You waste a lot of time going down blind alleys if you have no one to lead you." -W. Somerset Maugham "But pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty." -George Eliot (Think of this in terms of "Talent" rather than "Pride") “People come into your life for two reasons; to help you or to be helped by you. Both cases can be a blessing.” -Brian Austin Whitney My Take: People come into your life for two reasons; to help you or to be helped by you. Both cases can be a blessing. This is something I've learned over time, and the more I've thought about my life in those terms, the better person I have become and the deeper and more meaningful my life has felt to me. Often in the beginning we look for help, especially from those further up the ladder of success. That is simply an exposure of our relative immaturity in life. (And I am not talking age-immaturity, but rather immaturity in whatever endeavor you are pursuing). As you grow in your experience and knowledge, you start to learn how important helping others really is, even surpassing the help you might ask someone else for. Imagine the motivation. You ask someone else for help, they may be anywhere from very motivated to not only unmotivated, but hostile to your goals. On the other hand, helping others can often teach you more, open more doors, build your stature in your community and assure that on the occasions when you ask for help, the odds are far more in your favor that someone will step up and deliver for you. The recent loss of my good friend and mentor John Braheny demonstrated how rich someone's life could be when they spent the majority of it helping others. The outpouring of love and respect that showed up before and after his passing paid tribute to a life well lived and proved that he was well loved. He spent his life helping others; so please read below to see how we can help his family continue his work teaching the Craft and Business of Songwriting. Watch some great music and toss a few bucks into the virtual hat in tribute to someone who helped make things better for us all. Learn, Succeed and Thrive. We're all in this together!

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